Welcome to The Book Connection — the independent publisher's and author's premier consulting resource for creation of trade-quality book-plus projects. Since 1996, The Book Connection has utilized a team of more than 30 freelance professionals with book-publishing experience specific to various genres to create bookstore-quality products.

The Book Connection represents the latest and most innovative ideas in the publishing industry today. It provides instant access to professional advice on every aspect of your book project, from editing and design, to marketing and distribution.

Here is how The Book Connection can help you whether you are an author wanting to find a publisher to do your project, an author wanting to self-publish your project, or a small publisher needing outsourcing help.

SMALL PUBLISHERS — Because most small, independent publishers work with limited budgets that can't support in-house personnel, the publisher has to wear many hats. Why not let The Book Connection become your outsourcing partner -- an in-house member of your publishing team. This will result in three things:

1. You can handle the part of being a publisher that you love best
2. You become more productive
3. You will get better quality when professionals are utilized for:

• Production Coordination
• Editing
• Text Flow
• Cover / Jacket Design
• Collateral Marketing Design / Printing
• Web Design and Maintenance
• Printing at Book Manufacturing Facilities Specific to your Needs

• Manuscript Evaluation
• Viability of project
• Consulting for your specific project's direction
• What that next step should be
• Direction to finding an agent or publisher
• Developmental editing of your manuscript
• Grammatical editing of your manuscript