Publishing Services

The services listed below can be ordered from our online Store.

Cover Design Services

All book submissions require professionally designed cookbook cover artwork to meet the book publishing specifications. We offer cover design services that are very competitively priced and designed by professional book designers. 

Choose from any of the options below to complete your cover artwork for submission with your manuscript. 

Paperback Books                                                
This option is for cover design of paperbacks, hard cover case laminate books and wire coil book covers.

This is an affordable, professionally designed custom cover for your book. Each design is designated for use with one title and includes a small credit line for the book designer.  Service includes:

• Inclusion of up to 6 images in the design
• Up to two rounds of simple text/placement modifications
• Inclusion of title/subtitle, spine info, author name and back cover copy
• Selection of colors and fonts
• Spine width adjusted to actual book size
• Optional Bookland-EAN bar code with ISBN on back cover back for commercial book distribution
• Downloadable cover file for submission with your manuscript at time of printing order
• Two downloadable thumbnail images for marketing and promotion

Hard Cover Books with Dust Jacket
This option is for cover design of library quality cloth hard cover books with a dust jacket cover.

This is an affordable, professionally designed custom dust jacket cover for your book. Each design is designated for use with one title and includes a small credit line for the book designer.  Service includes:

• Inclusion of up to 6 images in the design
• Up to two rounds of simple text/placement modifications
• Inclusion of title/subtitle, spine info, author name and back cover copy
• Selection of colors and fonts
• Spine width adjusted to actual book size
• Optional Bookland-EAN bar code with ISBN on back cover back for commercial book distribution
• Downloadable cover file for submission with your manuscript at time of printing order
• Two downloadable thumbnail images for marketing and promotion

eBook Covers                                                      
This option is for cover design of eBook covers.

This is an affordable, professionally designed custom cover for your eBook. Each design is designated for use with one title and includes a small credit line for the book designer.  Service includes:

• Inclusion of up to 6 images in the design
• Up to two rounds of simple text/placement modifications
• Selection of colors and fonts
• Optional Bookland-EAN bar code with ISBN for commercial book distribution
• Downloadable cover file for submission with your manuscript at time of printing order
• Two downloadable thumbnail images for marketing and promotion

Distribution Services

Free Distribution Listing
Any book published through Author, Inc. can be listed for sale in our online store: The listing is free. Author royalties are paid on books sold through the site.

Other Industry Book Distribution Listings
If you plan to have your book distributed for sale in retail book stores you will need to purchase distribution services that will list your book title with libraries and the largest wholesalers, retailers and distributors in the book industry.  These services are included in our distribution package but vary widely depending on your book size, binding, page count etc.. We recommend you consult with us before designing your book to optimize your choices.

• A unique ISBN number for your title
• A scannable Bookland-EAN barcode for your cover
• Library of Congress Publication number
• Title listing in Bowker's Books in Print database
• Listing options for approved books may include:
  Titles@Ingram and Nielsen BookData (searchable databases for librarians, booksellers, publishers, researchers, students, faculty, library patrons and bookstore customers)
• You must purchase one review copy to approve your book for broader distribution. If the book is your first book order and you are using The Cooks Palate Publisher, the book is free; otherwise a fee for a single book will be incurred.
• Author royalties are paid on books sold through distribution