Book Publishing and Conversion Services
eBook Conversion
Auro e-Books offers a conversion service to any e-book format from virtually any format – Word, Word Perfect, Ventura, PDF, Quark, InDesign, XML or HTML, among others.
Our e-books are compatible with the ADE, Sony Reader, Kindle, iPhone, iPad (iBooks) and most desktop readers, depending on the customer’s requirements.
We ensure that their content is properly prepared to be distributed as eBooks and are fully optimized to the reader or devices specified by the customers.
eBook Conversion Pricing
| Title | Price Per page (USD) |
| Simple | 0.40 USD |
| Medium | 0.50 USD |
| Complex | 0.60 USD |
Complexity Chart
| Book Element | Simple | Medium | Complex |
| Displays: (Images/ diagrams/ formulas/ equations/ lists (ordered/ unordered) / exceptional text) | Up to 5 per 100 pages | 6-64 per 100 pages | 65-100 per 100 pages |
| Simple Tables ** (Up to 5 columns/one page) | Up to 5 per 100 pages | 6-15 per 100 pages | 16-20 per 100 pages |
| Links (hyperlinks/ footnotes/ endnotes/ or other internal links) | Up to 15 per 100 pages | 15-50 per 100 pages | 51-100 per 100 pages |
| Index/ glossary/ bibliography or references | One Page | Less than 4 pages | Longer than 4 pages |
Deliverables
- ePUB
- mobi
Quality Standards
- 95% first pass yield; corrections due to errors by ‘Auro e-Books’ will be done at no charge;
- e-Book is done according to the latest specifications and will pass validation tool (ePUB Check).
eBook Publishing
Auro e-Books publishing and distribution services is a part of our effort to bring the benefits of digital publishing to publishers and authors in the field of spirituality and well-being. With our e-publishing work, we provide authors and publishers a way to reach the large audience of readers online, who interested in self-development and the overall growth of harmony and well-being upon Earth.
eBook Publishing Author Royalties Scheme
Auro e-Books withholds 33% from profits and pays the author 67% from royalties earned form e-book sales. Royalty scheme of different online stores could differ from aforementioned 70% Amazon scheme and has to be confirmed separately. Auro e-Books fee remains 33% from author’s sales income.
| Sample calculation for Amazon 70% royalty scheme | |
| Books number | 100 |
| Single book price | 3.00 usd |
| 100 books x 3 usd per single book | 300 usd |
| Amazon 70% royalty scheme | 210 usd |
| Auro e-Books publishing services fee | 69 usd (33%) |
| Author’s pay-out royalties | 141 usd (67%) |
- Payment of royalties will be done quarterly, with statistics on book sales if authors payment (with exclusion of Auro e-Books fees) is or above 100 USD (or 6000 Indian rupees), if it is less then only statistics on sales will be provided on demand and payment will be postponed till the next payment term.
- Payment for e-book conversion is be calculated separately according Auro e-Books book conversion rates and is not part of Auro e-Books publishing contract.
Contract Terms
Agreement between the author and Auro e-Books is valid for 1 year from the day of online publication, and will be automatically renewed or cancelled on demand by author or rights holder.
Auro e-Books will follow the same calculation on other book stores (its own Auro e-Books store, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Google Books, Kobo and other e-book retailers)
Payment Terms
- Payment process will be initiated upon presentation of a valid invoice (via email) to the Customer;
- Supplier’s preferred payment method is via Paypal or Wire Transfer.