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Contact: John DePree, BelieversPress, 952-914-7417
BLOOMINGTON, MN, Nov. 3 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Authors face an enormous challenge; a one in thousands chance
of getting their manuscript published by major Christian publishers. Until now,
the industry has only offered authors royalty and self-publishing models.
Rejected authors are often left to fend for themselves. Some talented authors
will give up. Others will try to solo-navigate the shifting currents of
self/subsidy publishing and find themselves limited by the one-size-fits-all
approach of these services.
BelieversPress, a new venture just launched by Bethany Press, offers multiple
publishing tracks for authors where they control the process.
1. Royalty Publishing
In collaboration with ECPA, BelieversPress critiques and edits author proposals
prior to posting on the
ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.com website enabling agents and publishers to
sort and filter for high quality submissions. Each of these proposals features a
BelieversPress badge.
2. Independent Publishing
At BelieversPress, professional authors who pursue independent publishing can
now access
- Coaching and editorial services from Jeff Gerke,
(longtime editor for the CBA industry, former editor at NavPress) and Barb
Lilland Editorial Services (former senior editor, Bethany House Publishing)
- Cover design from The DesignWorks Group or Dugan Design
- Publicity services from B&B Media (clients include
Charles Stanley, John C. Maxwell, Chuck Swindoll, Tim LaHaye, Melody
Carlson, Bruce Wilkinson)
- Marketing tools from Heinlein Publishing Services
(Publishing Professional, 20+ Years: including executive positions with
United Methodist Publishing House, Thomas Nelson, and Word Publishing)
- Printing from Bethany Press (producer of almost 30% of
the best-selling Christian paperbacks)
- Sales and distribution through STL Distribution (the largest exclusively Christian distributor in North America).
Authors interested in submitting to agents and small
publishers can receive mentoring, editorial, and proposal evaluation from D.C.
Jacobson (Don Jacobson's group, former President of Multnomah Publishers) and
The Writing Spa (Mary DeMuth) at BelieversPress.
BelieversPress counsels authors that if they cannot sell their books via
platforms such as speaking, established ministries, or direct to readers through
venues such as blogging, the internet, articles, etc. then they should not
self-publish.
Agents and publishers can offer their authors a trustworthy team to help them to
publish both their out-of-print books and unpublished manuscripts, further
building their readership with the ability to sell directly through the author's
website, the BelieversPress E-store, and to the trade through STL Distribution.
Or, they can refer authors needing mentoring and further development to trusted
professionals who can help them hone their skill and platform before
re-submitting.