For Authors — Print And Publish Your Own Book
If you have written a book, PrintoutRajan.shop can turn the file on your laptop into a properly printed, professionally bound edition you can sell, gift, submit or stock. We work with first-time authors and experienced self-publishers, and we are equally happy printing five copies for family or three thousand for distribution.
What We Offer Authors
Print On Demand
Order exactly the quantity you need, whenever you need it. No warehouse, no dead stock, no minimum.
Cover Design
Original cover design with spine width calculated for your page count and paper, plus back-cover typesetting.
Interior Typesetting
Professional layout with correct gutter margins, running heads, chapter openers and consistent typography.
ISBN Guidance
Step-by-step help with the free government ISBN process. Read our ISBN guide.
Proof Copies
Hold a real printed copy before committing to a full run. The single most valuable step in the process.
Confidentiality
Your manuscript is used only to produce your order and is never shared. Files are deleted on request.
How Author Printing Works
- Send your manuscript as a print-ready PDF, or as a Word or InDesign file for us to prepare.
- We preflight the file and flag resolution, margin, font or page-order problems before quoting.
- You receive an itemised written quote with paper, binding and finishing options at different price points.
- We produce a proof copy for your approval.
- The run is printed, bound, inspected, packed and dispatched with tracking.
Indicative Author Pricing
| Package | Specification | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Proof copy | 1 copy, A5 paperback, 200 pages | Rs 300 - Rs 400 |
| Author starter | 50 copies, A5 paperback, matte cover | Rs 200 - Rs 260 per copy |
| Launch run | 300 copies, offset, laminated cover | Rs 110 - Rs 150 per copy |
| Hardcover edition | 100 copies, case bound, foil title | Rs 320 - Rs 480 per copy |
Figures assume 200 black-and-white A5 pages. Send your exact specification for a firm quote.
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A Practical Roadmap For Self-Publishing Authors
From finished manuscript to printed book, with the decisions explained in order.
Self-publishing in India has never been more accessible, but accessibility is not the same as clarity. Most first-time authors arrive with a completed manuscript and no idea whether they need an ISBN, what trim size to choose, how many copies to print, or what a print-ready file even means. This section walks through the sequence in the order the decisions actually need to be made, so you spend your budget on the book rather than on avoidable mistakes.
Start with editing, because printing amplifies everything. A typographical error in a manuscript is a quick fix; the same error across three hundred printed copies is a reprint. Have the manuscript copy-edited and proofread by someone other than yourself, then read a printed proof copy rather than a screen version, because the eye catches errors on paper that it slides over on a monitor.
Next comes interior formatting. Choose a trim size appropriate to the genre: 5 x 8 inches and 5.5 x 8.5 inches suit fiction and general non-fiction, 6 x 9 inches suits academic and business titles, and A5 remains popular for educational material in India. Set consistent margins with extra space on the spine side, choose a readable serif for body text at ten to twelve points, and use proper running heads and page numbering rather than manual entries.
Cover design deserves real investment. Readers browsing online see a thumbnail two centimetres wide, so a cluttered cover disappears. A strong cover has one clear focal element, a legible title at thumbnail size, and a spine calculated to your exact page count and paper bulk, which we can compute for you once the interior is final.
Finally, decide the print run honestly. An unknown author selling primarily through personal networks and small events rarely needs more than fifty to a hundred copies for a first batch. Print-on-demand keeps you flexible: reprint in small quantities as demand appears, and fix any issues discovered by early readers before the second batch goes to press.
ISBN Guidance
Free ISBN allotment through the Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency, with help preparing the application and placing the number correctly on your cover.
Interior Formatting
Professional typesetting with correct margins, running heads, chapter openers and consistent typography that reads like a traditionally published book.
Cover Setup
Full wrap cover files with accurate spine width calculated from your final page count, paper GSM and binding method.
Proof Copies
Order a single printed proof before committing to a full run so you can check colour, paper feel and binding in your own hands.
Print-On-Demand
Reprint in batches as small as ten copies, keeping capital free and inventory risk at zero.
Author Reprints
Stored production files mean repeat orders reprint identically months or years later without redoing setup.
Costing, Pricing And Distribution For Independent Authors
How to price your book so that printing, courier and effort are all covered.
Your printed cost per copy is driven by page count, paper, colour and quantity. Once you know that number, add packing and courier, then decide your margin. A common mistake is pricing at a round number that feels attractive and discovering later that every sale loses money after delivery costs. Work upward from cost, not downward from a wish.
If you plan to sell through retailers or marketplaces, remember that trade discounts of thirty to fifty percent are normal, so your cover price has to absorb both your margin and theirs. Direct sales at events, workshops and through your own audience keep the full margin with you and are usually where independent authors make the majority of their revenue.
Keep your production files, ISBN details and cover artwork organised in one place. Reprints, second editions, regional language versions and future audiobook or ebook conversions all begin from those same source files, and authors who lose them pay twice for the same work.