Welcome, to a simpler way to publish :)
My name is Dave and I wanted to personally welcome you to the MYeBook self-publishing platform!
I founded our startup back in 2012 when the publishing industry was in the midst of digital upheaval. I noticed that the digital-shift in publishing had taken hold in other continents, but Africa had yet to benefit from the self-publishing revolution. My goal from that day forward became to empower authors, poets and industry professionals to make the world of the eBook, a less scary one.
Over the last few years my team and I have been lucky enough to help thousands of writers from across the globe, realise their goals. By providing professional publishing advice and assistance to authors, we have been able to pull what was a distant-dream within reach of the average, self-publishing author-preneur.
I am so excited to be able to help you! I am look forward to publishing your (polished) book - together. See you on the shelves of Amazon!
Dave - Founder of MYeBook.co.za
1. What we don't do.
We are not a free service. We are a digital startup passionate about empowering authors to self-publish. We need to charge fees and turn a profit to be able to help more authors.
We don't traditionally publish.
- This means that all our services are once-off charges.
- No publishing contracts or messy paperwork.
- No commissions will be taken from your royalties. You earn everything. (Up to 70% with Amazon!)
- You also own all copyright on material we help you create.
- You are published in weeks instead of months or years.
We won't critique your manuscript. This is a job of a good editor. We will never tell you that you are not good enough. We help every author to create the most professional book possible. Period.
Most of our business is conducted online. Due to the amount of authors we help, we cannot meet every author in person. We specialise in creating and publishing eBooks - This is a process that is ideally suited to a digital conversation. Don't be upset if we cannot meet you face to face.
2. Help us help you.
Do your homework before getting hold of us.
- Visit our pricing page to understand your publishing-investment
- Read our FAQ pages to answer questions you might have.
- Know what help you need. We can help you with a variety of publishing services. It will really help us if you have done some research here before getting hold of us.
- Read over this list of the most commonly-made mistakes self-publishing authors make.
- Here is a second article on common publishing-related mistakes.
- Here is a second article on common publishing-related mistakes.
- Please treat communication with us in a professional manner. Rather than Whatsapp, send a simple and summarised email detailing the help you need.
3. How to submit - Here is what you should send.
Step 1: Have your manuscript ready in the right format.
- We prefer your manuscript to be sent in MS Word, Adobe InDesign or PDF. (Only if you don’t have the first two formats).
- Authors who are using software like Quark Express or Apple Pages will need to export the manuscript into a common format such as PDF or Word for us to work with.
- Please note that although we can make eBooks using your PDF manuscript this takes us longer and will attract a surcharge.
- Larger files can be shared with us using services like Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer.
Step 2: Understand the typical process for a self-publishing author.
Here is the route that most authors will follow for each book:
- Your draft manuscript is completed in Microsoft Word.
- Editing of the wording by a professional. Read more.
- Let us help you craft a unique sales blurb for the back-cover or Amazon.
- Illustrations, let us help you with images to captivate your reader.
- Cover design for print and/ or eBook. Read more.
- Typesetting, if you want a physical paperback. Read more.
- Creating your eBook, if you want a digital version of your book. Read more.
- Publishing of the eBook and paperback on Amazon.
- Marketing activities such as booking out and building your own professional author website. Read more.
Decide the specific services that we can help you with. Each step of the way will have it's own fees and lead times as described on the individual service pages.
Step 3: Make first contact.
- Fully complete our contact form. Give us as much detail as possible about the help you need.
- Make sure to attach your (MS Word) manuscript to the contact form.