Publishing Process

Learn how you can become a published author in less than 20 days.

ADVANTAGES OF PRO-PUBLISHING


Pro-Publishing with Notion Press offers authors the best of both worlds – The attention and care of a publishing expert coupled with the independence of being a self-published author.

Guided Publishing

All Pro-Publishing packages come with a dedicated project manager to assist you during the publishing process.

Professional Design

Create great looking books. Design, Print and Publish books and eBooks that are fully compliant with international standards.

Managed Inventory

Print more, Sell more. We manage and refill your inventory periodically at no cost to the author to make sure your book always stay in stock.

International Online Distribution

Reach more people. Distribute your books and eBooks via our distribution partners around the world. We also provide an ISBN for your book.

Qualify for Bookstore Distribution

All books published via Pro-Publishing will be evaluated for consistent sales during every quarter, and the top selling books are distributed to physical bookstores like Oxford, Higginbothams, Crossword bookstore, etc.

Post-Publishing Support

As a pro-author, you are eligible for free email support after your book has been published. You can also join the author community to discuss promotion and marketing techniques with other published authors like you.



PUBLISHING PROCESS




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Create an Account

Sign-up for an author account with Notion Press, It takes only a minute. You can publish a new book or talk to our publishing consultant to learn more about pro-publishing.


Enter Book Details

After sign-up is complete, visit the author dashboard to start a new book. You can then enter your book details and proceed to the next step.

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Submit Sample

Submit two sample chapters/poems/stories from your manuscript. Our editorial team will review in less than 24 hours and you will be notified via email about the status of the review.


Submit Manuscript

Once your sample has been approved by our editorial team, you can submit your full manuscript, cover design concept, author bio and other details as specified in our secure submission form.

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Choose a Package

The next step is to select a publishing package. You can pay online using Credit Card, Debit Card or Netbanking. You can also pay via Cheque, Demand Draft or Direct Bank Transfer.


Project Review

After we receive the payment along with your manuscript submission, a Project Manager will be assigned to assist you via phone and email with all aspects of pre-publishing and post-publishing operations.

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Sample Creation

From the design concepts you provide, our designers will create two samples of your book cover. Select the sample you like the most and suggest changes on the selected sample to get the cover of your dreams. Your book interior files will be created based on international standards for book design. You may suggest minor structural changes at this point. Major overhaul to the content will not be possible as the layout will then have to be completely redone. Authors opting for promotional posters and book video trailers will get samples of these elements in addition to the book cover and interior files.


Fix Retail Price

Once the book cover and interior samples are approved, your Project Manager will suggest a ‘Recommended Minimum MRP’ for your book. The recommended MRP is calculated by our costing team after taking into account the printing and distribution costs associated with a book. You are free to set any MRP above the recommended minimum MRP.

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Final Review

A final digital copy of the cover and interior file is sent to you for approval. No changes to the content or cover files are allowed at this step. You will also receive other digital assets like eBook cover files, 3D book cover files of your book for promoting your book. Upon approval, the files are sent for printing. Our turn-around time for printing is 5 to 7 business days.


Distribution

At this stage, your books and eBooks are listed on our ecommerce partner websites from where your readers can buy them. Complimentary copies are also shipped to you. A book page is created for each book with the links to buy the book on all our channel partner stores. You may use this link for promoting your book on your social networks, blogs and any place you find appropriate. You can login to your author dashboard to view online sales reports and also place orders for additional print copies of your book. Profit payments are done once every 90 days.

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