Our authors want their books on the market within 90 days and they want a book that is done to perfection. We publish hardcover books with or without dust jackets and perfect bound softcover fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's picture books.

We provide all the support needed for production of a completely professional book under the Ampersand, Inc. imprint, including:

• Line editing of manuscript or developmental editing as required
• Reading and approving text prior to finalization of printer's files

• Selection of appropriate fonts
• Treatment of page elements
• Two different design directions for body and cover of the book, from which author selects one, which will then be refined
• Preparation and production of drawings, maps, charts, graphs, family trees
• Supervision of illustrators

• Preparation of all files to printer's specifications
• Management of all technical requirements including scans of all illustrations and/or artwork to printer's specifications
• Review and approval of printer’s proofs
• Options for traditional printing, digital printing, or print on demand

Preparation of cover and copy for listing on:
• amazon.com, including `Search Inside` the book
• barnesandnoble.com
• Books in Print
• Kindle edition (amazon.com electronic book)

• Page on Ampersand site linked to Amazon.com
• Management of the project to rigid budget and schedule standards
• ISBN number and barcode
• Copyright registration