Cost: $2,000

ISBN
Registration in Books in Print
Library of Congress number
Copyediting
This is spelling and grammar only.. Your content is yours alone and will not be changed.
You will have a quality editor like Barbara Sachs Sloan
Formatting
You may choose font and size, drop letters, general appearance and layout of your book.
Cover Design
You may choose one or more photographs from our stock library of thousands.We can also use a high quality slide or digital image of your own if you prefer. If you wish an author photo either on the back cover or within you must furnish it either digitally or in slide or photograph.  A basic illustrated cover is also included. If you wish to go with a more elaborate illustrated cover, there may be extra cost. Your cover will be professionally designed with your input.
Membership in an authors' forum
The GAP board has message boards to communicate with other GAP authors. There is a section related to promotional articles and information on other subjects of interest to authors. It is a closed group where you can share ideas freely with your peers.
Your book and a link to your site posted on GAP's web site.
Your book is listing with Ingram and Baker and Taylor.P
Printing by Lightning Source,Inc.
GAP gets your book to the printer ready to print. You are responsible for the cost of any books you choose to order including a proof which is your choice. You are also responsible for the cost of an ad in Ingram's catalogue ($50) if you choose to run the ad.
The right to order at cost.
You will pay a yearly fee of just $150 to cover the record keeping of this and sending out your royalties.You may order any number of books up to 12 times per year.
You will be sent 100% of your royalties
GAP will send the printer's statement to show your full sales as computed by the printer.
(Previously published authors or others who have been professionally edited, have their own cover or interior design will be offered a lower rate.)
(These costs are based on books up to 90,000 words or less. Larger books will cost slightly more)

Additional costs if you choose

If you wish a more elaborate artist rendition for a cover instead of a photograph,
GAP will negotiate a fair price and pay the first $100 of the cost of the artwork
out of your fee. We will put you in contact with the artist so you can negotiate personally
if you wish or we will handle the arrangements.
Basic Plans must use the photographic cover. However you will still work with the
creator to produce the best possible cover for your book

If you wish black and white photographs within your book, there will be additional charges based
on the type and number of photographs involved. GAP can now do color interior books.

If you wish to have a decorative graphic placed at the beginning of a chapter or
other special graphic inserted in the book, that will cost extra.

What we strive to do is put the control of your book into your own hands.
We will do it your way.

Lets look at the black and white, or perhaps we should say "the green"
since it's your hard earned dollars we are talking about here.

Which kind of publishing is best for you. Lets look at traditional publishers, print on demand and GAP.
(Please note that I am not saying PODs and traditional publishers may not be the best for some authors. Just that there are now more alternatives for you to consider)

Traditional publishers   take your book and pay you a royalty and maybe an advance.
They take control and pay you only anywhere from 10% to 15%.
You do not get this until your advance is paid back.
You do most of your own promotion unless you are a "name" author.
When they are ready to retire it they just take it off the market.
So, say you get the big 15% royalty,
your book sells for say $14 and you get $2.10 per sale

Most Print on Demand companies charge you an average of about $500. ( many charge more and some charge less) They set the price of your book usually at a higher than market value.Then let you buy it at a discount that lets you buy your own book at an average of 50% to 60% of its real value.
  (Iuniverse for example lets you buy it at 45% off the inflated price)
Royalties vary widely but are relatively useless unless the book is  returnable so chain stores
can stock it.  Your only sales have to come from online sales or your own sales.
You do all your own promotion and you are fighting an uphill battle since you
cannot discount it the acceptable 40% to sell it to stores.
Even small stores have to make a profit and have to have that discount.

Example: You pay POD $500 for your 188 page book. They price it at $15. You order 500 books to sell
That will cost you $4125 (based on Iuniverse's 45% discount. Remember this may be slightly more or less.)                                                    
and you still have to try and sell that overpriced non-returnable book.
You buy it at $8.25  and sell it for the $15 you only make $6.75 per book retail

Global Authors Publications lets you buy at cost.  We make the books returnable so you can have a chance to convince chain bookstores to try them. It's available through Ingram or Baker and Taylor so you have a better chance of getting some royalties.

Average book costs to you .

108 pages $2.52
312 pages $5.60

To this the printer adds $1.50 per order and shipping charges.
Books usually arrive at your door within a week of the order and
can be rushed for an additional charge.
You can see how this will keep you in the green (as in profits from your sales.)

GAP original costs to publish your book $2000
                    yearly fee                                    $175       
You buy 500 of your same 265 page book      $1885         

                           Total cost to you here comes to            $4060  

And that's not counting all the other advantages
like being able to price that book at a saleable figure and still discount it so you can sell it wholesale to small bookstores. Then there is the good chance you have of getting your book into the chains and doing signings at prestigious stores. You can keep it on the market as long as you want. It's your decision.

Where would you like to see all the extra profit from your books go,
to a traditional publisher, a print on demand or in your own pocket.
GAP shows you a better way to put more of the profit in your own pocket.
If what you have seen sound good to you,
Email GAP a query.