Legacy

$8,299.00

For authors seeking a thorough, fully developed approach to their publishing journey. This comprehensive pathway offers robust platform-building tools and conversational opportunities, helping you steward your message and lay the groundwork for a lasting impact.

Your WestBow Press Advantage

• Your book held to the same standards as books published by Thomas Nelson & Zondervan
• Opportunity for Discovery by Thomas Nelson & Zondervan
• Eligibility for the Lighthouse Recognition Program
• Inclusion in the Digital WestBow Press Quarterly Book Catalog

Formats

• E-book: Your book is digitally formatted and downloadable on multiple electronic devices for convenient, on-the-go reading.
• Softcover*: Using high-quality paper for the interior and a full-color cover, your book is produced in trade paperback format – a higher standard than mass-market paperbacks.
• Hardcover*: Your black-and-white book's hardcover format features a durable cloth binding, an embossed spine, and a full-color dust jacket. For full-color books, your hardcover edition will be available in a glossy casebound format, featuring a vibrant, full-color cover image adhered directly to the case. Each hardcover edition is assigned a unique ISBN.
• DIY Audiobook Publishing: Transform your manuscript into a professionally distributed audiobook, allowing listeners to engage with your message wherever they go.

Editorial

• Editorial Assessment: An editorial specialist evaluates a portion of your work to determine its publishing readiness and recommends an appropriate editorial service if needed.
• Cover Copy Polish: Giving your cover text an edge, our experts turn your back cover copy into professional, marketable material.

Production and Post-production

• 50 Image Insertions: Include up to 50 images throughout your book’s interior to enhance your message, support your content, or create a richer reading experience.
• Professional Cover Design: Our design team creates a professional cover that reflects your book’s message and helps make a strong first impression.
• Interior Page Design and Formatting: Our book layout specialists professionally format your manuscript to create a clean, readable interior presentation.
• Interior Revisions – One Block of 50: Review your designed files and submit up to 50 corrections before publication, giving you final approval over your book’s appearance.
• Electronic Galley: Review your designed files and submit corrections before publication, giving you final approval over your book’s appearance.

Registrations And Distribution

• ISBN Assignment: Your book’s International Standard Book Number is a unique identifier that helps book buyers easily order your book.
• Worldwide Online Distribution: Your book is made available through a number of distribution channels: the Books in Print® database, our online bookstore, and one of the leading book wholesalers in the United States—Ingram.
• Library of Congress Control Number: Your book will be numbered and linked to the United States Library of Congress, national libraries, bibliographic utilities, and other book vendors so your book is properly and easily cataloged by interested libraries.
• U.S. Copyright Registration: Protect your intellectual property through formal copyright registration, providing documented proof of ownership for your work.
• Set Your Own Price Program: Enjoy the flexibility of adjusting the retail price of your book's softcover and hardcover formats.
• Author Advantage Royalty Program: This service empowers you to earn substantial financial gains with every print book sold. This program runs for a 3-year term and ensures that you receive maximum profits from sales of your book and can also order copies of your own book at heavily discounted rates.

Book Copies

• 100 eBook Gift Codes: Share your book digitally with readers, reviewers, ministry contacts, church leaders, or supporters through 100 complimentary eBook gift codes.
• 40 Softcover Copies of Your Book: Receive 40 paperback copies of your published book to support ministry outreach, events, book signings, and promotional opportunities.
• 15 Hardcover Copies of Your Book: Receive 15 hardcover copies of your book, ideal for gifts, ministry partners, special supporters, and presentation purposes.

Resources

• 12-Month Access to the Author Learning Center: Gain one year of access to educational resources, articles, videos, and publishing guidance designed to help you grow as an author and better understand the publishing journey.
• Book Discovery Plan: We will optimize keywords and categories and identify ideal readers to maximize discoverability in channel retailers like Amazon.
• Book Launch Plan: Receive a customized strategy designed to strengthen your book's discoverability through enhanced metadata and a structured launch approach.

Marketing

• Author Website Setup (10 Pages): Establish your online author presence with a professional website that helps readers discover your book, connect with retailers, and engage with your work. Includes domain name registration and one year of web hosting.
• Booksellers Return Program - 36 Months: This program gives your book a 3-year returnable status – a requirement for many retailers and bookstores.
• Press Release to 100 Targeted Media Outlets: A professionally written press release is distributed to 100 targeted media outlets to help generate awareness for your book.
• Feature Book Placement in the WestBow Press Bookstore: Your book will be featured in the Featured Books section of the WestBow Press online bookstore for one month.
• $350 Credit for Marketing Services: Receive a $350 credit that can be applied toward eligible marketing services to help expand your book’s reach.
• Half-page Feature in BookMad Online Magazine: Get a half-page feature on BookMad, a quarterly web-based magazine where readers can keep up with the freshest self-published titles. Visit past issues here.
• Online Outreach Starter Kit: Kick-start your online promotional activities with tools and resources designed to strengthen your digital presence.
• Video and Podcast Interview on The Book Connection Show: Focus the spotlight on your book and your writing process in an interview on the Book Round-up segment of The Book Connection Show, an online show especially created for newly published indie authors.

*Looking to publish a full-color book? Talk to a Publishing Consultant today for available trim sizes.