

SERVICES

*NOTE: BBP AND
ABP Programs apply to DVD releases as well
The key steps to preparing your book for the marketplace include;
1. Complete your manuscript Make your book the best it can
be!
We offer unparalleled editing, proofreading and text review,
delivered in Word Format for $1,250.00.
2. Front and back cover design Your book needs to stand
out!
We develop and
design beautiful covers created specifically
for
your book. Our cover artists
know how to make your book more
attractive to consumers and retailers. Full
jacket package includes
front and back cover, review inclusions, ISBN and/or bar
code &
more, $1450.00
- additional E-book version included click here to see
cover examples.
3. Registering ISBN and copyright With either our editing,
book
design or
distribution packages, we provide a unique ISBN
number
and barcode if
applicable. Free of charge with any of our
book packages.
4. Distribute and manage your book inventory We offer
worldwide
distribution
services including making your book available
on Barnes
& Noble.com, Amazon.com,
and thousands of online
outlets. Please
see Publish With Us page for more
information.
5. Generate market awareness and publicity for your book
A solid marketing plan is critical for any book if you expect to get
noticed in
today’s very competitive book marketplace. The experts
at Mayfair have designed
the various programs below to suit your
needs and budget. Our programs can serve
as your complete,
stand-alone book campaign or be utilized to compliment the
efforts
of your publisher or distributor.
(BBP) Basic Bookselling Package $1,750.00 USD
Press Release to the Book Industry and Reviewers
We send an AP (Associated Press) style press release about your book
directly to over 1000 book clubs, book reviewers and critics at online
review outlets and magazines across the globe. We also send the release
to over 1000 industry professionals who may have an interest in your
work. Anything from articles, movie rights, to a request to use an
excerpt of your work for a literary or commercial use can occur. Mayfair
writes the release and includes all relevant information about the
title. As responses occur, we will then provide you with a list of interested parties
delivered via email with name, site or publication name, address and so
forth to send your review copies. This is the same service we provide for
best selling authors and major publishers around the world. With this
package we guarantee three reviews by notable authors and or well respected
industry outlets to make an even bigger impact with your marketing materials.
Consumer Marketing to
Over 1 Million Potential ConsumersRetail marketing is often grossly overlooked. The ability to expose
consumers who are interested in your genre to your book is one of the great technological benefits of the internet. Building a sales history and developing
word of mouth is paramount to not only achieving results as a self-publisher but to get the attention of a major publishing entity. Mayfair
will prepare and send an attractive, full color email to over 1 million
consumers pulled from our extensive database. We send this email not
once but 2 times to help your book sales. In most cases we point the
consumer to amazon.com in order for you or your distributor to track
your sales and gauge your results with ease. If you don’t have a
distributor, please see Publish With Us page for more information.
Click here to see email examples…
(ABP) Advanced Bookselling Package $2,950.00 USD
Press Release to the Book Industry and Reviewers
We send an AP (Associated Press) style press release about your book
directly to over 1000 book clubs, book reviewers and critics at online
review outlets and magazines across the globe. We also send the release
to over 1000 industry professionals who may have an interest in your
work. Anything from articles, movie rights, to a request to use an
excerpt of your work for a literary or commercial use can occur. Mayfair
writes the release and includes all relevant information about the
title. As responses occur, we will then provide you with a list of interested parties
delivered via email with name, site or publication name, address and so
forth to send your review copies. This is the same service we provide for
best selling authors and major publishers around the world. With this
package we guarantee three reviews by notable authors and or well respected
industry outlets to make an even bigger impact with your marketing materials.
Consumer Marketing to Over 1 Million Potential Consumers
Retail marketing is often grossly overlooked. The ability to expose
consumers who are interested in your genre to your book is one of the great technological benefits of the internet. Building a sales history and developing
word of mouth is paramount to not only achieving results as a self-publisher but to get the attention of a major publishing entity. Mayfair
will prepare and send an attractive, full color email to over 1 million
consumers pulled from our extensive database. We send this email not
once but 4 times to help your book sales. In most cases we point the
consumer to amazon.com in order for you or your distributor to track your sales
and gauge your results with ease. If you don’t have a distributor, please see
Publish With Us page for more information.
Click here to see email examples…
Consumer Advertising
Mayfair will custom make a 1/3 page vertical ad (the most cost effective
size) to spec for any publication you wish to advertise in. Mayfair has
relationships with numerous publications such as Nexus, Atlantis Rising,
What is Enlightenment, National Geographic, Utne, Rolling Stone, Yoga
Journal and many more. We deliver your art and handle all the technical
aspects. Actual advertising space costs are not included. Mayfair will always
attempt to book your ad space at the best rate possible.
Promotion and Marketing Materials
Mayfair will create and print 2,000, 4-color glossy postcards and 1,000
full color 8X10 glossy fliers to send to interested parties, books stores,
publishers, etc. They are a vital and necessary tool for use at conventions,
book fairs, in stores and most importantly, mailings of any sort. These
promo materials will include your book cover, attractive quotes and all the
information needed for a consumer or industry professional to contact you.
Mayfair Add-On Features
The following can be added on to the BBP or ABP Programs
Radio Campaign Add-On
Talk about your book! Mayfair prepares an email and sends it to over 500 select
radio programmers across the US and Europe. Are you ready to do live on-air
interviews and talk about your book’s subject matter on a radio show and reach
thousands of listeners? Radio appearances can make all the difference in the
world. When you consider exposing your book to like minded consumers who may be
very interested in your book upon hearing you speak passionately about your
work. Our clients have appeared on such well known venues as Coast to Coast A.M., Rense.com, Bridging Heaven and Earth, Explore Your Spirit with Kala Ambrose as
well as many other syndicated programs. $795.00 USD
Advanced Press Add-On
Introduce your book to Larry King, Oprah, Sean Hannity and more! We have contact
information for the 2,000 most influential hosts and producers in the radio and
television industries. We can introduce your book to the biggest names in the
business, including Larry King, Oprah, Sean Hannity & more. The list also
includes decision makers at topic specific magazines and industry trade
publications. This database of producers, editors and hosts enables Mayfair
clients to expose their book to the major national market. We prepare the email
content and send it to over 2,000 applicable national contacts following through
with each response on your behalf to secure a possible booking. $950.00 USD
Newspaper Reviewers Add-On
Promote, promote, promote. What better way to spread the word
about your new book than letting Mayfair present it to newspaper
book reviewers across the entire country. We will prepare an email
pitch letter and distribute it to our current list of review editors at all the
top metro and daily newspapers throughout the US. We will also follow up
with each response on your behalf and then provide you with a list of names
and addresses of the specific reviewers who want to review your book so that
you can send out copies. $950.00 USD
Article Distribution Add-On
For author’s who have written articles, Mayfair has a special distribution add-on.
We will prepare a mailing that presents your article to our list of editors for possible
inclusion in specially selected print publications. The mailing will be custom
targeted to only those publications that best fit your article’s subject matter.
Magazines or publications that have run Mayfair client articles include Nexus,
Atlantis Rising, LA Times, New Times, UFO, Rolling Stone and more. $795.00 USD
Top 700 Book Stores Add-On
Contact the top 700 bookstore owners in America! A custom pitch is written
about your book and sent directly to the owner's of the top 700 independent bookstores. We follow up all responses by email or telephone. If we receive an
interest, we create and follow through with the electronic delivery of a sales
sheet for your book including all pertinent information about the title, a brief
author bio, your website information, pricing, quotes and more. You or your distributor
are responsible for shipping and inventory. If you don’t have a distributor,
please see Publish With Us page for more information.
$795.00 USD
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