From manuscript to published, editing, cover design, global distribution to Amazon and 30+ platforms. You keep every dollar your book earns. We charge once and step back.
Jason Patterson, author of "City of Gods", featured in New York Weekly and ArtDaily
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Platforms that charge low upfront fees often recover the difference through royalty splits, hidden add-ons, or long-term contracts. The real cost of a cheap publisher is not visible until after you sign.
Discoverability on Amazon is driven by cover quality, metadata accuracy, category placement, and description copywriting. A book that fails any of these is invisible regardless of content quality.
Every speaking opportunity, media mention, and client impression is filtered through the quality of what you have published. One book, done right, does more for your credibility than ten books done poorly.
Here is an honest comparison of what you actually get with each approach.
| What matters | Vanity Press or DIY | Columbia Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Rights | ✗ Vanity press may retain partial rights or ISBN | ✓ 100% yours, manuscript, ISBN, royalties, all of it |
| Royalties | ✗ Platform fees + publisher cuts can exceed 60% | ✓ 100% net royalties, Columbia charges a flat fee only |
| Editorial | ✗ Template editing or none | ✓ Dedicated editorial team, developmental, copy, proof |
| Cover | ✗ Stock template or generic design | ✓ Custom design, genre-appropriate, Amazon-optimized |
| Distribution | ✗ Amazon-only or limited platforms | ✓ Amazon, IngramSpark, B&N, Apple, Kobo + 30+ platforms |
| Support | ✗ Ticket-based or none after signing | ✓ Named, dedicated consultant from brief to launch |
From the first editorial pass to distribution setup on 30+ platforms, one team, one fee, no hidden add-ons.
Before
You have written it. The manuscript is done. But the cover, the formatting, the distribution, the metadata, the gap between manuscript and published book is still wide open.
After
Your book is on Amazon, on Barnes and Noble, on Apple Books. You have an ISBN. Readers can buy it in paperback or ebook. It is real. You are a published author.
Developmental feedback, copy edit, and proofread, three passes from structure to final comma.
Original design, not a template. Genre-appropriate, thumbnail-ready for Amazon.
Print and ebook editions formatted to KDP and IngramSpark specs, not a template.
Your ISBN, in your name, permanently portable, not tied to any publisher.
Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, and 30+ additional global retail platforms.
Title, subtitle, description, categories, keywords, set up to maximize discoverability from launch day.
One named consultant across every stage, not a rotating ticket queue.
You approve every milestone before we proceed. Revisions are included until you sign off.
"I had been sitting on my manuscript for two years. I did not know where to start with publishing, the cover, the formatting, getting it on Amazon properly, all of it felt overwhelming. Columbia Publication walked me through every step. Six weeks later I was a published author. The book looks exactly like what I see on the shelves at Barnes and Noble. I could not believe it was mine."
Pricing depends on manuscript length and services required. Your dedicated publishing consultant confirms your exact plan in your first call, no obligation, no pressure.
From $1,499
Exact investment confirmed in your first consultation, no surprises
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Cover design, formatting, distribution, metadata, the gap between a finished manuscript and a published book is exactly what we close. Fast, flat-fee, with 100% of your rights intact.
"Every author arrives terrified of the same thing: that publishing will sand down what made their book theirs. My job is the opposite. I protect your voice, sharpen it, and hand it back to you sounding like you on your best day, then I make sure the world can actually find it."
Gia K., Director of Editorial & Book Production, Columbia Publication
Takes 2 minutes. Zero obligation.