NOBLE HOUSE EDITION

Noble House meets the needs of new or lesser-known authors through a complete program of copy editing, design, production, publicity, and copyrighting in your name, as well as advertising, promotion, subsidiary rights, storage, and distribution. When your manuscript is accepted by our editors for the Noble House imprint, we produce and promote your book as a Noble House title. We determine the best specifications for your book, including size, type styles, cover design, and retail price (although we work closely with you on all of these elements).

Production Specifications

Trim Size:  5½ x 8½, 6 x 9, 7 x 10, or 8½ x 11 inches

Text Pages:  No less than 96 pages

Text Printing:  Black on 50# or 60# white offset, or other paper stock

Cover:  2-color dustjacket designed by our art department

Quantity:  1,000 copies

Binding:  Hardcover

Imprint:  Noble House

The specifications listed above are flexible. Alternate specifications may be arranged by contacting our Director of Publications at 800-873-2003.

Marketing & Promotion Specifications

• Notification of publication/ordering information sent to over 300 regional, national & international contacts, i.e., book buyers at national and regional bookstore chains, library distributors, retail chain book sellers, wholesalers, major online book sellers, book reviewers, review publications, newspapers, magazines, trade journals, specialty book and gift markets

• All titles are available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, Books-a-Million.com, and our online catalog at www.americanliterarypress.com

• Review copies of book sent to book buyers, book reviewers, and print and broadcast media

• Professionally prepared guidelines on promotion and publicity for author

• Professionally written press release master

• Professionally designed book promotion flyer master

• Professionally written and designed advertising master(s) for two standard ad sizes

• 100 promotional copies of book provided to author

• Placement of barcoded book data on each book in accordance with industry standards

• Copyright of book in author's name

• International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and Library of Congress Card Catalog (LC)

• All warehousing, order processing, fulfillment, collections, and accounting performed by American Literary Press

• Semiannual sales reports and royalty statements

• 45% royalty on net sales

• Discounts on reprints

• Provides services for two years from date of contract (renewable upon endorsement of author and publisher)

We provide all of these services for a fee based on your manuscript’s length, the number of photographs or illustrations, and the complexity of editing and typesetting required. Noble House is your best alternative if you wish to be involved with an extensive advertising and marketing campaign designed to promote both your finished book and you, as an author, on a national and international level.

"The cover for my book is especially appealing, both in quality and artistry. The binding used has received plaudits from those experienced in book design. The promotional materials applaud the writer and create interest in the development of characters in the storyline of the book."

Dalton Stephenson
And the Willows Wept