Publishing services for self-publishers

Two jobs that hold up a lot of books are an ISBN and a print-ready cover. I do both for $20 each, and you can order on this page.

Need cover design from scratch or the inside of your book formatted? Book a free 25-minute discovery call and tell me what you need.

What I can do for you

ISBN for your book

$20 per book format, one-time

I assign one ISBN to one book format (ebook, paperback, hardcover or audiobook) and send you its barcode. The ISBN is registered with Bowker under my imprint, Urgesta AS, so Urgesta AS is the publisher name on Amazon KDP.

You choose how many ISBNs you need in the checkout, one for each book format. A paperback, a hardcover and an ebook need three.

Order an ISBN for $20

Print cover formatting

$20 one-time

You send me your finished Kindle cover. I turn it into a print-ready IngramSpark wrap cover for a paperback or hardback, with the artwork, barcode, back-cover blurb and spine text, and deliver it as a PDF.

Order print cover formatting for $20

Order your ISBN

$20 for each ISBN, one ISBN for each book format. Choose the quantity in the checkout. After you pay, email me the book title, subtitle, author name, publication date, format and genre, and I assign the ISBN and send you the barcode.

Checkout not showing? Open the checkout on its own page.

Order print cover formatting

$20 one-time. After you pay, send me your finished Kindle cover, and I send back the print-ready wrap cover as a PDF.

Checkout not showing? Open the checkout on its own page.

Questions

Why do I need a separate ISBN for each format?

Each format of a book (ebook, paperback, hardcover, audiobook) has its own ISBN. A paperback, a hardcover and an ebook need three. In the checkout you choose how many ISBNs you need.

What happens after I pay for an ISBN?

Email me the book title, subtitle, author name, publication date, format and genre. I assign the ISBN, register it with Bowker and send you the barcode. Bowker can take a few days to update the global index that Amazon reads, so allow for that before you publish.

What do I need for print cover formatting?

A finished Kindle cover. I use it to build the print wrap cover for IngramSpark, with the barcode, your back-cover blurb and the spine text.

Do you design covers or format the inside of books?

Yes, but those two are quoted for your book, so there is no checkout. Book a free 25-minute discovery call and tell me what you need.

Need something else?

Cover design from scratch and interior book formatting start with a conversation.