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UK’s first on-demand book creation service lets writers publish their book for under £70
Added: (Mon Mar 08 2004)
Publish And Be Damned (www.pabd.com) is the first service in the UK to offer a series of on-line book creation tools that allow writers to publish at a tiny fraction of the cost of other self-publishing methods. The tools are provided free of charge but authors are required to purchase at least 10 copies of the final book. This allows a writer to see their work in print for as little as £65.90.
The service works by providing a series of automated tools so writers can select their book cover, lay-out the book and have it printed on-demand. Using these tools, the book creation process becomes fast and easy. By taking advantage of the latest digital printing technology, PABD eliminates the need for large print runs, one of major expenses of the traditional publishing process. In addition, PABD provides tools to allow writers to sell their book on-line.
“There appears to be a terrible paradox. As interest in writing increases, getting your book into print becomes more difficult. That’s why we’ve established PABD,” says Iain Plunkett, founder and director of Adlibbed Ltd, the company behind PABD. “We think it should be easy to see your book in print – and it shouldn’t cost the earth. Because of this, we don’t make the big promises that writers may have heard from other self-publishers. We only make one promise: we will help you create a high quality book. What you do with it is up to you.”
The PABD service provides the following facilities to writers:
Provide book layout and design tools
Provide an exclusive image library
Digitally print and then perfect bind books on demand
Supply ISBN registration
Offer book assessment and copy proofing as value added Premium services
Ship and deliver books internationally
Supply you with a free Personal Selling Page
Handle all credit card transactions
Take care of customer service
Sell published books in the PABD book store
Writers are charged an Author’s Price for their book, which covers all the services provided by PABD, and they can then set their Selling Price that they will charge to the public. Writers earn the mark-up between the Author’s Price and the Selling Price. At the moment,
For more information on PABD, visit http://pabd.com or call Iain Plunkett on 020 7703 4233.