1. Why do you publish with Rigi Publication?
- Rigi Team is perfect for marketing the product online & it will continue marketing for the life time. No other publication does the same as Rigi Team does.
- Rigi Team starts marketing even before the book is published. It is much beneficial to the author.
- Rigi Team advertises the book online at the large scale as through posters, video trailers and web link etc.
- Rigi Team does not keep the author waiting for a long time in publishing his/her book.
2. Do you publish books in any language?
Yes. We are offering composing support for only English and Hindi languages. For any other language, you can get them composed in the language you have written the book and then convert to PDF embedding the fonts. You can do PDF conversion here.
3. Who will benefit from our publishing?
Anyone who wants to establish her/his name as an author.
Young writers, First time authors, Professors, Life coaches, Trainers, Professionals, Politicians, Speakers, Teachers, Motivators, Professional training institutions, Publishers, Poets, NGOs and Others
4. What are my financial benefits? What do I gain? How do I recover the money I am investing?
Yes. We are offering composing support for only English and Hindi languages. For any other language, you can get them composed in the language you have written the book and then convert to PDF embedding the fonts. You can do PDF conversion here.
3. Who will benefit from our publishing?
Anyone who wants to establish her/his name as an author.
Young writers, First time authors, Professors, Life coaches, Trainers, Professionals, Politicians, Speakers, Teachers, Motivators, Professional training institutions, Publishers, Poets, NGOs and Others
4. What are my financial benefits? What do I gain? How do I recover the money I am investing?
- You would establish yourself as a published author, which would help you increase your professional Rate/Fees/Salary, earn more respect in society, get preference professionally, get preference as a candidate in a job. This would result in huge indirect financial benefits.
- You would get a website made for you, in your name, worth Rs 5550 which would become an asset for you. (According to package)
Yes.
6. Can I use my logo/brand-name instead of yours as the publisher?
By default our logo comes in books published by us, but if you want your logo to appear in your book, that is okay with us. In our all packages we shall allot ISBN number and bar-code to your book, If you want then your logo and our logo would appear side by side as co-publishers. This is especially good for publishers, training institutes and NGOs, who want to use their own logo as the publisher.
7. Do you publish all types of books? Are there any books you do not publish?
We publish almost all type of books except the following. As a policy we do not publish the following types of books:
6. Can I use my logo/brand-name instead of yours as the publisher?
By default our logo comes in books published by us, but if you want your logo to appear in your book, that is okay with us. In our all packages we shall allot ISBN number and bar-code to your book, If you want then your logo and our logo would appear side by side as co-publishers. This is especially good for publishers, training institutes and NGOs, who want to use their own logo as the publisher.
7. Do you publish all types of books? Are there any books you do not publish?
We publish almost all type of books except the following. As a policy we do not publish the following types of books:
- Books that propagate the ideology of terrorist groups or their affiliates.
- Books containing personal attacks or hatred towards real person(s), organization(s) or communities, religion etc.
- Pornographic or obscene books. Rigi Publication marketplace is viewed by visitors of all ages, a majority of who are children. We have an active policy to promote talented young writers. As such we will not be too keen to publish anything that is obscene for our very young visitors.
8. What is the default size of your books?
Default size is: 5.5 inches X 8.5 inches.
Other optional sizes are: 5 inches X 7 inches; 7 inch X 10 inches (large) and 8.5 inches X 11 inches (large). Large sizes are considered as double sized books and 80 pages of a large sized book are equal to 160 pages of a normal / default sized book.
9. Do I need editing/proofreading service?
We believe in maintaining the essence of your original work and so do not believe in drastically changing it by editing. Our editorial advisers will go through your work for an evaluation and suggest you whether an editing and proofreading is recommended for your book or not. Based on the feedback, you may or may not decide to go for our optional editing and proofreading service. Click here to know more about this.
10. Do I need typesetting service?
Yes, if your book is handwritten. No, if your book is computer typed and an editable soft copy is available.
11. Nomination
Nomination to 3 literary award committees. Click here to know more about this.
12. Listing
Listing and sale through Rigi Publication, Featured listing (According to Packages) on Home page, Available through Amazon.in, ebay.in (Ebay India), Paytm.com & also Available as Kindle Edition .
13. Promotion
Life Time Promotion on Social Network, like (Facebook, twitter etc.) *(Premium) *5 Star Rating (Our USP)
Listing in Google search engine.
14. Video Book Trailer
What is a video book trailer? How does it help my book?
Video book trailers are the latest book marketing sensation in the publishing industry. They have been proven to create bestsellers. The Dream Catcher "Dare to believe & achieve" by Umesh Sehgal became bestsellers with the help of video book trailers. They are 1 - 2 minute short films that carry the essence of your book, just like a feature film trailer, and generate curiosity about your book among the viewers. They are released on Youtube, Facebook and other social media. If the trailers are liked, people share them with friends and become a national sensation with hundreds/thousands of viewers. It is a smart investment to create smart bestsellers. You can take a look at some of our samples by clicking this link.
15. Business Card
What is a 'business card'?
A business card, sometimes also known as 'visiting card', which we provide to our authors, is a 2 inch X 3.5 inch card bearing your name, contact details, image of your book cover with info about where it is available from. The aim is that when you offer business cards to your clients and people who know you, you are not only handing over your contact details, but also making them aware that you are the author of a certain book, along with the information about where it is available from.
16. Posters
Why do I need posters? What is the size of a poster? What id the use of poster?
We provide you with several posters about your book. Size is A3 (double the size of an A4 page). It is a blowup of the front cover design, with the price and availability info. This is how you can use the posters:
Default size is: 5.5 inches X 8.5 inches.
Other optional sizes are: 5 inches X 7 inches; 7 inch X 10 inches (large) and 8.5 inches X 11 inches (large). Large sizes are considered as double sized books and 80 pages of a large sized book are equal to 160 pages of a normal / default sized book.
9. Do I need editing/proofreading service?
We believe in maintaining the essence of your original work and so do not believe in drastically changing it by editing. Our editorial advisers will go through your work for an evaluation and suggest you whether an editing and proofreading is recommended for your book or not. Based on the feedback, you may or may not decide to go for our optional editing and proofreading service. Click here to know more about this.
10. Do I need typesetting service?
Yes, if your book is handwritten. No, if your book is computer typed and an editable soft copy is available.
11. Nomination
Nomination to 3 literary award committees. Click here to know more about this.
12. Listing
Listing and sale through Rigi Publication, Featured listing (According to Packages) on Home page, Available through Amazon.in, ebay.in (Ebay India), Paytm.com & also Available as Kindle Edition .
Life Time Promotion on Social Network, like (Facebook, twitter etc.) *(Premium) *5 Star Rating (Our USP)
Listing in Google search engine.
14. Video Book Trailer
What is a video book trailer? How does it help my book?
Video book trailers are the latest book marketing sensation in the publishing industry. They have been proven to create bestsellers. The Dream Catcher "Dare to believe & achieve" by Umesh Sehgal became bestsellers with the help of video book trailers. They are 1 - 2 minute short films that carry the essence of your book, just like a feature film trailer, and generate curiosity about your book among the viewers. They are released on Youtube, Facebook and other social media. If the trailers are liked, people share them with friends and become a national sensation with hundreds/thousands of viewers. It is a smart investment to create smart bestsellers. You can take a look at some of our samples by clicking this link.
15. Business Card
What is a 'business card'?
A business card, sometimes also known as 'visiting card', which we provide to our authors, is a 2 inch X 3.5 inch card bearing your name, contact details, image of your book cover with info about where it is available from. The aim is that when you offer business cards to your clients and people who know you, you are not only handing over your contact details, but also making them aware that you are the author of a certain book, along with the information about where it is available from.
16. Posters
Why do I need posters? What is the size of a poster? What id the use of poster?
We provide you with several posters about your book. Size is A3 (double the size of an A4 page). It is a blowup of the front cover design, with the price and availability info. This is how you can use the posters:
- If you are organizing a book launch event, you can place the posters in the venue, at the entrance, on the stage, etc.
- If you are a student, you can build awareness by dangling the posters on notice boards of your college or school.
- You can distribute your complimentary copies in your local bookstores. Give each local bookstore a poster of your book and request them to hang it at the entrance, or at a prominent place.
17. In what format can I submit my manuscript?
In Word format (.doc file or .docx file). If your book has tables, graphs, charts or plenty of photos/images, please convert your manuscript to the default size of a book (5.5 inches X 8.5 inches) before you mail your manuscript to us. If your tables, graphs and images are large, you can go for a large, double sized book (see sizes under point # 8 of this page).
18. How many copies do you print?
We print 300-500 copies in the first edition. If we go with 2nd printing the author will be required to pay nothing
19. What will be the retail/printed price of my book? Who will decide that?
The printed price of your book will depend on the length of your book. Once we see the manuscript or if you let us know the number of words, we can calculate and confirm you the retail/printed price of your book within a few hours.
20. How do I pay?
21. Is my published book send to leading newspapers for review? Do they get reviewed?
Yes, to 7 Newspapers - The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Telegraph, The Tribune, Dainik Bhaskar, The Hindu and Deccan Chronicles. However it is not written on stone.
22. Till when can I make changes to the manuscript I have submitted?
Till you have approved it for printing. No changes are possible after your approval of the manuscript and cover design for printing; since these are sent to the press immediately on your approval by email. Changes if any, are however possible later, when the next edition will be published, after the first edition will be exhausted.
23. Can I suggest the cover design, or send my own cover design?
Your suggestions about the cover design would be accepted with importance before our artists and designers start designing your cover. If you have designed your own cover, feel free to send it. We don't mind using it, if it matches our quality and technical standards.
24. Is there a publisher-author agreement, we sign?
Yes
