FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What is the process?
A: You first decide which services you need. You may pay as you go, or you may pay for each service upfront. There are 4 ways to make payment: 1) You may order your services online at jkenkadepublishing.com 2) Request and invoice be emailed to you 3) Call to pay via the phone or 4) Come inside to make payment.
Q: Who is the publisher of record when J. Kenkade Publishing publishes book?
A: The author is the owner of the copyright and keeps the rights to the book. J. Kenkade Publishing shows as the publisher of record. However, J. Kenkade Publishing reserves the right to publish book as self-published book when book does not meet mission of publisher.
Q: Does J. Kenkade Publishing manage my royalties and sales?
A: No. J. Kenkade Publishing is not associated with any royalties, sales of book, or the printing of Author’s book.
Q: Does J. Kenkade Publishing receive a portion of my royalties?
A: No! Another benefit of being an author of J. Kenkade Publishing is that unlike other Publishers, we do not withhold any of your royalties whatsoever. We are completely hands-off when it comes to your royalties.
Q: What if I have a question about my royalties and author copies? Do I contact J. Kenkade Publishing?
A: No. You would contact the self-publishing platform used to self-publish. J. Kenkade Publishing does not oversee your royalties. J. Kenkade Publishing does not handle printing of your book; your self-publishing platform does.
Q: Is the copyright registered in my name?
A: Absolutely! You are the author and copyright owner of your book. You hold the rights to the copyright of your book. J. Kenkade Publishing is the publisher of record for your book.
Q: Does J. Kenkade Publishing review and accept all manuscripts?
A: J. Kenkade does not review all manuscripts for acceptance. We accept almost all manuscripts. The exceptions are as below. Once you submit a manuscript, you are responsible for ensuring your manuscript doesn’t include the following: •Books that promote and/or encourage hate or racism•Books that promote violence and strife•Books that contain excessive grammatical errors in a way that is illegible to the editor •books containing explicit pornography. If J. Kenkade Publishing begins work on the book and later finds that it goes against these policies, J. Kenkade Publishing reserves the right to reject or refuse completion of services and no refunds shall be provided. Authors are welcome to submit their manuscripts for review before payment. Authors must expressly state that Author requests a review to see if book meets company guidelines for acceptance.
Q: Where will my book be listed for sale?
A: We publish to Amazon. We also distribute it worldwide via Amazon; however, not all retailers will market and sell the book. We have no control over the purchasing decisions of other retailers. Acceptance of your book is fully and solely the discretion of the retailers. We can only guarantee Amazon. You are responsible for reaching out to other retailers for the purchasing and selling of your book.
Q: Do you market my book?
A: No. J. Kenkade Publishing does not offer marketing. If you’d like assistance with marketing your book, we offer a marketing consultation as a separate service. The marketing consultation does not market your book; it provides you with tips that have proven successful for other authors that you can use to market your book. J. Kenkade Publishing is not responsible for any amount of book sales. Marketing, advertising, and promotion of book is solely the responsibility of Author.
Q: Do I receive copies of the source files?
A: No. J. Kenkade Publishing does not provide source files.
Q: What is copy editing vs. line editing vs. developmental editing?
A: Copy editing is what most consider as proofreading. It involves proofreading for punctuation, grammar, spelling, capitilization, syntax and typographical errors.
Line editing, also called stylistic editing, ensures that the sentences in a book are as effective as they can be. A line editor is attentive to the writer's individual style and approaches the manuscript as a careful reader.
Developmental Editing is a critique that addresses various story element issues like poor character development, confusing dialogue, and sentence phrasing. It is used to evaluate the writing for clarity.
Q: Do you make changes to my book?
A: We believe that a person’s vision for his/her book is very valuable; therefore, we are careful not to make any changes that would affect the message, delivery, or mood of your book. We automatically proofread your book for errors and make changes accordingly. Additionally, if our editors find portions of the manuscript that may not be aligned with our guidelines, we may make adjustments. Please rest assured that our editors will retain the mood, tone and delivery of your message when making revisions. We automatically edit and format the book according to what’s appropriate for the global publishing market and the mission of our publishing house. Note: We send all authors a proof of the proofreading for your review before finalization.
Q: Do you check my book for character defamation or copyright infringement?
A: No. The author is responsible for making sure your book does not infringe on anyone’s copyrights. J. Kenkade Publishing is not responsible and cannot be held liable for character defamation, libel, slander, or copyright infringement within your book. Ultimately, this responsibility is up to the author. If you’d like information and education on these, you may schedule a private writing workshop or attend a class from our School of Publishing.
Q: Do I choose my book cover?
A: Yes. We invite you to inform us of the vision you have for your book cover and provide us with examples. Our professional graphic designer will design a marketable, high quality book cover for you. Because it’s artwork, it may not be specific to every detail you request. Book cover design includes the front cover, back cover, and spine.
Q: Do you accept romance novels?
A: Absolutely! Although romance and intimate scenes in books are accepted, we do not publish books with excess pornography.
Q: What rights do the publisher retain?
A. The publisher retains rights over the files, content, and graphics that the publisher creates such as the cover design, interior design and any mockups created by publisher, etc. The author retains rights to his/her copyright, and content within book that the author wrote/created. Most publishers take that ownership right from Authors. We do not.
Q: What is the difference between publishing and printing?
A. Great question! Publishing is the process of making your book available for sale to the public. It’s where we gather, create, organize, design, and prepare your book for worldwide distribution, making it readily available to retailers and consumers around the world. It does not include printing. Printing is solely that: the printing of your book.
Q: How many copies come with my book?
A: Remember, you are paying us to “publish” your book, not to “print” your book. However, we have the printing covered for you too! We send you an easy and quick tutorial on how to order your copies to have your book printed upon publication.
Q: Do I choose my formatting for book layout?
A: You are welcome to choose the trim size. All else is left to the publisher’s discretion. You may also choose to add pull quotes as an additional fee. However, the spacing, font, and format are usually left to the publisher and are based off the size of your book, the genre, etc. If you’d like to choose a specific trim size, you must tell us in advance at the time of payment. You cannot change this later.
