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ISBN assignment. iUniverse assigns every title an ISBN (Inter national Standard Book Number)—a machine-readable thirteendigit number that uniquely identifies your book for retailers and libraries.
In addition, you will be eligible for a wide range of features and services (described in Chapter 7), that are either included or available as options in the Select, Premier, and Premier Plus packages. These services include: •
Professional editorial services. iUniverse offers the same array of editorial services—from the same pool of professional freelancers—that you’d get from a traditional publisher. Starting with the cornerstone of our editorial services line-up, the iUniverse Editorial Evaluation, we are dedicated to helping you make your book the best it can be, and we offer every type of editing available—from basic copyediting to advanced developmental editing and even ghostwriting.
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Industry-standard cover design. In addition to the custom cover we create for each title, our new Design Concept Evaluation, offered in our Premier Plus package, ensures that the all-important cover of your book not only represents your vision but is also suitable for the competitive marketplace.
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Publicity and marketing support. Once your book is published, our marketing and publicity services help you create a unique and dynamic platform from which to effectively promote and sell your book—from a Marketing Toolkit that will help you create custom promotional materials to our clipping service, which will keep track of your successes in the media. For titles that receive the iUniverse Editor’s Choice distinction, there are other comprehensive services and tools available, including the option to hire a personal publicist who will aggressively seek outlets to get your book noticed. © 2006 iUniverse, Inc. All rights reserved.