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Indie publishing is producing your book using independent service providers such as an editor, illustrator, proofreader, book cover artist, formatter, etc. Once you have a professional product, you publish it using Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon), Ingram, Smashwords, or other printer. The key is you keep ALL the royalties and do not share the royalties with any other person or company. You keep all rights to your book.

Hybrid publishing is using a company that may or may not pay you an advance. The hybrid company provides the formatting and book cover for you but the other services you pay for such as editing, illustrating, proofreading, etc. This type of publisher will take a portion of your royalties, but will not help you market/promote your book nor help you build readership. They keep your publishing rights for the length of your contract.

Traditional publishing is the hardest to acquire. All your upfront expenses are paid for by the publisher. You receive an advance on your sales, too. But the publisher expects you to vigorously participate in marketing/promotion. You are required to have a large following in social media. If your book does not sell, you may be required to pay back the advance. Traditional publishers keep the majority portion of your royalties and keep your publishing rights for the length of your contract.

Christian Authors Community & Services offers you all the services you need to produce a professional product for publishing. We do not publish. We do not keep any royalties. We do not keep printing or distribution rights. All book rights belong to you.

Major key to remember. You must have a well-written book to sell well.

The mention of marketing scares the sox off of authors. Even promotion makes them nervous. So, we will be referring to Readership Building in the community. Tom Blubaugh is a Readership Building Coach. This will be our ongoing emphasis. Our purpose is to help you build a community of readers.

Although readership building includes some marketing strategies it is different. It is totally relational. It is slower, deeper, and produces long term connections, which is what authors need desperately. It's quality over quantity but this quality will result in a higher quantity of readers.

Yes! We call it a la carte services. Click here.

You have complete control over your book cover. Our artist will consult with you and build it from your own idea or will design a fresh, new cover geared exactly to your book's content and your taste.

Our experienced, website designer will assess your website and consult with you about how to fix what you don't like, or design a new site for you. It is all included in the REAL STUFF Manuscript Bundle price.

We have two accomplished writing coaches on staff. No matter which genre you write in, we can help. You can choose to develop your writing craft skills or you can use our ghostwriter to produce your book idea. Either way, you'll produce a professional product.

Tom and Gina have more than 75 years of combined experience in marketing. They have used all the skills they have honed to design a program that will teach you how to build your readership for your book. This includes general marketing principles, email list building, using social media, and other principles.

Many of Christian Author Community & Services members felt the same way until they found us. We will be with you every step of the way, or if you decide to go it alone and do it yourself, we will be there for you as much as you need us. We have a forum where you can talk to other members. There is no need to isolate yourself when you have Christian Authors Community & Services.