It is the publishing of books by the authors themselves, and not by the traditional publishing houses. The key distinguishing factor in this concept is the absence of a traditional publisher. Instead, the author(s) do this role, and self publishing companies help them in the logistical part but the author pays for all of the costs of publication and undertakes all of the risk.
The books are ‘printed on demand’ i.e. as and when there is a demand; books are made instantly available in no time, thus eliminating all the inventory costs. The author decides the profit he/she desires from the book sale thus even the MRP is decided up to a great extent by the author. Some authors place more importance on getting their work published rather on the profit.
WHY GO FOR SELF PUBLISHING?
Different authors may have different reasons to go for POD. These could range from not being accepted by traditional publishing companies to desiring full control of the work-
- Author is lesser known or unknown.
- Topic is only of interest to a small target population, hence the traditional publishers may not find the deal profitable.
- Writing, style, or genre not accepted.
- Author desires complete freedom.
- Author does not agree with editorial changes proposed by the the traditional publisher.
- Author wants complete control over the books outcome, database, sales and customers.
- Overall low publishing cost.
- Author prefers to publish content independently.
To publish with us you are first required to send us your details like full name and address, telephone number, e-mail id ( only one id should be used for the entire correspondence). Also while sending the manuscript, please send a confirmation through e-mail that you have read, understood and have agreed to abide by the terms and conditions given for self publishing.
There are 5 steps-
1. First is the initial scrutiny step. The book content is checked thoroughly for any non publishable matter. And for other aspects like formatting and typing errors.
2. The book is selected and scrutiny charges are paid by the author. The work will be started on the book.
3. The cover page options are given to the author. The cover page is decided upon as per the author’s choice.
4. Other additions like illustrations, index, bibliography etc are added as per the author’s choice.
5. The books are printed; bound, sent (to the author) and uploaded for marketing by various means.
And you are done!!
And you are done!!
Please read these terms and conditions very carefully before sending the manuscript for publishing. By using the site, you accept the terms and conditions described below, and you warrant and represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement. The terms and conditions set forth in this document are applicable to all the customers (“authors” or “you”) to ‘www.Hummingwords.in’ website (“site”) and constitute a legal binding. The legal agreement (“agreement”) is between the user and ‘www.Hummingwords in’.
Client : means any person who wishes to get his or anyone else's work published, including the author of the work or his authorized representative.
HWP: means the Humming Words Publishers.
Client : means any person who wishes to get his or anyone else's work published, including the author of the work or his authorized representative.
HWP: means the Humming Words Publishers.
MS : manuscript or the material or work submitted or sent by the client to HWP in any form for the purpose of publishing.
1. The HWP will render the self publishing services to the client, which means the cost of the publishing i.e. the cost of processing the manuscript, binding, distribution, marketing, forwarding and other charges as leviable including the profit of HWP will be borne by the client.
2. The client will send the manuscript to HWP for self publishing services and make advance payment as per the option chosen by the client and/or as mutually agreed by both the parties. The HWP will render self publishing services as opted by the client for getting the manuscript printed. Desired number of copies of the finally published work will be sent by HWP to the client and will be put for sale/distribution as per the package opted by the client.
3. The client agrees to take full responsibility for the originality, authenticity and correctness of the information contained in the material in his manuscript and declares that it does not contain any material which is plagiarized or is under copyright, trademark, patent right or in any way disputed or reserved by any other party and in case any such material is included or is disputed, necessary legal permission/ authority shall be arranged and held by the client. HWP will in no way be responsible for any violation of the above cited conditions or for any direct or indirect consequence thereof. All damages, liabilities, costs including legal service charges and litigation costs, and all law suits, or claims etc. shall be solely be the responsibility of the client and will be dealt and borne by him only.
4. The manuscript must not contain any material that is objectionable, inflammatory, defamatory, and harmful in any sense, obscene, lewd, pornographic, indecent, and unlawful or which infringes upon the privacy of any person or any other entity.
5.The author is solely responsible for any view(s) expressed in the book. And also about the authenticity of all the facts and figures.
6. The information exchanges between HWP and the client will be treated as confidential and will never be divulged to anyone in any possible way, either directly or indirectly except when mutually agreed or if required by the law.
7. HWP reserves the right to refuse to publish in part or full the material contained in the manuscript without disclosing the reason to any party including the client.
8. The copyright of the material will rest with the author and not with the HWP. In case the manuscript is not accepted by the HWP, it will be immediately deleted from the records.
9. The author agrees that HWP is allowed to make minor modifications in the content as is suitable as per mutual consent.
10.The minimum number of copies to be printed is twelve.
11. Payment terms: the client will pay to HWP charges as mutually agreed for the services requisitioned by him, through a mutually agreed mode. Please note that the work will be started on the MS only after the payment is received.
12. The author declares that he is in his full senses and is legally capable for entering into this contract with HWP.
The HWP will undertake publishing assignment of a client if and only if he/she agrees to the above cited conditions and the submission of the manuscript will be treated as his/her acceptance to abide by the above cited conditions without any exception.
You may have an idea of the tentative cost of getting a book of 100 pages published through self publishing mode :
Initial screening + basic editing and formatting
+
One book cover
+
Printing * 12 copies
+
Binding
+
Basic online marketing package
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Rs. 360 per copy (you may add to this the profit you desire from the sale of each copy)
* The rates are liable to change without any prior notice to anyone.
*Please note that the prices are only indicative and will vary according to no. of copies, paper size and other factors. The price per copy will fall with increase in number of copies; for 20 copies the rate will be about Rs 265 per copy. However the price may further come down depending upon the options chosen by the author. you may contact us for this.
*In case you require complimentary copies, the cost of such copies will also be added to the total costs. Extra charges will be leviable for any other services like additional marketing, ISBN etc.
* The paper size is 5*7 inches; other sizes are also available.
* The paper quality is 75 GSM ( the paper we normally use for photocopying). Other paper qualities are also available. The book is in B&W print from inside and the cover in gloss paper with coloured print.
* The shipping/ courier charges are extra.
We, Humming Words Publishers are a web-based enterprise. We accept uploaded digital content as Microsoft Word documents, and text files as printing services for authors willing to go in for self publishing with POD( print on demand). Authors can choose from existing packages, or can design a unique printing package as they wish.
For an additional cost, we also offer services like
- Professional book cover design.
- All the book cover options are designed by professionals. The author can also give his/her own book covers.
- Content editing
- Typing
- The rate for typing is Rs 20 per 500 words.
- Indexing
- Rs 500 upto 100 pages
- Rs 800 for 100-200 pages
- Rs 1100 for 200-300 pages
- Rs 1600 for 300+ pages
- Above 600 pages: contact us.
- Proofreading
- Illustrations
- Starting Rs 90 per illustration.
- Distribution
- Marketing and publicity.
-The basic online marketing package is available at Rs. 1500. For further details contact us on support@hummingwords.in.
- Physical distribution is also available at an extra cost.
- We also offer ISBN (International Standard Book Number) service, which allows a title to be searchable and listed for sale on websites.
Please note that the minimum number of copies should be 12.The rates are liable to change without any prior notice to anyone.
1. 1. What is self publishing?
It is the publishing of books by the authors themselves, and not by the traditional publishing houses. The key distinguishing factor in this concept is the absence of a traditional publisher. Instead, the author(s) do this role, and self publishing companies help them in the logistical part but the author pays for all of the costs of publication and undertakes all of the risk. The books are ‘printed on demand’ i.e. as and when there is a demand; books are made instantly available in no time, thus eliminating all the inventory costs. The author decides the profit he/she desires from the book sale thus even the MRP is decided up to a great extent by the author. Some authors place more importance on getting their work published rather on the profit.
2. What is POD
POD is an abbreviation for print on demand. Here the books are printed as per the demand generated and as per the requirement of the author.
3. Why should I go for POD?
Different Authors may have different reasons to go for POD. These could range from not being accepted by traditional publishing companies to desiring full control of the work-
- Author is lesser known or unknown.
- Topic is of interest only to a small target population, hence the traditional publishers may not find the deal profitable.
- Writing, style, or genre not accepted.
- Author desires complete freedom.
- Author does not agree with editorial changes proposed by the traditional publisher.
- Author wants complete control over the books outcome, database, sales and customers.
- Overall low publishing cost.
- Author would prefer to publish content independently.
There are various reasons, like POD has shortest lead time and also, books are printed and delivered as demand comes up, thus thre is no worry of unsold stocks and money blocking.
6. Does Self publishing means everything will be printed?
No! Any material that is unlawful, obscene, racial, relating to porn or soft porn, indecent, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, and is in any way objectionable will not be printed.
7. 7. What is the lead time for printing and delivery of books?
8. How to submit the book?
9. What are other services available to me?
Authors can choose from existing packages, or can design a unique printing package as they wish. For an additional cost, we also offer services like
- Professional book cover design
- Content editing
- Typing
- Indexing
- Proofreading
- Illustrations
- Marketing & publicity.
- We also offer ISBN (International Standard Book Numbers) service, which allows a title to be searchable and listed for sale on websites.
It’s not essential, but is preferable if the book is to be marketed widely over the retail shops throughout the country. We can assist you in getting an ISBN (this service is available at a nominal cost)
11.How should I pay?
11.How should I pay?
You can pay through direct bank to bank transfer or through any other mode as mutually convenient to both of us.
12. What about the copyright?
That’s the best part! You hold the copyright of your book. But if the content comes out to be plagiarized or copied, only you are liable for all the consequences (including costs and damages payable to other parties) and not us. Views expressed by author(s) in their content are their individual views and we are in no way responsible for any issues thus arising.
13. Is my content safe with you?
Absolutely! All the content and manuscripts shall be treated with strict confidentiality. Even if things don’t work out and we are not working upon your account, we will delete the digital content of your book from our systems immediately.
- Thus HWP offers a personalized service that is tailor made for the client and his publishing needs!
- Also, the costs are reasonable and not even a penny is charged extra except for the decided amount.
- Moreover, you (author) hold the copyrights for your books not us!!
support@hummingwords.in
We shall revert to you within 24 hours.
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