PPC Books is the service of choice for authors who want to Self-Publish but also want to be involved with virtually every aspect of their book’s production. That’s not possible with mass-production Net Vanity companies.

At PPC Books, every book is customized and authors are consulted on text and cover design, with their input invited. While all books differ, here’s the typical production routine for one requiring full services: 

• You submit your manuscript, preferably on disk, together with any art involved and the completed Agreement with initial payment.
• We do basic editing (spelling & grammar), with more extensive editing available if needed.
• We also start the ISBN registration process, if chosen, in your name – so you own the book outright.
• We check with you about any special requests, like typeface, size, design, etc.
• We design, format & typeset the book pages for most attractive, marketable effect.
• At this point we also invite your cover input, including back cover text and front cover art, if any.
• We proof the printout and overnight 1^st galleys to you to proofread for typos and to make any necessary changes.
• While you’re working on that, we usually send a rough proof of the cover as an email attachment, inviting your suggestions and/or approval.
• You return the galleys with your 2^nd payment and cover info.
• We make whatever corrections or changes involved, then overnight final proofs to you for approval or changes, plus your final statement.
• We also send a final cover by attachment, for your approval or changes.
• You return the proofs with your final payment.
• We finalize any typesetting or design changes and begin the pre-press phase prior to printing.
• We do a final in-house press proofing to determine that everything is in order and OK to print.
• We print, bind and deliver the finished book copies to you.

As you can see, that’s far removed from the cookie-cutter routine you get with a Net Vanity company. You’re involved virtually every step of the way, and invited to phone or email your suggestions en route. The end result is the book the way you want it, not the way it’s force-fed to you in any other case.

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