What We Offer
Self-Publishing Coaching and A-la Cart Services for Authors
From Idea to Impact: Get your Book DONE!
Let us be the guide by your side during your publishing process!
All services are custom quoted.
At Bannon River Books, we aim to support all your publishing needs, no matter where you are in the process.
Our services are unique in that everything is custom built for you. There’s no upselling of services you don’t need, or trying to talk you into letting us do something you’re capable of doing yourself.
Working with us you get:
- Up-to-date advice on industry standards
- Step-by-step support for the things you want to do yourself
- Advice on the pitfalls and risks in publishing – and how to avoid them
- Plans to pivot when things don’t go quite right (People often come to us with work done badly by someone else – we will fix it!)
- A marvelous cheering squad that believes in YOU and your book, and can’t wait to help make your publishing dreams come true.
We offer:
- Editing and manuscript reviews
- Book design and art direction
- Marketing (Social media support, metadata research, press releases, speaking, and so much more!)
- Audio books (Consults, narration, audio engineering, etc.)
- Lesson plan and workbook/workshop development
Need something else? Hourly consult packages can be arranged!
Book Design & Art Direction
Cover Design: .Whomever said people don’t judge a book by it’s cover never worked in publishing. A professional eye-catching cover is the first thing people see about your book and the thing that’s going to inspire them to check it out.
Interior Layout and Formatting: Children’s book layout should marry illustrations and text in fun and engaging ways. Full length books for adults should be highly polished and create an enjoyable reading experience. We do both – and provide you files for both print and digital distribution.
Art Direction: If you’re a children’s book author and never worked with an artist before, you might need some help! We offer illustrator search services, as well as artistic direction on working with your artist to bring your vision to life and get the most out of their creative genius.
Editing & Manuscript Review
Did you know there are several types of editing?
Developmental editing can range from help on story arc, interest, plot development, and concept clarity and organization for all books.
Line editing is just that – the editor works line by line ensuring consistent flow and voice, as well as sentence structure.
Copy editing is what most people think of when they hear editing. Here’s where we check for grammar, syntax, and typos, etc.
Children’s Book Manuscript Review: This is formal process where our certified educator reviews your children’s book for appropriate language by developmental level, word count, story flow, character development, etc.
A consult on how to best pair words with illustrations is available as an add-on.
All editing is for Children’s Books and Non-Fiction Books only. We do not currently offer editing for adult fiction books.
Marketing
Book Descriptions: Setting up a strong book description can actually make or break your success, especially in online sales. Using proven and carefully honed copywriting sales techniques, we’ll make your book stand out amongst the rest to potential buyers.
Amazon Key Words and Categories Research: One of the absolute necessities to getting your book seen on Amazon is a strong metadata set-up, consisting of keywords and targeted book categories. We’ll do the research and provide you a list of recommendations, as well as directions on how to load these into your KDP account if you need those! .
Author Bio: An enticing bio lets your readers know more about you! Schools love to see a great bio too! You’ll complete a short questionnaire and get back a 1-2 paragraph bio that you can use on your book cover, website, media outreach, etc.
Book Launch Plan: The pre-marketing ahead of launch and first 30 days of a book launch are key to gaining traction. We’ll provide a custom plan, including: an audience building roadmap, social media images and support, and vetted advertising recommendations
If all goes well, not only will you have a great launch, you’ll get several Amazon reviews as well. How do we get every book we help launch into #1 spots in their categories? This is how!
Social Media Support: What the heck do authors post on social media? Does anyone WANT to hear about my book over and over? Our social media expert will help you craft a fun and engaging social media plan to grow your audience and encourage sales.
Marketing Audit: Have a book out but struggling with sales? Book us for an audit of your current website, Amazon listing, and social media, and then get a custom report with suggested changes and a social media strategy plan to move you forward.
Audio Books and Add-Ons
Amplify your book’s reach!
Audiobooks: Everyone is listening to audiobooks! Per 2023 consumer data, more than half of the US population 18+ has now listened to an audiobook, making the audiobook market nearly 3.5 billion dollars. If you don’t have an audio book yet, you’re missing out on this ever growing market. Our audiobook expert is here to help.
Lesson Plans: Children’s book authors can make great extra money and spread their book’s message by engaging in school visits. Make your offer stand out with a beautifully designed multi-level and age-targeted lesson plan. Or, offer a lesson plan as a freebie on your website to entice people to get your book or join your email list.
Workbooks and Workshops: You’ve written a book and you want to help your audience go deeper on your topic. And now that you’re a published author, you’re naturally seen as an authority on a subject. Companion workbooks and workshops help you broaden your reach and expand your impact on the world. Using adult learning theory and eye catching design, we’ll help you craft add-ons to your book that you can take to the community.
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Don’t see what you need here but still want a detailed consult session?
Want us to complete some publishing tasks on your behalf? Need something above and beyond your purchased package? We can add on for custom one-on-one work time.
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