Self-Publishing Done Right:
PageUp Books is with you every step of the way, providing professional polish while you keep control
Times are changing.
Traditional publishers are having trouble keeping relevant. For many authors, indie publishing is a better fit:
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You retain 100% of the rights to your work: No one can claim, alter, or take it away.
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You keep the revenue you've earned: Higher royalties than most traditional deals (often 60–70% or more, vs. 7–25%, if that, after the publisher makes back its initial investment).
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You maintain full creative control: No editor, agent, or publisher "earning their cut" as they force changes to your story, title, cover, or vision.
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You set the timeline and decisions: Publish when you’re ready, price it your way, and market as you choose.
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No gatekeepers saying “no”: No rejection letters, no waiting years for approval, no one taking a big cut of your success.
What We
Offer
You may be new at this, and it can feel overwhelming to face self-publishing as an entirely DIY project.
Jay Bailey is an experienced self-published author, designer and typographer who enjoyed producing his own novel. He will walk you through each steps, treating yours as if it's another of his own.
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Interior Typography & Formatting
Clean, readable layouts for paperback, hardcover, and ebook (reflowable EPUB/MOBI files ready to upload).
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Editing & Polishing
As little or as much as you need: "sanity check" read-through for early developmental feedback, or proofreading at the final stage to elevate your manuscript without changing your voice.
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Custom Professional Cover Design
Front, back, spine. Optimized for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, ebooks, (eye-catching and genre-matched).
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Promotional
Video Teasers
Short, engaging trailers (30–60 seconds) for social media, ads, author pages, or Kickstarter—professional visuals + voiceover/text overlays.
Why PageUp Books?
PageUp Books offers flat-fee services* tailored to what you have and what you need to self-publish your book. No royalty splits. No rights claims. You publish on your terms, through the platforms you choose. Jay will patiently guide you through those choices and processes.
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Proven process from his own successful self-published novel.
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Streamlined and bundled, so you avoid the hassle of coordinating multiple freelancers.
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Professional results at indie-author prices.
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Empowerment: Turn your manuscript into a polished, sellable book faster.
* Before you ask about pricing:
Costs are, naturally, based on input and output...
First, how long is the text? What's its current maturity? The subject matter? Is it essentially plain text, or are there extensive style elements (email exchanges, offset quotes, images, foreign language elements, complex non-fiction outline/subtitle structures, or footnotes?) Then: what are we producing a print book? ebook? Do you need cover design and initial social media artwork/videos?
Once we've discussed all these factors – what you have and what you need – you'll get a logical, easy-to-understand price quote. Get started by sending a message using the form below, with an overview of your self-published book project, and Jay will be in touch!
About Jay
Jay Bailey is an American-born marketer/strategist, writer, designer, and typographer, living in Israel since 1995.
He brings decades of hands-on production and storytelling to PageUp Books – from leading digitization, design, marketing, and communications teams (including nearly a decade at a publicly traded hi-tech company) to founding RapidFire Consulting in 2009 after growing tired of slow, pricey, “we know better than you” vendor workflows.
In the early days of desktop publishing, he also introduced digital production, imagery, editorial, and design services to three newspapers.
As a self-published author who produced his own novel end-to-end (interior formatting, cover, and promos), Jay helps indie authors get professional polish without giving up control, rights, or royalties.