Book publishing services
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Defining Moments Press provides book publishing services that take a finished or coached manuscript through formatting, book design, cover design, marketing, and a launch, with books published in 87 countries using major publishers.
Our Author Launch service is designed for authors who already wrote a book and just need help publishing and launching. It includes formatting, book design, cover design, book marketing, a launch to bestseller, and access to our author Facebook group. You keep all rights and royalties, and there are no hidden fees.
Searches like “book publishing services in USA” and “amazon book publishing services” often lead to companies that only handle one piece. Defining Moments Press, Inc. is a US-based company, and our publishing work connects to coaching and marketing, so the book is built to support your business from the first page.
You keep all rights and all royalties. Defining Moments Press is paid a fee for its service rather than a share of your book sales. You can order books at cost direct from the provider, which matters if you sell books at speaking events or give them to clients.
That is the core of our view on publishing: an author should not have to give away creative control or earnings to get a professional book into the world.
| Criteria | Author Launch | Author Training | Author Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Finished manuscript | Writing with a coach | Having it written for you |
| Formatting and book design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cover design | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Book marketing | Yes | Yes, plus media and podcast list | Marketing accounts set up, plus media appearances |
| Launch | Launch to bestseller | Full launch to bestseller | Full launch to bestseller |
For a neutral overview of the different routes to publication, see Jane Friedman's guide to the key book publishing paths. For the self-publishing route specifically, read about our self-publishing services, or compare all paths on our publishing options for new authors page.
New here? Read our main guide to working with a nonfiction book coach at Defining Moments Press.
Books can be published in 87 countries using major publishers. Defining Moments Press handles formatting and design for ebook and print in its publishing programs, so your finished book is ready for distribution in those markets rather than limited to a single country.
More on this in the full FAQYou do. Defining Moments Press states that authors keep all rights and royalties. The company is paid a fee for its service and does not take ownership of your work, so you decide how your book is priced, used, and repurposed for your business.
More on this in the full FAQYes. Defining Moments Press states you can order books at cost direct from the provider. That matters for authors who speak, run workshops, or give books to clients, because you can keep copies on hand without paying a markup to anyone in the middle.
More on this in the full FAQYes. Cover design is included in the Author Launch and Author Premium Done-For-You services. Book design and formatting are included in Author Launch, Author Training, and Author Premium, so the interior and exterior of your book are handled together.
More on this in the full FAQYes. Book marketing is included in Author Launch, Author Training, and Author Premium. Author Training adds a media and podcast list to promote your book, and Author Premium includes book media appearances plus setup of your book marketing accounts and a one-page launch funnel.
More on this in the full FAQThe Author Blueprint covers editing, self-publishing in ebook and print, and launching in one 8-week path. The publishing programs then add formatting, design, and launch support. Ask during your call about the level of editorial help your manuscript needs before you choose a program.
More on this in the full FAQStart with a conversation, then choose the program that matches where you are. If your manuscript is finished, Author Launch handles formatting, design, cover, marketing, and launch. If you are starting from an idea, Author Blueprint or Author Training guides you through writing first, then publishing.
More on this in the full FAQStart with the 7-Figure Book Method, Melanie Warner's book on turning a short book into a business. Prefer to talk first? Call (559) 577-4171 or email Melanie@Mydefiningmoments.com.
