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1. Missions
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2. Welcome
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3. 10
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4. Three
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5. Understa
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6. Book
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Miission
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mission iss the servee the geneeral public by
mpany thatt meets thhe need off our custoomer on a first
institutiing a publiishing com
hand baasis. Our goal is to
o do every
ything thatt we can to make sure that your
publishiing dreams come tru
ue. At Agaape your sstory is so importantt to us beccause
your sto
ory was maade to deliiver others. We belieeve that youu have a sttory to telll and
we wan
nt you to bee heard.

We
elcom
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Welcomee to Agape Publishing Company. Serving yoou is our maain concern. We are heere to
assist yo
ou in every way possiblle to make sure that yoou have the fastest andd most succeessful
experiencce in publishing your book
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with ou
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process of
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material will rec eive the tim
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we waant you to sstart buildinng the platfoorm for youu new
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media sites. IIn the
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we can produuce book trrailer,
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with this project. Som
me of them just
j may worrk on consiggnment Im iincluding a llist of publisst and
literary agency
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at thee back of the booklet.
Agape Press
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ws the overrwhelming eexcitement tthat you feeel to
become a published
d author. Ju
ust think about all of tthose storiess, the thinggs that you have
experiencced will finaally be broug
ght in one pllace where ppeople can jooin together and discusss your
book. Wh
hat is so great about Agaape Press is that we are starting a Boook Club annd we will bee able
to discuss featuring one
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w will hold discussions in a group setting.

Let Your Voice Be H

Heard.

10 Re
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9. Multip
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3 Step
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Book
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nning Stag
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your bo
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Ty
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agapepress.wee
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n the contacct section.

Step 1
Pick a book size.

Choose whatt kind of font you would

d like.

Ex
xplain whatt you would like for yourr cover.

Pay 1/3 of the

e book cost..

Step 2
Review your cover and se
end it back.

Approve
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the cover.

Review editin
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Send back an
ny changes you
y need to make.

Approve
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the final editing
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the final proof of
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ook cost.

Order
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books.

Ro
oyalty
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Agape Press
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we giv
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oyalty. 80% of the royaalty goes to the author and 20% oof the
royalty goes
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to the publisher, but the boo
ok price forr authors arre much low
wer than reegular
publishin
ng companiees. This mean
ns that there is a hug proofit for you.
What is royalty? Ro
oyalty is the money thatt is left overr from yourr book saless that goes tto the
author an
nd the publisshing compaany in some cases.
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So how is
i royalty caalculated. Taake the retaiil cost of thee book and subtract it bby the produuction
cost and shipping and
d handling.
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15.99 Reetail cost of your
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book
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oduction cost
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Company
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12.09 x .20 = $2.42 Publishing
here is a thirrd party. Th
he third parrties are thee wholesalerr and the boook stores. T
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When th
third parrty gets 55%
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$15.99
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5% wholesa
ale discount
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prrice
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