Self-Publishing
OUR PRINT ON DEMAND PROGRAM IS EASY, SIMPLE AND FAST
The book printing technology
As a self published author, you control your distribution and we assist you by providing high-quality product and an online fulfillment system. By self-publishing with The BookPatch you take full control of your project -100% of your copyright and 100% of your profits are yours to keep.
The Cost
TheBookPatch does not offer expensive publishing pack-ages. We keep costs to a minimum and offer premium services for those who want them. Why pay for services you don’t want or need. Our prices are low but we don't skimp on paper quality and top of the line printing, binding and lamination.
So how do I Self-Publish?
First, download and use our FREE text and cover tem-plates. Save your file as a PDFx, click the Start My Book button, fill a short book detail form and upload your PDF file.
Next you will create your book cover. You can upload a full cover you have created or use our cover generator. The cover art should be in a JPEG, Tiff or PNG format. After you review your book cover and text online and ap-prove them you can place your book order.
eBook
Sell Your eBook in TheBookPatch Bookstore
The eBook market is gaining strength and more and more readers expect authors to have an eBook available.
For faster downloads and mobile platforms we have added eBooks to our bookstore.
You can add eBooks in three formats: PDF, ePub and Mo-bi. You can add one, two or all three versions.
TheBookPatch charges $1 for every eBook purchase plus PayPal processing and pays the author 100% of the markup.
You must have a printed book version in the bookstore to add the eBook.
Sell a Book
In Our NO-FEE Bookstore *
* You can print books with us without selling them in the bookstore
New Releases in our Bookstore
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$21.99
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What exactly is a no fee bookstore?
There is no fee for using the bookstore, and we do not take any part of your profit.
When you select yes to the prompt, “Do you want the book in the bookstore” you will be asked to decide on a retail price.
The retail price is the cost of printing + your markup.
You keep 100% of your profit.
You don’t have to buy books to be in the bookstore. The buyer pays the retail price + shipping and handling.
Once your profits reach $40, you are paid by PayPal on the 15th of the month for all sales from the previous month. If you don’t reach $40 in profits, the payment will roll over until that amount is earned. If you select to be paid by check, you will be paid quarterly. (There is a $5 processing fee for checks.)
You can change the retail book price at any time from your Book Dashboard.
Every time a book is sold a copy of the sale invoice (name of purchaser redacted because of privacy laws) will automatically appear in the Book Dashboard.
How will readers find my book?
We update the search engines regularly as they send their robot crawlers to seek whatever new information we post (your book in the bookstore is new information).
When someone searches for your book and enters the book title or the author's name in Google or any search engine, they will be directed to your book in our bookstore.
Consider that just because an online bookstore is big, like Amazon, for example, doesn't give it a preferential search result for their books. With that in mind, doesn't it make more sense to place your book where you pay the least and retain the most? Remember we take no fees, you get 100% of your markup.
How does TheBookPatch bookstore compare to others?
Most online bookstores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble which charge up to 55% of the retail price of your book, (and you pay for the printing and shipping from your 45%) we at TheBookPatch charge absolutely nothing and you get to keep 100% of the profit above the printing price. And we do not mind if you sell in the other stores as well.
Buy Now Buttons
To help you self-publish and sell your book, TheBookPatch team has created several downloadable buttons from your book page. These buttons can be installed on any webpage and when clicked will take you directly to your book in our bookstore. You can place a button on as many pages of your website as you want and you could even get your fans to add one to their websites to help you sell more books.
ISBN
Get Yours Here
What is an ISBN?
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally.
Why buy an ISBN?
ISBNs are the global standard for identifying titles. ISBNs are used world-wide as a unique identifier for books. They are used to simplify distribution and purchase of books throughout the global supply chain. Most retailers require ISBNs to track book inventory.
Having an ISBN barcode on the back of your book that includes the book price allows bookstores to scan your book directly into their point of sale.