A Gravitas Press Program
A complete, white-glove publishing experience built for politicians and public officials, ending with a professionally produced local book signing event where you meet your constituents in person, book in hand.
Whether you are starting from a blank page or elevating a manuscript you have already written, the Political Author Package begins with a private briefing.
Start From a New Manuscript Elevate My Existing BookThe Journey
The Political Author Package carries you the full distance from a first page, or a first draft you already have, to a room full of constituents holding your book. Every stage is handled. Nothing is left for you to figure out alone.
Ghostwriting from scratch for officials starting fresh, or professional editing and elevation of an existing manuscript or previously published book. Either way, the voice on the page is yours.
A bespoke cover built for your book and your record, not a template pulled from a stock library. Designed to hold up on a bookstore shelf and a press table alike.
Full production-quality formatting for print and ebook, typeset to the standard readers expect from a professionally published book.
Distribution to Amazon, IngramSpark, and 40+ platforms worldwide, so the book is available everywhere a constituent or a journalist would look for it.
Press release distribution and media outreach that puts the book, and the record behind it, in front of the outlets that cover you.
A fully produced in-district event structured as a meet-and-greet: venue coordination, promotional materials, and event day production included.
For Officials Who Have Already Started
If you already have a manuscript, or a book you published yourself that never reached its potential, we don't start over, we elevate.
New cover, professional formatting, full redistribution, and a launch event that gives the book the send-off it should have had the first time.
Your ideas and your voice stay exactly as they are. Everything around them gets elevated to match: the production quality, the distribution reach, and the launch the book deserved from the start.
Not an Add-On
Every Political Author Package includes a fully produced local book signing event in your district: venue coordination, local media outreach, promotional materials, and event day production. It's structured as a genuine meet-and-greet: constituents get a relaxed, personal setting to meet you, and you get a natural, non-campaign reason to be in the room with them.
Physical Craftsmanship
At a book signing or public event, the physical book itself becomes part of the moment. Political Author Package engagements can include premium binding and finishing through our production partners: cloth or leather covers, foil-stamped titling, gilded page edges, and custom dust jackets, so the book you're signing feels like a genuine keepsake, not a standard paperback.
For officials distributing copies to donors, staff, or community leaders, we can also arrange presentation slipcases and gift-ready packaging. These options are scoped as part of your engagement once your project is underway.
Investment
The Political Author Package starts at $35,000, reflecting the full scope of professional writing or editorial elevation, premium production, full-service publishing, marketing, and a fully produced local signing event. Final pricing depends on manuscript state (new vs. existing), event scale, and marketing scope. Request a private briefing for an exact quote.
Common Questions
If you already have a manuscript, or a book you published yourself that never reached its potential, we don't start over, we elevate. New cover, professional formatting, full redistribution, and a launch event that gives the book the send-off it should have had the first time. Your ideas and your voice stay exactly as they are.
Yes, full event production is included, not an add-on. Every Political Author Package includes a fully produced local book signing event in your district: venue coordination, local media outreach, promotional materials, and event day production.
The starting price reflects the full scope of the package: professional writing or editorial elevation, premium cover design and formatting, full-service publishing and distribution, media coordination, and complete event production. Standalone event production alone typically runs $10,000 or more. The Political Author Package bundles that cost with everything else needed to reach your constituents.
Yes, the Political Author Package is a Gravitas Press program built specifically for public officials. It inherits Gravitas Press's editorial standards, production quality, and distribution network.
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