At Diakonia, we won't leave you out in the woods with a quantity of books to sell. Depending on which package you choose, we offer a variety of marketing tools to get you on your way to selling as many books as you can. ISBN REGISTRATION All books published under the Diakonia Publishing imprint will have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) assigned to it. If you have your own publishing imprint and wish to publish your book under this name or the name of your ministry, you will have to acquire a series of ISBNs from the ISBN Agency. It is possible to publish a book without an ISBN, but you will be limited in your marketing efforts because in order to make your book available to the book trade, it must have an ISBN. BOOKS-IN-PRINT REGISTRATION All books published by Diakonia Publishing and have been assigned an ISBN will be registered in the Books-in-Print database, the largest book database in the world. Through Books-in-Print, bookstores, libraries, and other book retailers or wholesalers can locate your book and determine its availability. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REGISTRATION All books published by Diakonia Publishing will be registered with the Library of Congress and be assigned a Library of Congress Catalog Number. This is an optional service for those who desire placement of their books within a library system. In order to comply with the Library of Congress regulations, one copy of your finished book must be sent to them after publication. WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR LISTING Books published by Diakonia Publishing under our Silver, Gold, and Platinum Packages will have the benefit of using our established wholesalers and distributors Baker & Taylor Books and/or Ingram/Spring Arbor. Many bookstores and libraries will want to use these wholesalers to order your book for their stores. The wholesalers order from us and all you have to do is ship the book to them. It's easy! ** Wholesaler Discount Applies ** INTERNET CATALOG/TITLE EXPORT Diakonia Publishing is partnered with NetRead Publishing Portal. For those books published under the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Packages, we publish your book's information in catalog form through NetRead's Jacket Caster, and export it to internet channels throughout the book trade. These channels include Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, Yahoo, and many others. You can also take advantage of NetRead's EventCaster--A free tool for distributing information about book signings and literary events to over 300 newspapers and web sites. NetRead is a market leader in the field of web-based software, creating marketing solutions that publishers access through their web browsers. NetRead's goal is to eliminate technical barriers to efficient worldwide marketing. Product benefits include lower IT and catalog costs, better product information in the market, and increased marketing reach. PRE-PUBLICATION SALES CAMPAIGN At Diakonia, we understand the importance of getting off to a good start in the bookselling business. This is why we offer the pre-publication sales campaign to our clients (offered as an option in our Platinum Package). This campaign has proven to be very effective for many of our clients, some of them selling as many as 300 books. By participating in this program, you will be well on your way to recouping the investment you have made toward publishing your book., Here's what YOU do: ~ Make a mailing list of no more than 250 people (friends, relatives, associates, church fellowships, professional organizations, co-workers, etc.) and either create mailing labels, or put them in a Word Document. (We can do this for you for an extra $75.00) Here's what WE do: ~ We prepare a professional letter offering your book for sale before its publication date. ~ We prepare a professional marketing sheet with your book's summary and front cover image. ~ We prepare a professional order form, making it easy for customers to order your book. ~ We send the letter, marketing sheet, order form, and return envelope to the mailing list you have provided. Here's what YOU do: WAIT FOR ALL THE BOOK ORDERS TO ROLL IN! FILL THE BOOK ORDERS WHEN YOUR BOOK IS PRINTED AMAZON.COM ADVANTAGE PROGRAM If you want to sell your books on Amazon.com, and have them order directly from you, then you can participate in the Amazon Advantage Program. Your book will have its own page listing in Amazon.com's vast catalog of books. The cost of participating in this program is $29.95 per year. We will set up your account and upload your book's cover image for $50.00. Click on the Amazon.com logo for more details about the Advantage Program. BOOK REVIEW SUBMISSION In the bookselling industry, reviews can play an important role in making your book a success--on an even greater level than you may have imagined. One book we published and submitted for reviews, received reviews from Booklist (American Library Association) and Library Journal, resulting in the sales of more than 3,000 copies. While this doesn't occur all the time, it is an accurate reflection of the power of receiving a book review from one of the major review sources. We can send galley proof copies of your book to five (5) pre-publication review sources in the book industry (Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Charisma Magazine, Christianity Today). OR: You can receive a paid book review from either Bookwire or Foreword Reviews. Both of these services provide unbiased and professional reviews of your book, and their reviews will be listed in Ingram Books, Books-in-Print, and Baker & Taylor's Title Source II database, where it will available to thousands of booksellers worldwide. MARKETING/ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES From time to time, we receive the opportunity to participate in co-operative advertising and marketing campaigns through services like Bookwire. Participation in this service depends on the commitment of Diakonia authors to promote their books. Costs vary, depending on the market. BOOKSTORE LISTING All books published by Diakonia Publishing will be offered in the Diakonia Christian bookstore. While most visitors to our web site are authors seeking publication, we are doing special promotions for our bookstore in order to attract book buyers as well. Each title will be listed in the main catalog and also have its own page containing the front cover, summary, and author information. We also offer a link to the author's web site or other bookstore site of the author's choosing. Our greatest desire at Diakonia is for our authors to sell their books. There is no charge for listing books published by Diakonia and we do not make any profit from the sales of these books. We will warehouse a reasonable number of copies of each book to ensure prompt shipping of orders. All you have to pay is for shipping the orders. |
Begin on your journey to becoming a published author now by reviewing our publishing packages and submitting a Publishing Costs Estimate |
Marketing Your Book |
Begin on your journey to becoming a published author now by reviewing our publishing packages and submitting a Publishing Costs Estimate |
BOOK MARKETING FROM DIAKONIA |
$350 |
$500 |
At Diakonia, we won't leave you out in the woods with a quantity of books to sell. Depending on which package you choose, we offer a variety of marketing tools to get you on your way to selling as many books as you can. ISBN REGISTRATION All books published under the Diakonia Publishing imprint will have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) assigned to it. If you have your own publishing imprint and wish to publish your book under this name or the name of your ministry, you will have to acquire a series of ISBNs from the ISBN Agency. It is possible to publish a book without an ISBN, but you will be limited in your marketing efforts because in order to make your book available to the book trade, it must have an ISBN. BOOKS-IN-PRINT REGISTRATION All books published by Diakonia Publishing and have been assigned an ISBN will be registered in the Books-in-Print database, the largest book database in the world. Through Books-in-Print, bookstores, libraries, and other book retailers or wholesalers can locate your book and determine its availability. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REGISTRATION All books published by Diakonia Publishing will be registered with the Library of Congress and be assigned a Library of Congress Catalog Number. This is an optional service for those who desire placement of their books within a library system. In order to comply with the Library of Congress regulations, one copy of your finished book must be sent to them after publication. WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR LISTING Books published by Diakonia Publishing under our Silver, Gold, and Platinum Packages will have the benefit of using our established wholesalers and distributors Baker & Taylor Books and/or Ingram/Spring Arbor. Many bookstores and libraries will want to use these wholesalers to order your book for their stores. The wholesalers order from us and all you have to do is ship the book to them. It's easy! ** Wholesaler Discount Applies ** INTERNET CATALOG/TITLE EXPORT Diakonia Publishing is partnered with NetRead Publishing Portal. For those books published under the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Packages, we publish your book's information in catalog form through NetRead's Jacket Caster, and export it to internet channels throughout the book trade. These channels include Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, Yahoo, and many others. You can also take advantage of NetRead's EventCaster--A free tool for distributing information about book signings and literary events to over 300 newspapers and web sites. NetRead is a market leader in the field of web-based software, creating marketing solutions that publishers access through their web browsers. NetRead's goal is to eliminate technical barriers to efficient worldwide marketing. Product benefits include lower IT and catalog costs, better product information in the market, and increased marketing reach. PRE-PUBLICATION SALES CAMPAIGN At Diakonia, we understand the importance of getting off to a good start in the bookselling business. This is why we offer the pre-publication sales campaign to our clients (offered as an option in our Platinum Package). This campaign has proven to be very effective for many of our clients, some of them selling as many as 300 books. By participating in this program, you will be well on your way to recouping the investment you have made toward publishing your book., Here's what YOU do: ~ Make a mailing list of no more than 250 people (friends, relatives, associates, church fellowships, professional organizations, co-workers, etc.) and either create mailing labels, or put them in a Word Document. (We can do this for you for an extra $75.00) Here's what WE do: ~ We prepare a professional letter offering your book for sale before its publication date. ~ We prepare a professional marketing sheet with your book's summary and front cover image. ~ We prepare a professional order form, making it easy for customers to order your book. ~ We send the letter, marketing sheet, order form, and return envelope to the mailing list you have provided. Here's what YOU do: WAIT FOR ALL THE BOOK ORDERS TO ROLL IN! FILL THE BOOK ORDERS WHEN YOUR BOOK IS PRINTED AMAZON.COM ADVANTAGE PROGRAM If you want to sell your books on Amazon.com, and have them order directly from you, then you can participate in the Amazon Advantage Program. Your book will have its own page listing in Amazon.com's vast catalog of books. The cost of participating in this program is $29.95 per year. We will set up your account and upload your book's cover image for $50.00. Click on the Amazon.com logo for more details about the Advantage Program. BOOK REVIEW SUBMISSION In the bookselling industry, reviews can play an important role in making your book a success--on an even greater level than you may have imagined. One book we published and submitted for reviews, received reviews from Booklist (American Library Association) and Library Journal, resulting in the sales of more than 3,000 copies. While this doesn't occur all the time, it is an accurate reflection of the power of receiving a book review from one of the major review sources. We can send galley proof copies of your book to five (5) pre-publication review sources in the book industry (Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Charisma Magazine, Christianity Today). OR: You can receive a paid book review from either Bookwire or Foreword Reviews. Both of these services provide unbiased and professional reviews of your book, and their reviews will be listed in Ingram Books, Books-in-Print, and Baker & Taylor's Title Source II database, where it will available to thousands of booksellers worldwide. MARKETING/ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES From time to time, we receive the opportunity to participate in co-operative advertising and marketing campaigns through services like Bookwire. Participation in this service depends on the commitment of Diakonia authors to promote their books. Costs vary, depending on the market. BOOKSTORE LISTING All books published by Diakonia Publishing will be offered in the Diakonia Christian bookstore. While most visitors to our web site are authors seeking publication, we are doing special promotions for our bookstore in order to attract book buyers as well. Each title will be listed in the main catalog and also have its own page containing the front cover, summary, and author information. We also offer a link to the author's web site or other bookstore site of the author's choosing. Our greatest desire at Diakonia is for our authors to sell their books. There is no charge for listing books published by Diakonia and we do not make any profit from the sales of these books. We will warehouse a reasonable number of copies of each book to ensure prompt shipping of orders. All you have to pay is for shipping the orders. |
