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Ever wonder how specialty book covers are made? On a beautiful Wednesday in August, the Victory Vision Publishing team toured a print shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to learn more about how we can make your vision a reality—even when your vision is outside the box.Oddly-shaped children’s books in sizes that Amazon won’t produce are a possibility, as well as journals or hardcover books with delightful varieties of foil embossing—again, not something an author can set up from their Kindle Direct Publishing page. What use cases do you have for some kind of specialty printing?
by Adam Fleming
Ever wonder how specialty book covers are made?
On a beautiful Wednesday in August, the Victory Vision Publishing team toured a print shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to learn more about how we can make your vision a reality—even when your vision is outside the box.
Oddly-shaped children’s books in sizes that Amazon won’t produce are a possibility, as well as journals or hardcover books with delightful varieties of foil embossing—again, not something an author can set up from their Kindle Direct Publishing page.
What use cases do you have for some kind of specialty printing? Our tour guide Michael showed us a really fancy cover they did for a well-known fantasy author. I don’t read a lot of fantasy but I recognized the name immediately. “We printed 150,000 of these for a Kickstarter release,” he said, “and they charged $200 per copy.” Most authors would be well-advised to make a specialty print run between 100 and 1000 copies, if they are going to do it at all.
We are excited to add this as a service to our production packages to the author envisioning truly bespoke covers!
The bottom line is that publishing through and selling only on Amazon severely limits your creativity and your potential to make money on your book, while taking advantage of ways to make your project truly special can create fans for life.
Even self-publishing authors can have incredible products to sell and make you stand out above the crowd, whether you’re going to fairs and book festivals, speaking to audiences and leading workshops, or selling specialty products only available through your website. Here are a few ideas to spark your imagination.
Talk to us today to learn more about how your special vision can become a reality!
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Adam G. Fleming, PCC, is an ICF certified coach and trainer. He has trained people in coaching skills around the world and has also led other seminars as speaker and facilitator. Using both traditional and DIY methods, Adam has published 13 books in a variety of genres, and serves as the CEO and lead ghostwriter for Victory Vision Publishing, Inc. He lives in Goshen, Indiana, with his wife Megan and their four children. Contact: adam@victoryvision.org.
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