Options | Authorhouse* | CreateSpace | Xlibris* | Mill City Press | Epigraph |
Custom design paperback and eBook with
| $1,899 | $1,342 | $1,849 | $2,496 | $1,297 |
Cost to purchase 50 paperbacks* | $480 | $163 | $480 | $294 | $299 |
Total package cost | $2,379 | $1,505 | $2,329 | $2,790 | $1,596 |
Royalty amount based on 19.95 retail* | $1.99 | $8.72/4.73 | $1.99 | $8.47 | up to $9.66 |
Ability to set own wholesale discount | no | no | no | no | yes |
Ability to set own retail price | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
Includes library of congress registration | $75 | yes | $75 | yes | yes |
Additional to add hardcover format | $900 | not available | $900 | $599 | $275 |
Includes Bowkers (Books in Print) registration | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
Unlimited graphics | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
Ability to sell at 'trade' terms through
| no | yes | no | yes | yes |
Ability to use your own imprint name | no | $99 | no | no | included |
Offset printing available | no | no | no | yes | yes |
Marketing Consultation | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
Professional Publishing Consultation | no | no | no | no | yes |
Author ownership of print files | no | no | no | yes | yes |
Ownership of eBook files | company | company | company | author | author |
Bulk quantity discounts on book purchases | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
Bold: best price or service exclusive | Italics: second best price | *AuthorHouse (AH) and *Xlibris (XL) are Author Solutions companies. |
Mutiple format publishing costs (paperback, hardcover, eBook) | Cost |
AuthorHouse | $2,799 |
Xlibris | $2,799 |
CreateSpace | not available |
Mill City Press | $3,095 |
Epigraph | $1,572 |