PNEUMA BOOKS PUBLISHING HELP SHOP

Services, seminars, and help reports available online.
Seminars and white papers available immediately as PDF downloads. Audio tapes will be mailed upon receipt. A Pneuma Books professional will contact you ASAP if consultation, development, editorial, design, layout or marketing services are ordered.

Publishing / Writing Seminars & Supports

Understanding Your Publishing Options
This foundational seminar was given at the Sandy Cove Christian Communicators Conference 2003. Covers the four major types of publishing — their processes, who should use them, the pros & cons of each, the bewares, and how-to-go-about-it.

>>60-Minute Audio Tape......$14.95
>>PDF Seminar....$14.95
>>Get both and follow along for......$24.95
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What Is Publishing: A Primer
This seminar was developed for the Baltimore Writer's Alliance Annual Conference. Similar to the Publishing Options, it explains the four major types of publishing. Then it covers what is involved in the publishing process. Examines getting started, writing and editing, submission, distribution, promotion, and PR.

>>PDF Seminar....$9.95
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The ABCs & XYZs of Self Publishing
This fun and in-depth seminar was given at the SPAN 2003 BookPublish Conference in LA. Covers ALL processes in preparing to publish. Preparing to publish, developing your topic, producing your book, preparing for marketing, promotion, sales and distribution. Presents the process in a methodical approach.

>>60-Minute Audio Tape......$14.95
>>PDF Seminar....$14.95
>>Get both and follow along for......$24.95
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Is Self Publishing For You? Doing it Right; Doing It Well
This elementary seminar was created for the Bay To Ocean Writer’s Conference. It covers the critical considerations in deciding to self publish and discusses the process, how to do it professionally, and why that is important.

>>PDF Seminar....$9.95
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A Smart Start To Independent Publishing
This seminar was given at the Baltimore Writers Alliance Annual Writer's Conference to systematically define the self publishing logistics, production, distribution, reviews, and promotion..

>>PDF Seminar....$9.95
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POD: Publishing... or Death? What You Don't Know About
Publishing on Demand Will Kill You
This lively seminar was presented at the Sandy Cove Christian Communicators Conference 2003. Covers the pros & cons of Online POD Publishing. Looks at this specific model of publishing to determine if it is commercially viable. Is this fast and easy route right for your commercial success? Or will you be shunned by the booktrade?! Find out....

>>60-Minute Audio Tape......$9.95
>>PDF Seminar....$9.95
>>Get both and follow along for......$14.95
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Book Design: Planning Layout in The Editorial Stage
This educational Writing Backwards seminar was given at the Maryland Writers Association Annual Conference. Teaches you how to plan the presentation of your content specifically for your readers, your type of book, and the marketplace. Helps you visualize the end product. Format, chapters, graphics, supplements, applications, resources, and appendices are discussed.

>>60-Minute Audio Tape......$19.95
>>PDF Seminar....$19.95
>>Get both and follow along for......$34.95
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How To Build a Successful Book: Notes from an Award-Winner
This white paper is a frequent request. Taken from an award-winning Pneuma Books title, the editor and designer explore the decisions made in producing this book. Considerations are content planning, chapter structure, titling, graphical elements, application, front matter, and back matter — and the important role it plays in marketing.

>>PDF White Paper....$14.95
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Going Out In Style! Using Style Tags to Prepare Your Manuscript for A Better Layout
This white paper is a frequent request. Styletagging is a process that checks your content for hierachical inconsistency and that ensures the final layout correctly represents your varying levels of text and formatting. Comes with sample tags.

>>PDF White Paper....$9.95
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Design, Layout, and Typesetting Terms & Tips
A glossary of terms & tips for word processing, design, layout, and type.

>>PDF White Paper....$4.95
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Marketing Your Message With Common Sense
This popular seminar is frequently given at most conferences Pneuma Books participates in. Examines common sense ways to promote your book within your sphere of influence. Topics covered are retail stores, catalogs, associations, and specialty promotions.

>>60-Minute Audio Tape......$14.95
>>PDF Seminar....$14.95
>>Get both and follow along for......$24.95
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Services: Consultation

Do-It-Yourself Prelim Kit Lite Registration Toolkit
Just need iSBNs, LCCN, CIP, etc? Understand it all? Use just the stand-alone toolkit to quicklink and file your applications. All the links to becoming a publisher are right here in this PDF toolkit. Explanations of ISBN, LCCN, CIP, ©, etc., and why they are important accompany the hotlinks directly to the agency websites for fast completion of the forms. Only $79.95. Upon receipt, a download link and password will be emailed to you.

>>Prelim Kit Lite: Just the registration tool....$79.95
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Publishing or Project Consulting available in 15 minute blocks
Are you prepared to publish? Is your content marketable? Where are your markets? How will you access your sales channels? Get professional direction and advice specific to your publishing or project problems. Brian Taylor and the team at Pneuma Books are seasoned publishing pros and have provided hundreds of consulting hours to successful publishers. $35 per 15 minutes. Upont receipt, Pneuma Books will contact you ASAP.

>>Schedule a Consultation in 15 minute blocks......$35.00
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Services: Publisher Registrations

Do-It-Yourself Prelim Kit Lite Registration Toolkit
Just need ISBNs, LCCN, CIP, etc? Understand it all? Use just the stand-alone toolkit to quicklink and file your applications. Only $79.95. Upon receipt, a download link and password will be emailed to you.

>>Prelim Kit Lite: Just the registration tool....$79.95
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Basic Publisher Registrations: ISBNs, LCCN, PCIP, Copyright Application
Don't want to do this dirty work yourself? Pneuma Books will file the basic publisher registrations required for you to become a legitimate publisher. All registrations are in your publishing company name. Pneuma Books has no ownership of any of the numbers obtained for you.

This package covers the basics -- ISBNs, LCCN, PCIP, and Copyright.* With these numbers, you will be able to put your book into the marketplace. Vendor costs are included and they are not marked up.

Upon receipt, we'll contact you with a simple questionnaire to obtain your bibliographic info so we can register you. Easy! Become a legitimate publisher now!

>>Basic Publisher Registrations....$599.95 (includes agency costs)
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*Publishing address must be withing the United States.

Premier Publisher Level 2:
Publisher Registrations & Book Positioning
Pneuma Books will file the basic publisher registrations required for you to become a legitimate publisher. Additionally, we'll file applications and register you for the other publisher activity that makes you a well-positioned publisher in the booktrade. All registrations are in your publishing company name.* Pneuma Books has no ownership of any of the numbers obtained for you.

Vendor costs are included and they are not marked up. Here is a list of activity included:

Book Industry Logistics
We will file Applications and Registrations on your behalf with the following publisher agencies:
- WGA Intellectual Property Registration
- LMP Publisher Namecheck
- ISBN Logbook
- SAN Registration
- Library of Congress
- Preassigned Control Number / LCCN
- PCIP Data
- Bowkerlink Registration
- BIP Add/Update
- Publisher's Marketing Association Application
- Copyright Registration
- EAN 13 Bookland Bar Code
Preliminaries Resource Kit
Resource Kit for understanding the publishing industry and explaining these logistics.
One-hour Consultation
Discuss any aspect of your publishing project.

Copies of all applications and registrations will be emailed to you. Agency fees comprise $754 of the total cost. Agency fees are not marked up.

Upon receipt, we'll contact you with a simple questionnaire to obtain your bibliographic info so we can register you. Easy! Become a legitimate publisher and get better booktrade presence now!

>>Premier Publisher Registrations....$1395.00
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*Publishing address must be withing the United States.

Services: Editorial Development

Manuscript Pro Development Service
Let the Pneuma Books editorial team help you cultivate your book idea into a terrific marketable book product. If your manuscript needs some help with concept development or reorganization, Pneuma Books can provide a framework to help you turn your manuscript into a well-developed and publishable product. The benefits of the manuscript development package include

A complete content analysis.
An analysis of the competition for your subject matter.
Ninety minutes of phone consultation with an experienced book editor.
Suggestions for a niche market within your subject matter or a twist on your subject matter that will make your product unique in a crowded marketplace.
A detailed outline appropriate for your topic, indicating any necessary reorganization of your current material and suggesting additions to make it more thorough and well developed.
A 300- to 500-word book synopsis based on the new outline. Coupled together, the outline and synopsis provide a roadmap to improving your manuscript. Furthermore, for the self-publishing author, a synopsis can help clarify the project goals and provide a springboard to marketing copy. For authors seeking a traditional royalty publishing house, a synopsis is a necessary component of any presentation to an agent or publisher.

>>Purchase MS Development Pro ....$599.95
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DISCLAIMER: This information is the opinion of Pneuma Books, LLC and is presented for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the advice of legal, financial, or other professional counsel. Individuals should consult an attorney, accountant, and additional publishing consultants for specific applications to their individual publishing or writing ventures. Individuals should always gather and consider more than one source of information in order to make well-informed decisions. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to rescind any free offer at anytime for any reason. Free offers by Pneuma Books are not a contractual obligation between any party and Pneuma Books, LLC. Pneuma Books, LLC is under no contractual obligation to provide any free goods or services of any kind to anyone for any reason at anytime. Pneuma Books, LLC specializes in producing books of a traditional and conservative nature. This may include: business books; books on finance; how-to manuals and handbooks; technical tradebooks; textbooks; biography and autobiography; history and historical fiction; children's books; inspirational and self-help; and Judeo-Christian devotional and theological books. Pneuma Books, LLC will consider some traditional, conservative fiction. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to decline book projects that are not within our specialty. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.

Pneuma Books is not a Publisher, Subsidy Publisher or Vanity Press.
Pneuma Books is a Book Producer. Pneuma Books does not issue ISBNs.