Book starter Membership
Your book
So you're publishing your Book at Thumbnail! Very soon you will have a permanent record copy held at The British Libraries as a lasting legacy to your creative achievement.
At Thumbnail we like to continue the working relationship well beyond the work of designing & printing your Book. This Membership suits the Author who wants to work with Thumbnail in the longer term to actively promote, celebrate, share & sell the Books.
meta data
As a Registered Publishing House, Thumbnail has a professional account with Book Nielsen & Gardners Wholesaler Both are key players in the Book Publishing Industry. The Meta Data gathered by Nielsen is used to showcase every single Book catalogued online. The more info they hold for your Book, the more likely it is to sell. This Membership includes premium service at Nielsen, allowing regular updates for your Book.
isbn
Your ISBN is unique to your Book. It is a permanent numerical code, recognised globally by leading platforms in the Book Selling industry. It also carries a prefix which denotes its owner, in this case, Thumbnail. It can never be sold or transferred, meaning we are bound professionally together forever as Author & Publisher of your Book.
NB: Your ISBN registration is dependent on you maintaining a permanent Membership at Thumbnail.
title weblets
A Micro Website, dedicated to promoting just your Book to prospective purchasers.
The domain is your Book Title & is beautifully designed to showcase the Book, complete with animated previews of sample pages, buying links to the Book & a Reviews page. This stylish Marketing tool for your publication is a bolt-on feature to Book Author Membership.
£199.00 inc 2 years hosting
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sales
As part of your Book Author Membership, Thumbnail will ensure that all ISBN registrations & Sales Links to your Book are maintained as planned during your project.
Our most commonly used platforms are Waterstones online, Foyles online and Amazon. In order to sell your Books via these global outlets, Thumbnail will negotiate on your behalf to agree Sales Terms & Profits Shares to both you the Author and us the Publisher.
PRINT promote
Thumbnail offers a comprehensive list of Printed Products, useful to assist you with promoting your Book eg Art Cards & Prints. If Printing is of interest to you, please also refer to our info sheet for Art Storage Membership which details more benefits, products & services available to you under this Membership.
If you would like Thumbnail to promote & sell your Book on your behalf, please contact us for details on Combined Marketing Author Membership.