Publishing a book is very similar to building a startup business: one will need to invest time, money and effort to creating the best book, giving book readers what they want and making a profit for oneself and one’s author-clients.

Library Tales Publishing is a book publishing company located in New York City. As a personal business-oriented general book publisher, we treat our publishing clients as we would business partners by employing what we call the “Publishing Partnership” strategy. We don’t just send you a royalty check every other month; we are available for you 7 days (yes, 7 days) a week, every week. We call, communicate, give and receive ideas, contribute and ask you to contribute toward the financial success of your book and the personal success of your brand name.

In other words, we are working with you to create the best product and to achieve greater success for both you and the corporation. As your business partners, we will get you involved in creating a business and marketing plan, and helping us choose the best strategy for promoting and marketing your book.

We use technologically advanced publishing tools to make it easier than ever to monitor and contribute to the success of your book publishing venture. Our ever-expanding digital distribution system is growing by the day, and our published books are available in every bookstore In the United States.

We also have great new printing options that will help make sure your published book stands out as high quality. We use higher-quality paper, more vibrant colors, larger sizes, add-ons and unique printing methods that meet the highest standards available to the book publishing industry today.

We create a unique brand strategy and build a creative marketing plan for your book, all to create the best product and the best brand. Want to get started?

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Library Tales Publishing Services distinguishes itself from other distributors or publishers who distribute third-party content in a number of ways. Our unparalleled expertise, and cutting-edge technologies are available to all of our client publishers. We provide a rare combination of large-scale efficiency and attention to detail that is critical to navigate today's increasingly complex market place successfully. Through our services, clients can expect to achieve significant improvements in business performance while minimizing operating costs and personal capital expenditures.

 As a book publisher and distributor, we fulfill the unique business needs of each author by offering flexibility, timely feedback, and exceptional customer service. We are eager to share our extensive resources with clients in a concerted effort to foster sales growth while maximizing efficiency through each part of the supply chain. Our clients can expect the highest standard of service, and can benefit from the strong relationships Library Tales Publishing has with its online and offline vendors and customers. 

Our clients benefit from our strong relationships with our vendors and customers, as well as our position as an industry innovator; Library Tales Publishing has dedicated resources throughout the organization, structured to give the highest level of service to our publisher clients.

If you have a manuscript you would like us to consider for publication, you may send us a complete manuscript or a sample chapter online.

Library Tales Publishing will consider submissions, proposals, manuscripts, or queries online.

FAQ 

Do I need an agent to submit to Library Tales Publishing? Library Tales Publishing welcome agented submissions, but we don’t require them.

 May I submit a manuscript published by other publishers? No. Library Tales Publishing will not consider re-releases.

How long will I have to wait for a response? Once a submission has been received, responses can take up to 30 business days.

Are you a self publishing company? No, Library Tales Publishing is a general publisher / distributor. We do not offer self publishing services.

How much does it cost to get published? There is no financial cost, Library Tales Publishing carries the costs of publishing, marketing and distributing your book.

What is the process of being published with Library Tales Publishing? After negotiating and signing a contract, our outstanding customer service representatives will work with you to create a business plan, marketing plan and set goals for promotions and distributions. We conduct a focus group to gather and evaluate target market information and adjust our business plan in accordance with the results.

What are your terms of contract? May I review the contract? Our contract is for ten years, requires full rights, including digital, print and film rights, and is fully negotiable. All details are available for review when we offer a contract for your book.

How soon after acceptance will my book be released?  Books can be released within seven or ten months of being contracted, or they can take up to two years.

What about marketing, promotions and distribution for my book? Library Tales Publishing promotes advertisements both online and offline, as well as submitting your book for reviews in newspapers, book review sites and magazines. We also assist authors in scheduling book signings and attend numerous conferences and book fairs.

We provide our authors with the opportunity to promote their books and maintain an online presence and connect with their readers. If an author cannot build a website, we will create one for them; we distribute our books through various booksellers, independent bookstores, gift shops and general bookstores, as well as Amazon, Kindle, iStore, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and large, small and medium bookstores. Library Tales Publishing runs its own marketing, distribution and fulfillment division in New York which sell its books and products nationwide.
 

What services can I find with Library Tales Publishing that I cannot find with other publishers?  Library Tales Publishing provide authors with opportunities that they cannot find anywhere else, such as screenplay conversions and submissions to movie studios and agents, nationwide distribution, audio-book recordings and the opportunity to make your publishing dreams come true.

What kind of royalties can I expect to receive? Royalties vary by author. We usually give out 30% in royalties every 60 days.

What about copyrights? Authors retain 100% of their copyrights. However, Library Tales Publishing may retain  film and merchandising rights for the book.

Will I have final approval of graphics and format? We make the creative decisions together, based on the focus group’s results.