Your Book On The Internet

In today’s tech-savvy world, an author must have a website as the cornerstone of an international as well as inter-generational book-marketing strategy. Where Books Begin offers several options for authors to create an e-commerce presence on the worldwide web.

The Start Up — $350 (Sample click here)
This fee buys you a spot on the Where Books Begin website for three months so that you can test the internet waters. This page offers:

• an inexpensive way to provide information about you and your book
• a site from which you can direct readers with a dedicated web address in care of Where Books Begin
• a contact and ordering link for your readers
• a test to gauge the effectiveness of internet marketing for your book and see if you need a more ambitious website page

The Book Announcement Website — $800 (Sample click here)
This package provides a site with three custom-designed web pages that typically include details about the book along with a photo of the cover, a few sample pages and representative illustrations. The fee also includes:

• set-up expenses for hosting the account
• domain name registration
• website and search engine optimization
• meta tags
• submission to Google
• a contact link where booksellers and readers can e-mail the author

The Author Web Site — $1,600 (Sample click here)
This site is for authors who have more than one project and/or previously published books and for whom appearances in educational or bookstore settings are routine. The fee includes:

• eight custom-designed pages
• set-up expenses for hosting the account
• domain name registration
• website and search engine optimization
• meta tags
• submission to Google
• a contact link where readers and vendors can e-mail the author
• a bookseller link for those who want to purchase the book

The Publishing Web Site with Special Subsidiary Rights Appeal — $2,100 (Sample click here)
This site is appropriate for children’s literature authors and for projects with rights potential for screen, games, dramatic adaptations, etc. The fee includes:

• a dazzling Flash Animation introduction on the home page
• a total of eight custom-designed pages
• set-up expenses for hosting the account
• domain name registration
• website and search engine optimization
• meta tags
• submission to Google
• a contact link where readers and vendors can e-mail the author
• two links to external vendor websites

Website Maintenance — $125
This fee insures that your website hosting and domain name are renewed and maintained without lapses. Our web administrator is available whenever there is a problem to assist you personally with keeping your site up and running.

Web Page Alterations/Improvements — $10 per line, $25 per image
Your website should be updated regularly. When good reviews arrive, personal appearance are scheduled and new books are published, you can add them instantly to your site for a small fee.