F.A.Q.

What is The Book Connection?
The Book Connection is a Texas-based book packaging and publishing consulting company that employees freelances specific to the book publishing industry to create books for clients. Some of these freelancers I have worked with since the early ’90s and they have proven expertise in all areas of writing, editing, book design, marketing, media relations, and social media.

Does Rita Mills to Speaking Presentations to Groups?
Rita is available for 20-30 minute presentations for organizations of all kinds. Email her at rita@bookconnectiononline.com to discuss your needs.

What types of projects does The Book Connection handle?
The Book Connection has experience with all types of books across all genre from high end coffee table books to mass market paperbacks. Children’s Picture Books are Rita’s first love and she specializes in packaging them for the independent publisher. For a list of some of the projects which The Book Connection has produced over the years, please the Projects tab across the top.

Is The Book Connection a vanity publisher?
The Book Connection is a book packager and consults on all types of publishing projects. We do work-for-hire and retain no rights to the books that we package.

Why Should You Publish a Book?
Books build credibility. Books enhance visibility. Books are profitable. Books are smart marketing. Books are rarely thrown away. Books create unique volunteer opportunities. Books engage employees in a meaningful, and unusual, work experience. Books provide the “hook” for a variety of fundraising events. Books communicate!

Should I publish my book as an E-book vs. taking it to a hard copy book?
Some people do, but the best use of the E-book format is as a companion to a book that has been published has a hard copy book. In today’s world of digital media, an E-book is an integral part of any book publishing project.