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Publishing FAQs
How to .. View Author Feedback on Publishing and Print Quality View Answer
How to .. Begin Publishing your Book in Simple Steps View View Answer
How to .. Choose Book Type and Size View Answer
How to .. Add Book Synopsis, Genre, Pen Names View Answer
Book Manuscripts
How to .. Upload/Edit your Manuscript page 4
How to .. View minimum and max page counts page 4
How to .. Number Pages / Fix Page Numbering issues page 4
How to .. Fix Manuscript Issues - view common manuscript issues/solutions page 5
How To .. Create your own PDF with embedded fonts – Best Method for Manuscript Creation 5
How to .. Publish Children’s books / Books with Illustrations page 6
Book Covers
How to .. Create your Book Cover and view Cover Specifications page 7
How to .. Choose a Template Cover page 7
How to .. Upload your own Images and add Cover Text on our Cover Creator page 7
How to .. Instruct a Cover Designer page 8
Book Pricing, Royalties and Author Discount Orders
How to .. Price your Book and View Author Royalties page 8
How to .. View your Author Discount Price for books page 8
How to .. Order Author Discount copies page 9
How to .. View our Royalty Calculator page 9
How to .. View Sales and how Royalties are paid page 9
How to .. Complete Book Submission / Timeline for Book Preparation page 9
How .. the System adds an ISBN to your book page 9
Book Revisions
How .. to Revise your Published Paperback – replacing at booksellers page 10
Hardback Publishing – how to publish and revise a Hardback version page 10
Selling your Book on Bookseller sites
How to .. Activate Bookseller Distribution – timeline for your book to appear on bookseller sites page 11
How .. Selling on bookseller sites including Amazon works
How .. Booksellers and Amazon sell POD books including book stocking page 11
How .. Book Printing Works and Timelines for Printing and Delivery page 11
How .. Amazon enables book resellers for books page 12
How to .. Ensure your Book is kept on sale at booksellers - Annual Distribution page 12
Author Discount Orders
How to .. Order Author Discount copies and Delivery Timelines page 12
How to .. Resolve if difficulty on our order page page 12
How to .. Resolve if a book order has not arrived page 12
Book Quality and Print Quality
How to .. Resolve if a Book Order has Print Issues page 13
How to .. Make Private or Cancel a Published Book page 14
Book Royalties
How to .. View Sales & Book Royalties page 14
How .. Book Royalties are Paid page 14
How to .. Add/Edit your Paypal Email Address for Payments page 14
Your Membership
How to .. Edit your Public Profile / Upload Photo page 14
How to .. Change Password and Password Reminder page 14
Miscellaneous FAQs
How to .. Copyright Questions page 15
How to .. send a copy to the British Library (UK authors) page 15
View Answer
How to .. View Author Feedback on Publishing and Print Quality
Click Author Testimonials at the top of our homepage to view extensive feedback from site authors on their publishing experience and the quality of their books.
How to .. Begin Publishing your Book in Simple Steps
Join our site and login then click the Create a Book button on your book page to proceed through the self-enabling publishing steps. The system guides you through the simple steps, including adding your book details, your manuscript and creating a book cover on our simple cover creator, to setting price and viewing royalties. Once you submit your book it usually takes about 10 to 14 days for us to process so that ready for print.
Each time you login you can click Edit next to your Book Title to continue and complete the publishing steps in your own time.
How to .. Choose Book Type and Size On the Book Size/Type publishing step click to choose your preferred book size and type. We currently publish at 5 inch wide x 8 inch high, and 6 inch wide x 9 inch high. For higher page count books consider 6 inch wide x 9 inch wide as the larger the book size the lower the print cost.
* Important – Choosing your Book Size Carefully: We recommend to consider your preferred book size carefully, if you change your mind later you will need to set up your book again as the system configures your book to the size you select for the publishing steps. It doesn’t take too long to start again but choosing carefully initially helps save you time.
Book Cover types In the Book Type selection step you can select a matte or gloss cover. Matte covers are not shiny or glossy, gloss covers have a stylish shiny effect.
Manuscript Printing - Black & White We currently enable black and white manuscript printing only, but will be adding color manuscript printing in the coming months and will alert members once added.
Printing Paper Type You can select from crème or white printing paper for your Book Interior. Crème paper is more the typical norm for novels.
Page Count Minimum & Max The minimum page count is 22 pages and max 748 page in your chosen publishing size.
How to .. Add Book Synopsis, Genre, Pen Names
Once you have clicked to create a book, Click Edit next to your book title then click view/change next to Book Information to add your book details and genre. Add a book synopsis under 2,000 characters, ideally add a brief and snappy synopsis to give potential readers an insight into your book to encourage them to read and buy. The synopsis you add will be the one that appears on our site and bookseller sites. We recommend to look at books blurbs online or in your collection to help consider how to add an enticing synopsis.
You can add a Pen Name pseudonym for your book if you choose on the book details step when publishing. If you want your membership account to be in your Pen Name too then add your Pen Name when joining, or login and click My Account Details on the left menu to add your Pen Name there and click Save.
Book Manuscripts
How to .. Upload/Edit your Manuscript On the Book Interior upload publishing step, click the Manuscript Guidelines and Templates on the left menu. This includes correctly sized Word publishing templates for you to download and paste your book into so you can easily prepare your book for uploading and position pages where you want them printed. Be sure to upload your book according to the simple publishing guideline requirements on our left menu in order for your book to be published.
The manuscript templates guidelines also include a copyright page example.
You can upload your manuscript as a Word doc or PDF, see the next page for how to create a PDF which usually takes a minute and is the best way to upload your manuscript as it creates directly from your own system.
Then, click Edit next to your book title on your book page, then view/change next to Book Interior to upload your manuscript. The minimum page count is 22 pages and max is 748 in your chosen publishing size.
Reuploading your Manuscript before Publishing You can reupload your manuscript before publishing by clicking view/change next to Book Interior in case you need to change your manuscript.
Our manuscript templates our numbered, but we don’t currently enable manuscript templates with bespoke page numbering but you can add your own page numbering. * Search ‘How to number pages in Word’ on Google to find the latest advice on adding bespoke page numbering to a manuscript.
How to .. View minimum and max page counts
The minimum page count is 22 pages and max 748 pages in your chosen publishing size.
How to .. Number Pages / Fix Page Numbering
On our manuscript template page – click Manuscript Templates on our left menu – there are manuscript templates to download with page numbering beginning on the second page.
We don’t currently enable manuscript templates with bespoke page numbering but you can add your own bespoke page numbering if you choose. * Search ‘How to number pages in Word’ on Google to find the latest advice on bespoke page numbering.
Please Note that all odd pages in a book manuscript (1, 3, 5 etc) will be right hand printed pages in a book whether numbered or not, all even pages (2, 4, 6 etc) will be left hand printed pages whether numbered or not. Book pages include the book title page and copyright page.
How to .. Fix Manuscript Issues - view common manuscript issues/solutions
Displayed below are some examples of common manuscript issues and how to fix them.
How to .. Fix if our system says your manuscript is the wrong size
If you upload a manuscript which is not the same as your chosen manuscript size then our system will inform you. You can upload a manuscript which is the correct size by logging in and clicking the Manuscript Guidelines and Templates on the left menu. Then click to download a template in your chosen book size, paste your book into it and edit so that pages are where you want them printed.
To check your chosen book size: You can check your chosen book size by clicking Edit next to your book title and then view the Book Properties on the page.
Then, to reupload your manuscript when ready, click Edit next to your book title on your book page, then click view/change next to Book Interior to reupload your manuscript.
How to .. Fix if you spotted changes you want to make in your manuscript Before Publishing login and click Edit next to your book title then click view/change next to Book Interior to upload an amended manuscript. After publishing, click Revise/Edit next to your book title and on the new version click view/change next to Book Interior to upload an amended manuscript.
How to .. Fix if a System Created PDF changes your Word Manuscript or Fonts including margin changes
If your upload a Word doc and our system creates a PDF which changes your manuscript then the solution which usually takes just a minute is to create your own PDF with embedded fonts as below. This usually creates the most accurate PDF as it creates direct from your own system fonts. This also saves you time checking your PDF if you create the PDF as follows.
Once you’ve created a PDF, click Edit next to your book title then click view/change next to Book Interior to upload your PDF.
How To Create Your Own PDF for free with embedded fonts using Word
If you have Word 2007 or Word 2010 In Word 2007 or Word 2010, open your book manuscript file and click File from the top menu in in Word, then click the Save and Send option you will see, then click the Create PDF Document option.
A box will appear for you to save your PDF. First, click Options on the box, and from the options select the box that says (PDF/A) compliant, then click OK. Then enter your book tile in the File Name box you will see and finally click the Publish button. This will then create a PDF for you.
Once you’ve checked the PDF – open the PDF in Adobe Reader on your computer to view your PDF to check - click the Edit button next to your book title on our site, and click View/Change next to your Book Interior to upload your PDF manuscript file.
Please note that books are printed EXACTLY as authors submit them, i.e. we don’t add or edit so please be sure that all pages are where you want them to appear in your printed book with copyright page included etc.
If you have Word 2013 or 2016 or Word 365 – how to create a PDF
In Word 2013 open your book manuscript file and select to save your manuscript as a PDF, then select Options and tick the box that says PDF/A and OK. Then click Save.
Once you’ve checked the created PDF – open the PDF in Adobe Reader on your computer to view the PDF - click the Edit button next to your book title on our site, and click View/Change next to your Book Interior to upload your PDF.
Please note that books are printed EXACTLY as authors submit them, i.e. we don’t add or edit so please be sure that all pages are where you want them to appear in your printed book with copyright page included etc.
A step by step link for creating your PDF if you have Word 2016 or Word for Office 365 https://www.solveyourtech.com/embed-fonts-pdf-word-2016/
Open Office Option PDF Creation Option If you do not have Word, you can download OpenOffice for free and create a PDF. First, visit the open office website at: http://www.openoffice.org/download/
Download OpenOffice and click Run once downloaded. Next, open your manuscript in OpenOffice by clicking File and Open on the top menu of OpenOffice.
Once opened, click File again on the top menu of OpenOffice, then click Export as PDF then click the PDF/A-1a box that you will see and be sure to select PDF on the drop down list you will see to the right of the PDF/A-1a check box.
Then click the Export button. and finally add your book title as the File Name and click Save to create your PDF. Save in an area of your computer such as your desktop. This will then create a PDF for you.
Once you’ve checked the created PDF – open the PDF in Adobe Reader on your computer to view the PDF - click the Edit button next to your book title on our site, and click View/Change next to your Book Interior to upload your PDF.
How to .. Publish Children’s books / Books with Illustrations Page Counts
We publish all types of books including Novels and Children’s Books. Our minimum manuscript page count is 22 pages and max is 748 pages in your chosen book size.
Illustrations Book can include illustrations. We print color covers and black and white manuscripts. We will be adding color manuscript printing within a few months and will alert members once we add.
Guidelines We recommend illustrations ideally be kept a minimum of a half inch from the sides of pages. View our manuscript guidelines by logging in and clicking Manuscript Guidelines on the left hand menu.
For advice on inserting pictures in your manuscript, search ‘how to insert images in Word’ on Google for the latest Word advice, or alternatively search the help menu of your word processing software. Please note that books are processed as submitted by the author’s own editing so please ensure your manuscript is set out as you want printed before you upload.
Book Covers
How to .. Create your Book Cover and view Cover Specifications
Login and Click Cover Guidelines and Templates on the left menu to view cover creation guidance. This also includes a link to our spine width calculator if required. On the cover creation step, our Cover Creator will automatically resize any images you upload to the correct sizes for your chosen book cover, including for spine width and height for your book, but if you are using a cover design service we recommend to refer them to our cover guidelines page so that a cover designer may precise your cover exactly.
Once ready to upload your cover, click Edit next to your book title and view/change next to Cover Art to go to the Cover Creator page. The Cover Creator page enables you to easily upload your own images or chose one of our cover templates as outlined below.
How to .. Choose a Template Cover for your book cover
Login, and Click the Cover Templates link on the left menu to view our cover template choice. Select a template and email your cover choice to us at theteam@feedaread.com so we may add the template cover for you on the Cover Art page for you to view.
How to .. Upload your own Images and add Cover Text
Uploading Cover Images Click the buttons on the Cover Creator left menu to add your cover images with or without cover text on them. We recommend uploading clear jpeg images ideally at 300 dpi. Our Cover Creator r will automatically size your images to the correct dimensions for your chosen book size. You can view our Cover Creator guidance via the link on the left menu when logged in if sizing your own images.
You can reupload images by the same method before publishing if you decide to see how different images will appear for your book cover on the Cover Creator page.
Adding Cover Text Click the buttons on the Cover Creator left menu to add front cover, spine text and back cover text. You will be able to view how the text looks on your cover straight away. View the text adding tips below for choosing font color and size.
Cover Tips: When adding text via buttons on the cover creation page left hand menu you can edit as follows.
Adding Front Cover Text: Click the Front Cover text buttons on the Cover Creator left menu to type your book title and author name and click the Refresh button to add on the cover display. You will then be able to view straight away how your book cover text looks.
Adding Spine Text: Click the spine text button on the Cover Creator left menu to add your book title and author name and click Refresh to add and view on the cover display.
Adding Back Cover Text: Click the Back Cover Text button on the left hand menu of the Cover Creator page, then add text in the box that displays and click refresh – the back cover text will then display on your cover image. You can change the font and colour size too as below and then click refresh to update on the cover display.
Text positioning: When clicking the front cover and back cover text buttons on the left menu you will see three little boxes below the font size, the first one is the highest position for text, the second the middle, and the third the lowest position for text. Select one and then click the Refresh button to view results on the cover.
Font Type and Size: On each cover text button, select your preferred font type. To change font size, select preferred font size from the font size drop down menu and click the Refresh button to view how will appear on your cover.
Color of text: To change text color, click the small white rectangular box next to the font size for a cover text button. You will see a range of colors, move your cursor across them and stop when you see the color you would prefer. Then click the Refresh button and the color of text will change on your cover after a moment.
Background Colour: Click the Background Color button on the Cover Creator left menu, then click on the black box displayed to view a range of colors, move your cursor across the colors and stop when you see the color you would prefer, and then click the refresh button to view the result on the Cover Creator display.
How to .. Instruct a Cover Designer
Click on the Cover Guidelines page on the left menu and send the page link to your cover designer. The page includes book cover requirements and also a link to our spine width calculator.
Book Pricing, Royalties and Author Discount Orders
How to .. Price your Book and View Author Royalties
Login and click Edit next to your book title and click view/change next to the Book Pricing step. Once you have uploaded and approved your book manuscript for print you can price your book as the system then knows your page count pricing.
The system will display recommended pricing and minimum pricing enabled for your book’s page count. The pricing page also displays your author discount per copy.
Click the Royalty Calculator link below if you have not yet uploaded a manuscript and want to view royalty levels. On the Royalty Calculator select your preferred book type, size, approx page count and the system will show you our book royalties per sale and author discount amount http://www.feedaread.com/royalty-calculator.aspx
How to .. View your Author Discount Price for books
If your book is published, click Edit next to your book title and view/change next to Book Pricing and Royalties and this displays your book discount per copy.
If you have not uploaded and approved a manuscript yet, so that the system knows your final page count click the Royalty Calculator link above. Then select your preferred book type, size, approx. page count and the system will show you our book royalties and author discount amount.
How to .. Order Author Discount copies
Login, and click Order next to your published book title. You can then order at your author discount price which is displayed on the book order page and choose tracked or non-tracked mail. For Royal Mail or US Post Office deliveries these are not trackable/replaceable as per the information on the book order page please select tracked mail options if you prefer to choose trackable deliveries.
Books print on the print line in usually 5 to 10 working days before shipping unless otherwise stated on the order page, for example for peak printing periods like Christmas. Some countries may take additional delivery time as our printers are based in the US, UK and Australia so it is always advisable to allow extra time for international delivery and all orders.
If your order hasn’t arrived after 10 working days please email theteam@feedaread.com and we will check details for you.
How to .. View our Royalty Calculator
Click to view our Royalty Calculator below. Then select your preferred book type, size, approx page count and the system will show you our book royalties and author discount amount http://www.feedaread.com/royalty-calculator.aspx
How to .. View Sales and how Royalties are paid
Click Where to Pay Royalties on the left menu if you need to view/edit your Paypal email address for payments.
Click the My Earnings link in yellow font on the left menu to view your sales and royalties. Click a month’s sales to view direct site sales and sales of your books on other bookseller sites
Royalties show as Pending or Due on your My Earnings page. Pending Royalties are those where payments have not yet been received from booksellers. Booksellers take 3 months to transfer payment to our printers who then forward payment to us as publisher.
Our printers update book sales figures to us monthly. The printers have over 20 years experience and print tens of thousands of different book titles as part of this process.
How to .. Complete Book Submission / Timeline for Book Preparation
Login and Click Edit next to your book title and once you have completed all the publishing steps displayed on your book’s page then the page displays a Review and Publish button at the top. Click the Review and Publish button to go to the page to submit your book.
Once you submit your completed book, it usually takes approx. 10 to 14 days for us to prep for print and we will email as soon as ready for print, and you can order an author discount copy to check.
How .. the System adds an ISBN to your book
Our system automatically assigns an ISBN to your book when you complete submission of your book as outlined in the point above. We add the ISBN to the back cover barcode of books and not the copyright page, as the ISBN is not legally required to be on the copyright page.
* Please note that we only enable publishing with our own ISBNs at this time. Please ensure your copyright page or book cover does not contain an ISBN accordingly so that our printers can add one of our ISBNs onto the back cover barcode when your book is ready for print.
How .. to Revise your Published Paperback – replacing at booksellers
Login, and Click the Revise/Edit button next to your published book. This creates a new dated version number of your book on your book page. Click view/change next to any part you want to change, for example the manuscript or cover.
Once you have completed your revision, click the Review and Publish button you will see at the top of your book revision’s page to submit your book so we can process and prepare. Book revisions then take approx. 7 to 14 days to process and we will email you as soon as the revision is ready for print.
If your book is on sale at booksellers then all new orders will be sent the published revision once the revision is ready for print. Sometimes Amazon may hold a small stock of books and be entitled to sell any copies of the old version they bought previously.
Hardback Publishing – how to publish a Hardback version
Click to create a book and select a hardback book type in your preferred book size. Alternatively, if you have already published a paperback, then login and click to view details of our Hardback creation service on the left menu, where we undertake the creation of a hardback for you based on your paperback book files and book cover.
Once your hardback version is published it is a separate version of your book with its own ISBN. To revise a hardback version, click the Revise Edit/Button next to the hardback version and revise any aspect you want to change by clicking view/change next to it, for example, next to Book Interior or Cover Art. Once you have completed your revision you will see a Review and Publish button at the top of your individual title’s page to click and submit your revision for processing. We will then process the revision and contact you by email as soon as the hardback revision is ready for print, usually within 7 to 14 days.
Selling your Book on Bookseller sites
How to .. Activate Bookseller Distribution – timeline for your book to appear on bookseller sites
First, choose Bookseller Distribution to sell your book on sites including Amazon, you can do this when submitting your book via publishing or by clicking Edit next to your published title and choosing the distribution service.
Then, once your book is published and you have checked a copy to ensure you are happy login to our site, click Edit next to your book title and then click the button you will see to Approve Distribution.
Once you activate a book’s distribution it usually takes bookseller sites usually 3 to 6 weeks to display your site. Some booksellers add details gradually including the cover and correct pricing in this period.
* Revising before approving distribution. We recommend to revise a published book before you activate distribution as the printers charge more for revision of books in distribution *
How .. Booksellers and Amazon sell POD books including book stocking
Print on Demand (POD) was set up as a non-stock model meaning that POD that books are printed as and when an order is received rather than as a stock model. Our printers, established since 1997, usually supply Amazon in 2 working days once Amazon order.
Amazon list a book-buy button on the right of a book’s page so the book can be ordered.
Amazon and stock Amazon, on occasion, may buy a small stock of a POD book even though POD is a non-stock model, buying stock in advance of sale can mean Amazon taking risk in advance of sale for up to millions of POD titles. Therefore they more usually do not stock but still enable books to be ordered any time as above.
How .. Book Printing Works and Timelines for Printing and Delivery
Books our Print-on-Demand (POD) and once an order is received books are printed on our print line - usually this takes 5 to 7 working days for paperbacks, and 12 to 18 days for hardbacks before shipping unless otherwise stated on the order page, for example for peak printing periods like Christmas
For Amazon, our printers usually supply Amazon within 2 working days once an order is received from Amazon. View the next point below for further information.
Some countries may take additional delivery time as the printers are based in the US, UK and Australia so it is always advisable to allow extra time for international delivery and all orders.
If your order hasn’t arrived after 10 working days please email theteam@feedaread.com and we will check details for you.
How .. Amazon enables book resellers for books
Amazon enables resellers for all books on their site on each book’s page on Amazon.
Amazon book resellers will usually not hold stock of POD books – as POD is a non-stock model as outlined in the points above – and so resellers usually source a copy from our printers if they receive an order on Amazon. Ensuring the author always get their royalty for copies ordered and printed through our printers. Books are RRP (Recommended Retail Price) in the book industry so book resellers may list at different prices but readers will of course opt for the most economic price where available.
How to .. Ensure your Book is kept on sale at booksellers - Annual Distribution
Ensure your book is kept in annual distribution and for sale on booksellers by clicking the Books in Distribution link on left menu of our site when logged in. This displays when your annual distribution expires and you can renew at any time leading up to the expiry dates. The printers charge us to keep books in distribution annually which we in turn charge at cost only.
Our system sends you an email before a book’s distribution expires as a reminder. Recommend to ensure that mail from us isn’t filtered by your email provider to ensure you receive notifications.
Author Discount Orders
How to .. Order Author Discount copies and Delivery Timelines
Login, and click Order next to your book title once published. You can then order at your author discount price which is displayed on the book order page, and choose tracked or non-tracked mail. For Royal Mail or US Post Office deliveries these are not trackable/replaceable as per the information on the book order page, please select tracked mail options for trackable deliveries.
Books print on the print line in usually 5 to 14 working days before shipping unless otherwise stated on the order page, for example for peak printing periods like Christmas. Some countries may take additional delivery time as the printers are based in the US, UK and Australia so it is always advisable to allow extra time for international delivery and all orders.
If your order hasn’t arrived after 10 working days please email theteam@feedaread.com and we will check details for you.
How to .. Resolve if difficulty on our order page
Please Ensure you have completed all details on the order page.
- Try logging in and logging out and then reordering, or logging in at a different time to order
- Try ordering on another internet browser if possible if still an issue
If you still experience other problems then please email us at theteam@feedaread.com
How to .. Resolve if a book order has not arrived
If a book order has not arrived after 10 days please email us at theteam@feedaread.com and we will check into for you.
Book Quality and Print Quality
How to .. Resolve if a Book Order has Print Issues
Our printers print hundreds of thousands of titles monthly so usually the quality is very good, and if a print problem does occur the printers try to remedy as soon as possible. Please follow the steps below and please ensure to report an issue to us within 10 days of receiving the order.
Double-check the following Checklist below first to ensure any issues are not present in the manuscript you approved for print instead of an issue with the print quality.
After checking the following first and you are certain the issue is a print issue please email a couple of images of affected pages with the page numbers and issue shown in the images to theteam@feedaread.com so we can refer to the printers print line to examine. Also please email the book print batch number which is on the bottom left of the last printed interior page of the book. We’ll then expedite with the printers to examine and get back to you as soon as we hear further from them regarding replacement as applicable.
Checklist – Feint Text: If your printed book has what appears to be feint print in parts or whole then first double-check the manuscript you approved for printing by logging and clicking View next to your published book title. Then click View next to Book Interior to view the manuscript PDF you approved to ensure the issue isn’t present in the manuscript rather than the printed book. For example, what is sometimes perceived as feint print can sometimes be caused if an author used a font color that wasn’t true black but was instead a light black or grey color.
If the case that you had used too light a font color in parts of your book, you can click Revise/Edit next to your book if the case the issue is with the manuscript rather than the printed book. Then click view/change next to Book Interior and upload a corrected manuscript. You can replace all text which isn’t true-black in your Word doc revision as follows and then upload in your book revision to remedy the issue. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/search-and-replace-font-color/3296f05a-8d5d-4e3b-8d02-d3eee5dc45d3
Text ‘runs off’ page: If there is text in your printed book that ‘runs off’ the page - e.g. not all your text is correctly on the page - then first double-check the manuscript you approved for printing by logging and clicking View next to your published book title. Then click View next to Book Interior to view the manuscript PDF you approved to ensure the issue is not present in the manuscript rather than the printed book. If the case, you can then click Revise/Edit next to your book if the case that the issue is with the manuscript rather than the printed book. Then click view/change next to Book Interior and upload a manuscript with corrected margins. Complete submitting the Revision by clicking the Review and Publish button at the top of your book page.
Book Royalties
How to .. View Sales & Book Royalties
Click Where to Pay Royalties on the left menu if you need to view/edit your Paypal email address for payments.
Click the My Earnings link in yellow font on the left menu to view your sales and royalties. Click a month’s sales to view direct site sales and sales of your books on other bookseller sites.
Royalties show as Pending or Due on your My Earnings page. Pending Royalties are those where payments have not yet been received from booksellers. Booksellers take 3 months to transfer payment to our printers who then forward payment to us as publisher.
Our printers update book sales figures to us monthly. The printers have over 20 years experience and print tens of thousands of titles as part of this process.
How .. Book Royalties are Paid
Book Royalties are paid by Paypal, when publishing, add your paypal email address on the Pricing and Royalties step so we may send the payment to the paypal email address you add.
How to .. Add/Edit your Paypal Email Address for Payments Login and click Where to Pay Royalties on the left menu if you need to view/edit your Paypal email address for payments.
Your Membership
How to .. Edit your Public Profile / Upload Photo
To add and edit a Public Profile, login and click My Biography on the left menu. To upload a public picture for your profile click My Profile Photo on the left menu. Once you have added and saved, click My Public Profile on the left menu to view.
How to .. Change Password and Password Reminder
For a password reminder click on the login page on the homepage - then click on the password reminder function there to be reminded your password.
To change your password Login to our site and click on My Account Details on the left menu. You can change and save your new password on your My Account Details page.
How to .. Make Private or Cancel a Published Book
To make a book private to you only, click the Private circle you will see in the publishing steps, the book then won’t be on public display when published, and only you will be able to order the book.
To hide a published book from sale display on our site If you had previously made a book Public on our site and want to make the book private to you only then click Edit next to the book title and click the Private circle. This makes your book private to you, and you can still order yourself should you choose. If you want to Hide a book on your book page, for example as you want to hide a previous version of a book, then click the Hide button next to your book title to move the old version to your Hidden Books page. You can access Hidden Books by clicking the link on the left hand menu of your membership page.
To cancel your membership please email us at theteam@feedaread.com so we may cancel for you.
To cancel a book including its distribution, please email us at theteam@feedaread.com
* Important Note: Please note that once a book is cancelled then it will no longer be available for print and booksellers will not be able to order. Some booksellers such as Amazon will usually continue to list a book even if cancelled according to their own separate company policies because they enable resellers for all books on their site, and also sometimes hold a small stock of books they bought before cancellation for books to enable quick delivery which they will be entitled to sell.
This applies to how they work with all publishers’ books, and you could contact them as the copyright holder to inform them the book is cancelled if your book(s) are in distribution. We do not control other booksellers sites such as Amazon re their own policies in this respect.
Miscellaneous FAQs
How to .. Copyright Questions
Do I retain copyright and control over my work?
Yes, you keep all copyright to your book at all times.
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