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Retailer-ready files
Print PDF and eBook files built to each store's exact specifications, checked before upload.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
Publish your book in Australia and around the world.
We prepare your files, register your ISBNs and release your book in print and eBook on every major store. You stay the publisher and keep 100% of your rights and royalties.
- Print + eBook
- Booktopia & Amazon
- 100% royalties
Everything it takes to get your book on sale
Everything below is handled by our team, with your approval at every step.
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ISBN & barcode
ISBNs registered through Thorpe-Bowker, Australia's ISBN agency, with a retail barcode on your cover.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
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Global online stores
Amazon (Kindle & paperback), Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books and Barnes & Noble.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
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Australian bookshops
IngramSpark distribution so Booktopia, Dymocks, independent bookshops and libraries can order your book.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
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Print on demand
No print run, no warehouse. Copies are printed as readers order them, and you can order author copies anytime.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
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Your accounts, your royalties
Retailer accounts set up in your name and handed over. Every dollar of royalties goes straight to you.
- ✓ Handled by specialists
- ✓ Approved by you
- ✓ Fixed price
How we publish your book
A dedicated project manager keeps you updated from start to finish.
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Day 1
Send your manuscript
Share your finished manuscript and cover, or let our team create them for you.
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Week 1–2
We prepare your files
Formatting, proof copies and final checks for print and eBook.
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Week 2
ISBN & legal deposit
We register your ISBNs and guide you through National Library legal deposit.
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Week 3
Listings & pricing
Store listings, descriptions, categories and keywords, with pricing advice.
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Week 3–4
Your book goes live
Published worldwide, and your retailer accounts are handed over to you.
Where your book will be sold
Online and in bookshops, in Australia and in more than 150 countries worldwide.
- You stay the publisher
Your name on every retailer account. We never take a cut of your sales.
- Local know-how
We understand Australian ISBNs, legal deposit and how bookshops here order books.
- Done properly
Files that pass retailer checks first time, so your launch date isn't delayed.
Barnes & Noble
Booktopia
Dymocks
IngramSpark
Libraries
Amazon
Kindle
Apple Books
Kobo
Google Play Books
Included in our publishing packages
Get book publishing on its own, or save with a complete package.
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How long does publishing take?
Once your manuscript and cover are final, most books go live within 3 to 4 weeks. If you also need editing or design, we give you a full timeline upfront.
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Explore our other services
GhostwritingYour story, written in your voice.
Book EditingStructural, line and copy editing.
ProofreadingA final check before print.
Cover DesignCovers that sell in your genre.
Formatting & TypesettingInteriors that read beautifully.
Children's Book IllustrationHand-crafted picture book art.
Audiobook ProductionStudio-quality narration.
Print on DemandNo stock, no warehouse.
ISBN & BarcodeRegistered through Thorpe-Bowker.
Book MarketingLaunch plans that find readers.
Author WebsiteYour home on the web.
Let's get your book published
Tell us about your book and get a fixed book publishing quote within 24 hours.
Free publishing quote
Tell us about your book. We'll reply within 24 hours.
- Free 30-minute consultation
- Fixed quote, no hidden fees
- 100% rights and royalties stay yours
- NDA available on request
