The publishing world is on the verge of change with all of the amazing technology on the market today like the iPad, Kindle and Nook. Print books are becoming less and less common. Digital books allow readers to have thousands of books not only at a cheaper cost, but to have them all conveniently on one device.
Why do I want to let Happy Valley Bookstore help me publish online?
It can be a daunting task to get a story or novel prepped and formatted correctly so that it can be published through the various online publishers like Smashwords, Lulu, and Google Books. Any of you who have previously worked with these sites can attest to this! And what's more, the idea of marketing your book and finding a way to make it stand out among a sea of thousands of other books can seem nearly impossible. Happy Valley Bookstore can help with both. We are experts in formatting books to be placed in the premium catalogs of online publishing companies so that your books can appear on:
Barnes & Noble
Borders
iBookstore
Coming Soon: Amazon
Works will also be featured on happyvalleybookstore.com. Our site will only display books that fit in with the family-friendly genre, making it much easier for your audience to find and appreciate your work.
What does “family-friendly” mean?
Family-friendly literature is anything that would be considered appropriate for most ages. Family-friendly books will not include graphic language, crude word images or humor, or explicit descriptions.
How do I submit my work and become an author? If you would like to us to consider your work for publication, it must be reviewed to verify it complies with our family-friendly standards. You can email submissions to: happyvalleybookstore@gmail.com. Any readable document format is acceptable since your submissions are only for review. Happy Valley Bookstore will send you an email response within 48 hours stating that we received your submission and will begin a review of the work. You will be notified within 30 days if your work has been accepted for publication with Happy Valley Bookstore. If accepted, author will be sent an Author Agreement with further details.
How much does it cost and what do I get?
Word Count1 - 35,000 35,000 – 100,000 100,000-150,000 150,000+
One-time Publishing Fee $75 $100 $125 $175
You receive the following for your one-time publishing fee:
Document formatting which will qualify your book for premium catalogs
Basic cover art graphic
Free marketing through our website
A chance to earn money on your book rather than let it collect virtual dust on your computer.
Do I get paid royalties?
Of course! You receive 80% of all royalties received through Happy Valley Bookstore's affiliate companies. For example, Smashwords pays its authors 70-85% of the cost of the book, we pay you 80% of that 70-85%. The 20% Happy Valley Bookstore receives pays for the hosting/maintenance of our website.
Is there a contract? Do I still have the copyright of my work?
You can download and view our contract here. You will note that Author retains all copyrights to their work.
Can I publish with a print publisher later even if I've already published online with Happy Valley Bookstore?
You sure can. Authors retain all copyrights. The only thing we ask is that once we have published your book and posted it to our site, that you allow us to have it up for at least a year. This gives both the author and Happy Valley Bookstore more time to earn money on the work. And in our case, helps us pay for web hosting.
