Book Publishing and Distribution Expert Needed

Posted 3 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

Need an experienced publishing specialist to relaunch a personal-finance book and companion workbook outside Amazon KDP. This is not a request to create or use another KDP account. I need a legitimate publishing and direct-sales system that I fully own. What You Will Do • Review the book, workbook, covers, ISBNs, metadata, and publishing files • Confirm all files meet print and eBook requirements • Set up direct sales through my existing website • Connect checkout, payment processing, shipping, and automated fulfillment • Create listings for the paperback, workbook, bundle, and eBook • Submit the books to platforms such as IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Barnes & Noble Press, Apple Books, Kobo, and Google Play Books • Complete a test purchase and verify the entire process works • Provide a handoff guide with account access, costs, margins, and fulfillment instructions What You Must Know • IngramSpark and Draft2Digital publishing • Lulu Direct, Bookvault, Shopify, or WooCommerce • ISBN ownership and book metadata • Print-ready PDF and cover requirements • EPUB formatting and validation • Print-on-demand fulfillment • Retail pricing, discounts, returns, shipping, and margins • Direct-to-consumer book and workbook bundles All publishing, payment, customer, and distribution accounts must remain under my ownership. Immediate Goal Get direct website sales live as soon as possible, ideally by Friday. Wider retailer distribution can continue afterward.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $6.00

    -

    $36.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Formatting
Editorial Design
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:15 to 20
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    7
  • Invites sent:
    9
  • Unanswered invites:
    1
About the client
Member since Jan 19, 2014
  • United States
    New York City11:01 PM
  • $383K total spent
    360 hires, 71 active
  • 21,527 hours

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