Mass Market Essentials

Our Mass Market Essentials publishing package builds on the features of the Niche Market Starter package by adding book-promotion services to help you market your book to a wider audience, plus a kit with promotional materials and review copies of your book. Based on your publishing goals and your budget, you may choose to add optional features from our extensive range of publishing services.

Package Pricing

  • Black & White Book Publishing: $879.00
  • Color & Children's Book Publishing: $895.00

Package Features

Our Mass Market Essentials publishing package includes the full set of standard features shown on the right hand side, plus the additional items listed below.

Getting Started

  1. Complete and sign our publishing agreement and order form. Our Publishing Consultants are available at 1-888-3-STORY-3 (1-888-378-6793) or at submissions@friesenspress.com should you have any questions.
  2. After we receive your signed copy of the agreement along with your payment, you will be assigned an Author Account Manager, who will manage every detail of your book while it goes through our publishing process.
  3. Once you are ready to submit your book materials, we’ll send you our Manuscript Submission Checklist. This document will show you how to submit your book materials (text, photographs, illustrations, etc.) so that the publishing process goes as smoothly as possible.

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Recommended Optional Services

To help you increase the appeal and market penetration of your book, we recommend the following add-on services for the Mass Market Essentials package:

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Standard Features

All packages benefit from the following standard features.

Author Rights
  • Non-exclusive contracts
  • Author retains 100% of copyright
  • Author retains 100% of creative control
Book Layout Customized to Your Needs
  • Professional custom layout of inside pages 
  • Professional full-color front and back cover layout
  • First proofing round included at no charge
Attractive Discounts for Author Copies
  • 55% off suggested retail price for author copies
  • Further discounts for volume purchases
  • Order fulfillment service (print, pack, and ship anywhere in the world)
World-Wide Trade Distribution
  • Online book sales through Amazon.com
  • Worldwide distribution through the Ingram Book Company
  • Book available for ordering at over 25,000 bookstores worldwide
Generous Royalty Structure
  • Wholesalers: up to 10% of the book cover price
  • Amazon.com: up to 20% of the book cover price
  • FriesenPress online bookstore: up to 55% of the book cover price

Author's Guide

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