What is POD (print on demand)?
Print on demand (POD) is a method of producing books or other media a small number at a time. With print on demand, a printer produces hard copies of a book from a digital file. That way, the book is only printed when someone buys it. With KPS, an author gives us word files and image files for us to format their book and we create a print-ready version of the file.
POD is different from mass-market publishing. Traditional publishers generally print thousands of copies of a given book all at once. This creates a lower cost per copy, but it requires a large publishing company that can foot the bill for all that printing and storage up front. Publishers take most of the money from book sales, and the author gets only a little bit. KPS gives you financial control by making it possible and profitable to print a small run of books at a time 25 or more are required for ordering.
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What is the maximum number of images that I can submit?
There is no set maximum number of images you can submit. You can, of course, put multiple images on each page; however, the more images you submit the smaller they will appear on the page. Also, the maximum number of images included as part of any preset Picture Book package is 48. Any number of images beyond those included in the service will need to be purchased as an Add-On service.
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What fonts and colors can be used?
The KPS consultant designer will review your suggestions for
the font themes and color families that you are interested in having in your book. You can choose from any of the following font styles: Arial, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style, Garamond, Tahoma, Times New Roman and Verdana.
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I have images already; can I get a writer to create my text? OR I have the text already; will you find me an illustrator?
At this time, Kennedy Publishing Services are tailored for authors who have both the images and the text of their book ready for publication.
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Who is the publisher, me or Kennedy Publishing Services?
KPS is a publishing services provider that allows authors to become their own publishers. Kennedy Publishing Services makes no claims or restrictions on the ownership of your work. You are free to offer your work elsewhere or to remove it from KPS at any time. In addition our name can be removed from the book and replaced with your own publishing title.
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What rights do Kennedy Publishing Services have over my work?
Kennedy Publishing Services is designed to give control directly to the creators and owners of content. When publishing with Kennedy Publishing Services, you hold copyright over all of your content and we never ask you to give up any rights to us. We want to do whatever we can to discourage the violation of intellectual property rights.
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Can I use Kennedy Publishing Services in conjunction with another publishing company?
Can I use Kennedy Publishing Services in conjunction with another publishing company?
Kennedy Publishing Services does not restrict the marketing of your work, but other companies may do so. Make sure you understand the terms and conditions of all the businesses you deal with. We urge authors to take advantage of all the sales venues available to them.
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My work is not in English and/or I live outside of the United States. Can I still publish with Kennedy Publishing Services?
Absolutely! You have total control over your work at KPS, including the language in which you choose to publish. Currently all items ordered from Kennedy Publishing are shipped from the United States, so shipping to international destinations will be slower than within the U.S.
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