Publishing Services
The Era of Book Publishing for Everyone is Coming -
Everybody's Story is a Book!
Do you want to publish a book?
Do you want to accomplish a long-cherished dream of being a writer?
As an individual, issuing a book written by yourself can largely enhance your personal trust and develop your personal brand.
As an enterprise, publishing a book composed by yourself can invisibly heighten the social influence and obtain more attention and business opportunities.
No matter it is an individual or an enterprise, publishing a book is a very significant thing. It is a variety of life sentiment to keep all the good memories of the past years and an unforgettable spiritual monument to carry the history to the future generations .
Many people want to issue a book, but they suppose it is not easy to do so! In the entire history of publishing, too many well-known books were not published through the press before becoming famous, such as Rowling’s Harry Potter. While Rowling first submitted her book, she was declined a dozen times by presses, who recommended her to take a writing course to enhance her writing skills first. However, it was this work that the press dismissed that went on to produce one of the great marvels in publishing history. It has created million book sales, exported its copyrights to more than 200 countries and regions, and had several works adapted into movies by Warner Bros. Then, it can be observed that an outstanding literary work is very likely to be buried before it is published unless someone discovers its potential. As a result, self-publishing has been the most reliable method for many writers and scholars to present their creative achievements and individual concepts before becoming popular.
Although a person can publish a book without going through the press, there are two disadvantages: first, readers prefer to buy books issued by presses instead of books published by individuals, and it might influence sales. The second is that if your book does sell well in the future, a personally published book will not be listed on the New York Times bestseller, which means it will not be recognized by mainstream society in the future.
You may say that you are free to publish your book on Amazon, and Amazon presents even the book number for free. Yes, this is correct. Nevertheless, there are two disadvantages: first, there is no press endorsement for personal publishing, which is the same disadvantage as before. The next is that the free book numbers implemented by Amazon are restricted to use on the Amazon platform and cannot be sold in physical bookstores and on all other platforms!
There are many more details you cannot imagine. If you don’t have a professional to look after you, you will spend a variety of time, energy, and money. After trying to get past all the barriers, you’ll be too exhausted to concentrate on your following book!
Good news! We can support you in solving all of these problems! If you take our publishing services, your book will be formally declared under the press’s name with an official publishing contract signed by De Fu Publishing. De Fu Publishing is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia’s cultural capital and the world’s most livable city. It is a fully registered publishing member of the Australian Publishers Association, the top national institution representing the Australian publishing industry. Hence, this provides us the most comprehensive possible recognition. The only thing you need to do is to give us your manuscript, and we’ll take care of the rest. We will assist you in translating, publishing and distributing your work in the form of e-books and paperbacks worldwide, thus reaching international exposure for your work and making your dream of a “global writer” come true. We make Chinese worldwide have channels to get and read your works and help you organize an extensive readership across boundaries.
Services offered by De Fu Publishing
01. International Standard Book Number Application
According to the regulations, separate editions and formats must apply for a unique book number. Accordingly, we will implement an e-book in Simplified Chinese, an e-book in Traditional Chinese, Paperback in Simplified Chinese, Paperback in Traditional Chinese, and four book numbers in total. At the same time, we will present the barcode required to produce the paper book for sales into physical bookstores.
02. Editing and Proofreading
A seemingly trivial mistake may reduce the credibility of your work. We strive to treat your book as the next best-seller, and striving to be flawless is our long-standing goal.
03. Cover Design
A book cover creates the amazing first impression on its potential readers. Therefore, a book cover design is one of the most important aspects of marketing a book. Our professional book cover designers will use creative graphics, eye-catching font style and attractive covers to make your book stand out.
04. Interior Typesetting
Poor typesetting makes reading a chore. Proper typesetting makes reading effortless. A clear, quality layout leaves the good impression, ensures your message is communicated effectively, and produces an enjoyable reading experience.
05. Offer PDFs in Two Formats
Offer PDFs in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese formats (for traditional printers to print books directly).
06. Format Conversion
After the above PDF is completed, on this basis, it will be converted into e-books and print-on-demand paperback formats, which are suitable for publication on Amazon, Ingramspark and other online publishing platforms. (print-on-demand means that the paper book will be printed and sent out only after the reader has paid for the book, thus saving various money on printing and storage).
07. Translation Service
In accordance with the brief introduction about the book and the author's profile, our professional translators will translate it into English. Even though it is a Chinese book, the English translation of these two profiles is also a step that must be fulfilled before the formal publication.
08. Issue the e-book in the Traditional Chinese Version
Via Amazon, we issue the e-book in the Traditional Chinese version. If you want the English translated version as well, you can publish both the e-book and the paper book simultaneously. We have expert translators who can solve your work, and the translation service of the entire book will be charged separately.
09. Publish both e-books and paper books
Via IngramSpark, we publish both e-books and paper books. As soon as a reader places an order through the platform's print-on-demand feature, it can be printed and sent out through service centres in the Americas, Europe, the U.K., and Australia on a proximity basis. Furthermore, it is distributed via the global distribution network of the Ingram Content Group to all primary booksellers, physical and online bookstores, libraries, academic institutions, and other organizations worldwide.
10. Value-added Service one
Submit an e-book of your work to the National Library of Australia, which is a requirement under copyright law and an obligation of the publisher to verify further and preserve the author's copyright. De Fu Publishing will propose your work to the National Library and the State Library to guarantee that the author's copyright is protected twice!
11. Value-added Service two
If your work is to be published in English translation, we will schedule your work in English on TitlePage, the most extensively utilized book price and inventory search system and bibliographic information database in Australia. The service is currently adopted by over 1500 booksellers, suppliers, and libraries every day, with over 150 presses and distributor members listing an average of 1,250,000 titles. The importance of the TitlePage site can be observed in its contemporary average monthly traffic of 130,500 hits, 770,300 page views, and 8,600 login searches, with an average duration of 12.25 minutes. This listing service is merely available to publishing members who are accurately registered with the Australian Publishers Association, enabling your work to achieve broader exposure.
12. Value-added service three
We can purchase a license to manage fonts for your work. De Fu Publishing treats each author's work as thoughtfully as the following best-selling book. Therefore, depending on your demands for font effects, we can purchase a font license specifically for every book. Moreover, we will send you the permanent license certificate declared by the font copyright organization, specifically for your book, so that your work can obtain reliable and secure legal protection!
13. Value-added service four
Distribution in Taiwan and Hong Kong. These two regions are the biggest Chinese-dominated settlements outside of mainland China, and their significance certainly cannot be neglected. Therefore, we will promote your works to all online bookstores and physical bookstores in e-books and paper books through our cooperative distributors so that your Chinese works can reach the most extensive exposure in the overseas Chinese world.
Publishing Procedure of De Fu Publishing
01. Please fill out the ``Online Submission,`` and we will contact you instantly to negotiate and prepare the publishing collaboration plan.
02. After obtaining your email, we will arrange a publishing contract based on your information and send it to the email address you presented within 48 hours.
03. If you have no objection to the contract, please sign and return it, provide your finalized manuscript (if you have your own cover, please also provide it), and pay the fee as granted in the contract.
04. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) will be applied for the work and will belong to the author.
05. After proofreading, editing, designing, typesetting, and converting to multiple formats, the work will be submitted to the author for review.
06. After the author has confirmed that there are no mistakes, the book is formally published.
Calculation of Sales Profit
As you empower De Fu Publishing to translate, publish and promote your e-book and/or paperback, all subsidiary rights still remain with you. You only require to read the sales report of your work every six months and get your share of the profits. You can cancel your partnership with De Fu Publishing at any time, and after that, you can decide to work with us again at any time.
One approach to measuring the profit of Chinese e-book sales (this item applies to works selected by De Fu Publishing): for each e-book sold via De Fu Publishing website, the author will obtain 85% of the net proceeds, that is, the price of the e-book minus the PayPal fee, and then multiplied by 0.85, is the author’s income.
The second approach to determine the profit of Chinese e-book sales (all works are eligible): Through Amazon, IngramSpark to promote to primary booksellers, physical and online bookstores, libraries, academic institutions, and other official organizations around the world, the profit multiplied by 0.85, that is, the author’s income.
The third approach to calculate the profit from the sale of Chinese paperbacks (for all works): By IngramSpark to every primary bookseller, a physical and online bookstore, library, academic institution, and other official organization around the world, the profit is multiplied by 0.65, which is the author’s income.
Author Payment
In early January and early July of each year, De Fu Publishing will email the author a sales report for the e-book and/or paperback. The report will comprise details of sales over a six-month period, including the price of the book, author royal rate, date of reader purchase, purchase channel, reader payment, relevant distribution channel fees(if any), net proceeds, and author royalties.
Once your royalties exceed US$20, De Fu Publishing will transfer it to your PayPal account at your semi-annual billing. (See the website for more information on how to sign up and utilize PayPal).
About Intellectual Property
As an author, you grant De Fu Publishing the right to issue and promote your work, and the intellectual property rights are entirely yours, and we have no right to transfer or occupy them. We are only implementing a platform for you to publish and distribute your work.
Please fill out the ``Online Submission,`` and we will contact you instantly to negotiate and prepare the publishing collaboration plan.
