Explorer - ^$10,999.00

As an achiever, you’ve always understood that your accomplishments are just waiting in the horizon. Our Explorer package has all the tools and services to help you get started on your journey and discover literary opportunities that await you. With this package, you can enjoy a 24-month Bookseller Program, Video and Podcast interview, and so much more!

This package includes:

The Morgan James Advantage

• Opportunity for Discovery by Morgan James - Morgan James offers many opportunities for self-published authors to achieve success with their books. If you have already published with a Persona package and have put in the necessary effort to make your book attractive to the public, you may be considered for one of Morgan James' imprints.
• Quarterly Launch Strategy Zoom Call - Following the launch of your book, there are further steps to take to guarantee success. For this, you can join a Quarterly Launch Strategy Zoom call with Morgan James' Founder and CEO, David Hancock, who will guide you through creating an effective book launch.
• Free PodMatch Account - For promotional purposes, you can use the service PodMatch to find the perfect podcast to target your book's audience. Think of it like an online dating app, where you match your book with the right podcast show instead of matching dates.
• Morgan James Next Level Event and VIP Dinner - You can join Morgan James Publishing’s Next Level Event and exclusive VIP dinner. The 3-day conference is tailored to all authors who want to take their publishing game to the next level. 

Publishing Features

• Classic Author Support -  All iUniverse packages include one-on-one author support. With our normal process, you will be assisted by author support representatives who specialize in each phase of production. During the publishing process, you will be assisted by a Check-in Coordinator who will assist you in getting your materials finalized and ready for publishing.
• Format Availability - We will publish your book in softcover, hardcover, and e-book. Contact your Publishing Consultant to discuss the trim sizes available for your type of book.
• 75 Image Insertions -  Includes unlimited images for your book’s interior pages. Speak to your Publishing Consultant about color publishing if you’d like these interior images printed in color.
• Book Cover and Interior Design
  • Custom Cover Design - An iUniverse cover designer will help bring your book to life by using image manipulation to incorporate five or more design elements to create a unique cover artwork.
  • Custom Page Design - Customize our industry-standard sample interiors to create a truly unique page layout.

• Interior Revisions - If you’d like to make changes after reviewing your electronic galley, your publishing package includes 2 blocks of 50 interior revisions, so you can be sure that your book reads and looks exactly the way you envisioned before it completes the publishing process.
• Electronic Galley - iUniverse will send you electronic drafts of the cover and interior of the book for your review and approval before your book goes title live.
• ISBN Assignment - Your book will be assigned to an ISBN, a unique identifier to help book buyers easily find and order your book.
• Amazon, Google, and "Barnes & Noble" Preview -  Curious readers get a chance to see a sneak peak of your book—about 20% of it—randomly selected by Amazon or Google or on the Barnes & Noble online bookstore.
• New Releases Section of Bookstore - As soon as it’s published, your book is listed and made available for sale on the iUniverse Online bookstore.
• Online Book Distribution -  After you approve the electronic galleys, your book will be made available through a number of distribution channels so you book can be ordered on popular retail sites like Amazon, Google, and Barnes and Noble. Librarians and booksellers can also order copies through trusted wholesale distributors like Ingram and Baker & Taylor.
• Enhanced Metadata Service - Book metadata details are the information librarians, booksellers, and readers use to search for new titles online or within a database like iPage. It usually contains your author and book information, BISAC categories, associated keywords, keynote and more.
• Set Your Own Price - Set Your Own Price gives you the flexibility to adjust the retail price of the hardcover and paperback formats of your book.

Editorial Services

Registrations

• U.S. Copyright Registration - iUniverse will complete and submit the necessary paperwork to the U.S. Copyright Office in your behalf. The registration process may run anywhere between 6 to 12 months, after which you will receive an official certificate that will verify your book’s coverage under U.S. copyright regulations.
• Library of Congress Registration - With a Library of Congress Control Number, your book will be numbered and linked to the United States Library of Congress, national libraries, bibliographic utilities and other book vendors, making it more accessible for librarians and book retailers.

Book Copies

• 500 Digital Bookstubs for your Promotional Use - You’ll have unlimited access to unique digital BookStubs that you can use in your online or local promotions. Each BookStub code is equivalent to one e-book download that your recipient can redeem through the iUniverse website. 
• $1,000 Credit for Author Volume Book Orders - You are eligible to receive a $1000 credit to your account which can be applied when ordering paperback or hardback versions of your published work.

Marketing

 

Online Marketing

• Regular Website Design with One Year Hosting - A website is a critical element of any marketing strategy. It allows readers to locate you and your book online. Expand your promotional activities and raise your odds of being discovered with a custom website with a free one-year hosting plan.
• Domain Name and Hosting - Once your free one-year hosting period is over, this service guarantees that your website will remain operational and secure for two more years.
• Social Media Kit -  Kickstart your online promotional activities with this comprehensive PDF guide on how to set up your social pages, maintain your social media presence and engage potential readers with a giveaway. Plus, custom book banners are designed for your profile pages.
• Half Page Feature on BookMad online magazine -  Get featured on BookMad, a quarterly web-based magazine where readers can keep up with the latest self-published titles. Visit past issues here.
• Featured Book Placement on iUniverse Bookstore - Boost your visibility on the iUniverse Bookstore for a month in the Featured Books section. 
• Facebook Announcement - Once your book will be available online for readers to purchase, we will announce it on our social media pages. The post will contain a graphic, a summary of your book, and the link to our bookstore page.

Bookstore Marketing

• Book Sales Savvy - Learn how to promote your book to your local libraries and book retailers with this PDF guide.
• Bookseller Returns Program - 24 months - We have no control over whether a bookstore will stock your book, but we can make sure we remove the usual barriers that discourage retailers. When it comes to stocking self-published titles, retailers will always prefer books that are returnable. This option enables them to return unsold copies to the distributors and mitigate their financial risk.
• Digital Sell Sheet - One of our writers will help you create a professionally made sell sheet that you can show to booksellers or include in your media kits.
  
   

Media And Events Marketing

• Press Release - iUniverse will create a one-page press release using the information you provide about your book. Your press release will be sent to 500 media outlets.
• Design support: Print-ready Bookmarks - You’ll be provided with a print-ready bookmark design that you can print on your own or through your local printer and use in your book launch and other promotional campaigns.
• Design support: Print-ready Marketing Materials for Author Events - In any promotional event, you’ll need marketing materials. Maybe you want to display a pull-up banner or send out announcement postcards. Designing these can take time and special skills. Let our experienced designers help you with the creatives each time, which you can then take to your local printer. Plan ahead by sending your design requests at least seven days’ before your printing schedule.
• Video & Podcast Interview on the Author Round-up of The Book Connection - Give more dimension to your story and writing journey through a pre-recorded 15-minute video interview held on zoom. Your interview will be added to the roundup of authors in The Book Connection. The Book Connection online show and podcast is dedicated to up-and-coming self-published authors.

Want to publish full-color images, illustrations, and tables? Talk to your Publishing Consultant about our full-color publishing format. 

Disclaimer: Prices listed do not include applicable taxes (such as sales, use, excise, value-added, goods and services, or other tax), which will be added to the total at the time of purchase. Prices listed do include the copies of the book; the cost of shipping and handling will be calculated and charged after your book is made available for sale.