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Helping authors bring their books to life.
What we do
Content is king. That’s why we need more creative people writing their stories.
We want to help authors focus on the most important part of book publishing—the writing—so we are here to help you do the rest.
We can match you with experienced editors, professional typesetters, talented cover designers, and affordable book printers to turn your book from a dream to a reality.
Why invent the wheel over and over again? We know the ins and outs of publishing and want to share our experience and knowledge with you.
Services We Offer
- Substantive editing
- Line editing
- copyediting
- proofreading
- book interior layout and typesetting
- book cover design
- ebook conversion
- ISBN and barcode assistance
- Print copy quotes
- Amazon KDP and IngramSpark help
- BISAC codes and genre category assignment
- Back cover blurb and ad copy writing assistance and editing
- Other advice, tools, and information on all other aspects of the publishing process
Genres We Specialize in
- Young adult, new adult, and adult fiction
- Juvenile and picture books
- Autobiography, memoir, and family history
- Inspirational nonfiction and religious and biblical commentaries
- Business and self-help
- Cookbooks and technical manuals
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Emily’s steady, cheerful, and relentless focus saved me from myself too many times to count. She kept all the elements from cover to content to layout headed in the right direction.
Chris Huston
[Emily is] an absolute delight to work with! Thorough, skilled, professional, and—best of all—caring, friendly, and personable.
[She] won my loyalty with the superb production of my book and were with me every step of the way. I look forward to our next production together! Kevin Miller
She is very professional and always gets back to me quickly. I only had her edit my books, but she has also been an invaluable resource for putting me in touch with the right people for other parts of the publishing process.
In the future, if I ever need more than just editing, I would definitely go with Emily. I always have an excellent experience with her! Kay L. Moody
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Cost Estimates
The Great Gatsby
Manuscripts up to 60K words
$2,800
- Developmental OR line edit at $675
- Copyedit at $675
- Proofread at $360
- Text layout at $200
- Full cover design at $550
- Ebook conversion at $160
The Hobbit
Manuscripts up to 90K words
$3,700
- Developmental OR line edit at $990
- Copyedit at $990
- Proofread at $540
- Text layout at $275
- Full cover design at $550
- Ebook conversion at $190
Wuthering Heights
Manuscripts up to 120K words
$4,600
- Developmental OR line edit at $1,320
- Copyedit at $1,320
- Proofread at $720
- Text layout at $350
- Full cover design at $550
- Ebook conversion at $220
FAQ
Should I self-publish my manuscript or submit it to a traditional publisher?
This totally depends on your book and your goals and personality. Some don’t want to spend any money, and don’t want to worry about their own distribution and marketing. If that sounds like you, I would recommend submitting your book to a traditional publisher. If you want total control over the process, like your cover design, edits, and profits, self-publishing was meant for you. Self-publishing means you’ll need to invest some money in the project, but you will make more money off each book sold because you control the retail price, number of copies sold, and advertising, so you can make as much as you want, instead of waiting for a royalty check for a small percentage of each book sold.
How much will it cost to self-publish my book through you?
It depends on how many words your book is, and some other factors. Refer to pricing chart.
What is included in a self-publishing package through you?
Full package includes 2 edits; 1 proofread; interior layout; full cover design; prepress; Amazon and BISAC code and retail price assistance up to 1 hour; ISBN and barcode assistance; hardcopy printing quotes; and up to 2 hours assisstance with title brainstorm, author bio, back cover copy, and ad copy
How final/clean should my manuscript be before I submit it?
Your manuscript should be fairly final. I usually recommend that you already have had at least 3 beta readers. Our talented substantive/content editor can help you resolve some final issues or point out small plot holes or character inconsistencies, but unless you’re willing to pay for multiple substantive edits, you’ll want to have it good condition. You don’t need to worry too much about grammar, punctuation, typos, etc. Our copyeditors will help to fix all of those issues.
Will I get any say on my cover design?
Yes! You will be paired with a talented designer, who will create a custom cover design based on answers to a cover design survey that you will be sent. There are limitless revisions (within reason) until we get it right. You can provide your own images, or we can provide stock images, if needed.
How much will I make on selling my ebooks?
This depends on where you plan to sell your ebook. If you sell through Amazon, you usually make about 70% of whatever Amazon sold the book for.
How much will I make on selling my print books?
This again depends where you plan to sell your book. If you sell through Amazon, there are several different types of things you can have Amazon do for you, including fulfilment. Different plans cost different amounts.
Do I get to keep my book rights?
Yes! The copyright, ISBN, and imprint is in your name (or company). We do not hold any of your rights.
Will I get royalties?
No. You own all your book rights, and therefore all your profits, besides whatever cut that Amazon takes, if you are selling your book on Amazon.
How long is the self-publishing process?
This is really up to you, but we aim for two-week turnaround or less on each task. So if you are doing a full self-publishing package, it can go as fast as 9 weeks from you getting us your manuscript, to books in hand. It just depends on how fast your turnaround is to respond back with us after each task. The more typical timeline is 14 weeks.
Can you print my books?
We don’t offer book printing directly, but we do have connections and rates with many printers around the world and can help you find the best printer for your project, if you would rather not use Amazon or IngramSpark’s Print on Demand options. Included in the full package are up to 3 printing quotes that we will send out to printers with your specs, and then you can work with the printer directly and pay them.
Do you help with marketing or distribution?
We don’t offer these types of services at this time. However we may be able to provide you with some basic understanding, or refer you to other business that can help you with this.
Can you offer help with listing and selling my book on Amazon?
We do offer some basic help with this (up to several hours) if you purchase a full self-publishing package through us.
Can I purchase a la carte services through you, such as just a copyedit?
Yes! Since we know you may have an editor wife or designer best friend, we try to just be able to fill in the holes for whatever you need to get your book published. You can purchase any a la carte items, or full packages.
About Emily
Emily Chambers has a bachelors degree in English with a minor in editing from Brigham Young University.
She has worked as a copyeditor, acquisitions editor, publishing manager, and production manager at a traditional publishing house and then a hybrid press for a total of eight years, and now she is helping authors self publish their manuscripts.
Her specialty is in copyediting and text layout, but she also has copious experience in content editing, line editing, proofreading, and copy writing, across all genres—from YA fiction to cookbooks.
She founded MySelfPub.com because she wants to share her knowledge of the entire process of publishing with authors so they can focus on the most important part of publishing: content creation.
She is passionate about helping authors reach their publishing goals and advising them and giving them the tools and resources they need to get there.
She currently resides in Riverton, Utah, with her supportive husband, 4-year-old son, and cat (“Keats”).
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