Book Publishing ~ Affordable & Collaborative
"In this world of fluid events and electronic images we still aspire permanence."
We publish books quickly and correctly at an affordable price. You've worked long and hard getting just the right words down on paper. Your manuscript is ready to be published and you're ready to share it with the world; Robertson Publishing makes it happen. We make the path from manuscript to books in hand smooth, straight, and even. Then we help you promote your book with some marketing tools. You retain all rights to your manuscript and will receive royalties based on sales. |
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We publish quality paperbacks, hardbound books, and booklets,
in full color or black & white, and we offer several sizes. We provide coaching to help you format your book and get it ready for publication in the best and most economical way. We can even help you with the cover design. We'll assign an ISBN and Barcode number; then we'll print one book, or as many as you need, whenever you need them. We pay as much attention to your book's production as we do to the final product. |
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We support and enable your marketing and sales activities.
We'll publish your book and submit your title to Ingram Books, Baker and Taylor, Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com, and other major distributors in the US and UK. We'll take your book cover image and put it on business cards, postcards, bookmarks, or other sales items. We'll create and host a webpage focused on your books and writing career. Then we'll fulfill orders, track sales, and pay you royalties. |
~ To encourage Young Authors we are offering special discounts off the title setup cost. ~
Call for more information.
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There are 2,587 companies on the web that want to publish your next book. Of these, there are 117 reasonably good ones that specialize in Print-on-Demand books. Of these 117, there are five really good ones that actually support the sales and marketing of your books with more than just the usual bookseller links. Robertson Publishing is one of the five. |
Exciting Offer For Our New Clients |
We will submit your title to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Ingram, and Baker & Taylor,
Bertram Books (UK), Gardners Books (UK), and others Free for the first year plus... |
We'll help you with your Marketing and Sales efforts by designing and hosting a
Webpage to advertise your book(s) with links to Amazon and Barnes&Noble.com.
And to promote your new title we'll give you your choice of...
100 Free Business Cards or 100 Bookmarks or 100 Postcards
(Each will have a full color image of the book cover and ISBN number on one side.
The other side will list the book title, the back cover text, and author's web address.)
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Robertson Publishing is located 50 miles south of San Francisco in downtown Los Gatos, California. We began designing and manufacturing books in the mid 1970s for Sky Oaks Productions, a publisher of educational materials who is still our largest client after all these years. In 1988 we came out with Ellipsis..., a literary magazine published as a series of books, and we've been in the publishing business ever since. The industry has changed over the past 20 years and we've changed with it—Print-on-Demand technology saves time and money for our clients. We no longer have to print hundreds of books in order to offer our authors the best print price.
Once we have your Press-Ready PDFs you could be holding the PrePress copy of your book in as little as ten business days. After you approve the PrePress we release the title for full distribution and about two weeks later you'll see your title on Amazon, and Barnes&Noble.com. When orders for your book start coming in we'll handle fulfillment, track your sales, and send you quarterly sales activity reports with your royalty check.
And if you want to revise your book after it has been out for a while, no problem, we'll pull the file back, process your changes, and upload your new file. The next book printed will be your revised edition.
Scheduling a Book Signing Event? You can order as many books as you need, when you need them. There is no minimum and orders of 50 or more qualify for a discount. The books will be on your doorstep in about 15 business days so plan your orders accordingly, allow extra time for holidays, and remember you can always have your books shipped to a specified destination.
The barrier to entry has been lowered. It's much easier to get published with Robertson Publishing than with the traditional publishing houses or by trying to self-publish on your own. Our knowledge and experience of customer needs and printing issues is vast. We're here to serve our authors in any way we can. |
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The Publishing Process ~ Overview
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Our Publishing Fees & Marketing Options
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Client/Author's Checklist - getting ready
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Book Gallery - some titles we've published
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Words of Wisdom - from Famous Authors |
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Consider us your sales and marketing resource for advertising. We can provide items to promote your title.
Each item below will have a full color image of your front cover:
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"Meet the Author" Banners
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Book-in-a-Booklet™ Self-Mailers
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Press Release Copies |
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Add'l Marketing Services |
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 Some very useful information awaits you in the Toolkit Section of this website
A guide to writing a press release and sample |
Marketing tips |
Radio station contacts (names, phone numbers, etc) |
Book review tips |
Software sources |
Contest links |
We've also identified some of the best online links for our writers and authors. If you discover a great site send us the link and we will consider adding it to our online link page.
When you register we'll also send you our booklet: Out the Door ~ Tips for getting your book published quickly and easily. This handy guide explains ISBN numbers, PDFs, Barcodes, what software to use, plus sample instructions on how to format your manuscript for publication. Out the Door is straightforward and easy to understand. Register and you'll receive your free copy in about 5 days.
Once you register your Toolkit login and password
will be emailed to you.
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Call us for additional information and coaching assistance.
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We are concerned with protecting your privacy and confidentiality and we understand that users of our site are also concerned about their information and privacy. We want to assure all our guests that their information and data will not be used for any purpose unintended by them. (View our Privacy Policy)
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A little price comparison...
Want to sign lots and lots of books at your next event?
We manufacture the same high quality books as our competitors but at Robertson Publishing your cost is much lower.
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Example of Author's per book price
(Based on a 120 Page Small Perfect Bound B/W Book Retailing for 12.95)
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Per book cost via a Competitor
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Per book cost at Robertson Publishing
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The History of Children's Book Week ~ "A great nation is a reading nation."
In a small library on a November afternoon in 1921, a stiff-lipped lady was busy with her scissors, shearing off the bottom third of Jessie Willcox Smith's poster for Children's Book Week. A poster showing books scattered in joyous abandon on the floor was more than she could bear to display!
Our attitude toward children and their enjoyment of books has undergone considerable change since that day. The creation and growth of Children's Book Week has both resulted from and influenced this transformation.
Since 1919, Children's Book Week has been celebrated nationally in schools, libraries, bookstores, clubs, private homes-any place where there are children and books. Educators, librarians, booksellers, and families have celebrated children's books and the love of reading with storytelling, parties, author and illustrator appearances, and other book related events.
It all began with the idea that children's books can change lives. In 1913, Franklin K. Matthiews, the librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, began touring the country to promote higher standards in children's books. He proposed creating a Children's Book Week, which would be supported by all interested groups: publishers, booksellers, and librarians.
Mathiews enlisted two important allies: Frederic G. Melcher, the visionary editor of Publishers Weekly (the publishing industry trade journal), and Anne Carroll Moore, the Superintendent of Children's Works at the New York Public Library and a major figure in the library world. With the help of Melcher and Moore, in 1916 the American Booksellers Association and the American Library Association cooperated with the Boy Scouts in sponsoring a Good Book Week.
At the 1919 ABA convention, the Association committed to the organization of an annual Children's Book Week. A few months later, the official approval of the American Library Association was also secured during its first Children's Librarians session.
In 1944, the newly-established Children's Book Council assumed responsibility for administering Children's Book Week. The CBC has developed materials and promoted and encouraged local celebrations of Book Week ever since. In addition, the CBC serves as a year-round promotion and information center about children's books and children's book publishing.
The need for Children's Book Week today is as essential as it was in 1919, and the task remains the realization of Frederic Melcher's fundamental declaration: "A great nation is a reading nation."
For a more complete history of Children's Book Week, provided by the Children's Book Council, please click here. |
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408-354-5957 or Toll Free 888-354-5957 |
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