The Packages
Ebook and Print-Ready Digital Files Package
This is an option for people who want control over the printing process and to release their book in ebook format. You'll have full control over how you sell and distribute your book. Please note: for this package, Little Steps isn't involved in the Print, Sales and Distribution aspects of your book.
- Professional manuscript assessment
- Professional editing
- Professional proofreading
- Professional graphic design
- ISBN and barcode
- Choice of book size: 280mm x 216mm (portrait), 216mm x 280mm (landscape), or 203mm x 203mm (square), 203 x 133mm (chapter)
- Press ready files and referral to a printer (printing fees are not included in this package)
- An eBook created in the applicable format for your book
- 6 Social Media ready images eg. Instagram and facebook posts to post on your own accounts
- Option to upgrade to the Debut Run in the future
- 50% deposit + 2 or 4 month payment plan available
$3680 + GST
The Debut Run - 1000 books
The Debut Run of 1000 first-print copies is the perfect option for a first-time author looking to get a foot into the door of the competitive Australian children's literature market and present their imaginative creations to the world for the first ever time. 1000 copies- 1000 copies, 32 pages + cover, paperback
- Full colour, gloss or matte laminate cover
- Professional editing
- Professional proofreading
- Professional graphic design
- ISBN and barcode
- Published under Little Steps imprint
- Feature in Little Steps catalogue
- 6 Social Media ready images eg. Instagram and facebook posts to post on your own accounts
- A PDF of marketing ideas
- Print files for an A3 poster
- 10-20% of your stock distributed by our distributor to bookstores Australia-wide
- Representation at International Book Fairs
$8,825.50 + GST
The Recommended Run - 2000 books
The Recommended Run of 2000 first-print copies is ideal for those who are confident that young Aussie readers are busting to read their books. This package is perfect for established authors with a captive audience, looking to salvage their copyright from traditional publishers, keep a larger share of royalties and build their fanbase. With higher returns promised on cheaper printing costs, the option is also the obvious choice for an author with known demand for their book, looking to get a sizeable stock out to eager readers. Or if you just wish to take a punt on your book and save money on reprints, the Recommended Run will ensure greater exposure and presence in the market, bolstering your chances of getting sales and fans for the titles that lay ahead of you!- 2000 copies, 32 pages + cover, paperback
- Full colour, gloss or matte laminate cover
- Professional editing
- Professional proofreading
- Professional graphic design
- ISBN and barcode
- Published under Little Steps imprint
- Feature in Little Steps catalogue
- 6 Social Media ready images eg Instagram and facebook posts to post on your own accounts
- A PDF of marketing ideas
- Print files for an A3 poster
- 10-20% of your stock distributed by our distributor to bookstores Australia-wide
- Representation at International Book Fairs
$12,690 + GST
Chapter Book Packages
Little Steps can also be your partner in publishing a broad range of longer-form work, whether young adult novels and illustrated chapter books, memoirs and non-fiction, to feature your fantastical realms and futuristic exploits, or your specialised knowledge.- Paperback
- Colour or B&W on woodfree, or matte stock, gloss or matte laminate cover
- Professional manuscript assessment
- Professional editing
- Professional proofreading
- Professional graphic design
- ISBN and barcode
- Published under Little Steps imprint
- Feature in Little Steps catalogue
- 6 Social Media ready images eg Instagram and facebook posts to post on your own accounts
- A PDF of marketing ideas
- Print files for an A3 poster
- 10-20% of your stock distributed by our distributor to bookstores Australia-wide
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