Lilly Pilly Publishing & Light Ink Publishing
Accepting submissions 1 February 2025
Payment plans available
Lilly Pilly Publishing does not accept AI WRITTEN TEXT or ILLUSTRATIONS, on the basis of the implications of AI text and art on the future of human creativity and intelligence, the taking of livelihoods from human creators, and the illegal stealing of authors' and artists' work.
PUBLISHING
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Did we tell you how much we love everything about creating books!
Welcome! we're glad you're here!
We’d like to offer you three levels of publishing,
Our affordable fees are reflected in our situation of working from home in a studio.
FOR SCHOOL ANTHOLOGY PRICES - we've published in excess of 30 books - primary, secondary
(public schools and private) - please email me about your project
Before you read further - is your story ready?
Have you read lots of books in your chosen genre?
Does your story have a story arc?
Does your story have a problem to be solved? If there’s no problem, it’s not a story.
Have you written your story - revisited it and rewritten it (many times).
For Evergreen and Bloom Packages - Has your manuscript had a professional edit?
After publishing over 350 books for authors, I find these three levels suit most people.
— SPROUT JOY, EVERGREEN or BLOOM —
Scroll down for details, and down even further for submission guidelines.
Sprout Joy
for me
$1999.00 AU
FOR HOBBY WRITERS -
but your writing has been edited and polished and follows the story arc of your chosen genre.
picture books, chapter books, YA, novels, poetry, non-fiction, family history, cookbooks, etc
You’ve written a book and want it printed ‘just because’ - for you, your children, grandchildren, family or friends - as a keepsake, a gift, to leave a piece of yourself to those who are important to you.
No ISBN for this book, as it is a book for you and your family.
For picture books - please send me your story for pagination (the terribly important page turn, critical in picture books to keep the listener or the reader glued to the story.)
With this package you have:
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Proof reading and corrections to punctuation and spelling and grammar
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Formatted cover files & interior files to printer specifications
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Hardcover or softcover book
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Your own publishing imprint included in formatting (if you have one)
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2 changes to text, before going to print, and after that you will be charged a fee.
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one print proof book for checking
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one round of changes after checking without extra charge
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Books printed for you - and you can choose how many you would like to order (Price of book depends of the number of pages)
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Black & white, or full colour interior
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Cover design - full colour front cover and back
Evergreen
Authors
$2299.00 AU
FOR EDITED MANUSCRIPTS
picture books, chapter books, YA, novels, poetry, non-fiction, family history, cookbooks, etc
You’ve written a book and it's ready to be released globally. Evergreen is the package where you upload the print ready files to a printer yourself.
For Picture books - please send me your story for pagination (the terribly important page turn, critical in picture books to keep the listener reader glued to the story) - so it's ready to send to an illustrator (illustrator fee not included in this package price - I can help you find an illustrator if you don't have one)
With this package you have:
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A Comprehensive Indie Publishing Checklist (a list of 35)
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Honest opinion about your story, and whether it needs more polishing so that it is the best story that it can be
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Your book has been professionally edited by an editor
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Proof reading and corrections to punctuation and spelling and grammar
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Formatted cover files & interior files to printer specifications
-
Your own publishing imprint included in formatting (if you have one)
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Black & white, or full colour interior
-
Cover design - Full colour front cover and back
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Hardcover or softcover, or if you choose both, a discounted fee on the formatting of the second book
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Inclusion on Lilly Pilly Publishing online bookstore, with links to your own websites – you earn 80% of sales of your books in the bookstore.
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one print proof for checking
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up to three rounds of changes after checking without extra charge
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three printed books
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book marketing images (1)
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You retain 100% rights to your book
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You retain 100% profits from book sales from Ingram Spark and other bookstores
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Supply your own ISBN
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Upload your print-ready book files to your own Ingram Spark account – which will list your book on over 49,000 online bookstores, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble - or other printery
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Support before, during and after the printing process
ISBN
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Purchase your own ISBN from
Thorpe-Bowker so you own your book.
Bloom
Authors
$2499.00 AU
FOR EDITED MANUSCRIPTS
picture books, chapter books, YA, novels, poetry, non-fiction, family history, cookbooks, etc
You’ve written a book and it's ready to be released globally, but you would like me to assist you with uploading your book to a printer, or you own Ingram Spark account - which will list your book on over 49,000 online bookstores, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
For Picture books - please send me your story for pagination first (the terribly important page turn, critical in picture books to keep the listener or reader glued to the story) - so it's ready to send to an illustrator (illustrator fee not included in this package price - I can help you find an illustrator if you don't have one)
With this package you have:
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A Comprehensive Indie Publishing Checklist (a list of 35)
-
Honest opinion about your story, and whether it needs more polishing so that it is the best story that it can be
-
Your book has been professionally edited
-
Proof reading
-
Formatted cover files & interior files to printer specifications
-
Our Publishing imprint/logo or your own publishing imprint/logo included in formatting (if you have one)
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Support before, during and after the printing process
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Black & white, or full colour interior
-
Cover design - Full colour front cover and back
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Duplex page for paperback
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Hardcover or softcover, or if you choose both, a discounted fee on the formatting of the second book
-
one print proof book for checking
-
up to three rounds of changes after checking without extra charge
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5 print books
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Inclusion on Lilly Pilly Publishing online bookstore, with links to your own websites – you earn 80% of sales of your books in the bookstore.
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Book cover marketing images (3)
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You retain 100% rights to your book
-
You retain 100% profits from book sales from Ingram Spark, Amazon etc
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Supply your own ISBN
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Lilly Pilly Publishing will upload your print-ready book files to your Ingram Spark account for you, including all those nitty-gritty meta data information you need to include – which will list your book on over 49,000 online bookstores, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble
ISBN
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Purchase your own ISBN from
Thorpe-Bowker so you own your book.
Submission Guidelines
General Submission Information
Manuscript formatting guidelines:
Typed doc.x: 12 size font, Times New Roman, 1.5 to double spaced, pages numbered, include your name and email
Please note: Lilly Pilly Publishing will assess your MS for publishing readiness (at no cost). If your manuscript isn't quite ready for publishing yet (meaning it needs more work or professional editing), we'll let you know, as we want to help you publish a book you'll be proud of.
Is My Story Ready?
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Have you read lots of books in your chosen genre?
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Does your story have a story arc?
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Does your story have a problem to be solved? If there’s no problem, it’s not a story.
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Have you written your story - revisited it and rewritten it (many times).
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Has your manuscript had a professional edit?
Picture Books
The birth of a picture book goes like this -
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Write your Story - and all the rewriting that goes with it
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Editing - an absolute MUST!
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Final story to submit
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STORYBOARD with pagination done by the publisher, who will then supply it to your illustrator of your choice, or I can source an illustrator for you