Professional service all the way

YesPress Publishing is an imprint of Quickfox Publishing, South Africa’s trusted, award-winning publishing brand. YesPress Publishing brings to the table Quickfox’s professional resources and expertise, which means you get the best services possible for your book publishing. You’re also assured design and production quality that exceeds that of other service providers in the package-based publishing market. We do not run a sausage mill. Our team is hands-on with every project and we provide excellent customer service just a local call away.

Publishing packages for better cost management

YesPress Publishing offers straightforward package-based book publishing at competitive rates. Our aim is to remove the ‘overwhelm’ from publishing and help authors who have a polished manuscript get to market quickly and easily. YesPress package fees are a once-off cost to perform the services needed to get you published and make your book available to buyers worldwide. We can also refer you to our trusted editors if your manuscript is not yet ready for publishing.

Full ownership and publishing freedom

With YesPress Publishing you enjoy full ownership and control of your distribution accounts. We also publish what YOU want. No rejections and no pushy salespeople trying to upsell, cross-sell or oversell you services. You retain full copyright of your manuscript and you own the files that we produce.

Once your distribution accounts have been set up, you can access your sales and royalty data any time you wish, change your book price, tweak your keywords for better SEO, run promotions, and more.

Maximum earnings

With YesPress Publishing, you keep 100% of net profit on every book that sells, in perpetuity, because you own your distribution accounts and are paid directly by distributors for all sales.

Local bulk printing at the print manufacturing cost 

Order books in bulk for your local sales and pay only the print manufacturing cost, plus local delivery. Don’t pay thousands of rands extra in hefty delivery costs by publishing overseas and shipping books back to South Africa.

If you are a non-South African author, you can also order books in bulk at the print manufacturing cost, with local or regional delivery, through your international author account portal.

Either way, YesPress has local and international authors covered in the most cost-effective way possible.

Local print-on-demand sales 

Sell your book locally on a print-on-demand basis. No capital outlay. No piles of stock. And no unnecessary warehousing costs. Your book is printed by YesPress print partners and delivered to customers when they purchase your book online, no matter where they are.

Hardcover printing

Certain book sizes are available in hardcover format. This is the perfect option for limited or special edition books. Simply activate the hardcover add-on service.

Editorial services

Still need editing or proofreading? No problem. YesPress Publishing offers editorial options to suit your budget. Drop us a line to get connected with an editor.

Quick turnaround for eager-beavers

Don’t wait months to see your book on Amazon. If your manuscript is polished and ready to go, YesPress Publishing’s straight-to-market model will see you up and running in as little as 10–12 working days for ebooks, and roughly two months for paperbacks. If your book still needs editing or proofreading, it will take longer.

DRM-protection for your ebooks

DRM involves locking a digital file so that only the person who purchases your ebook can view it. DRM-protected ebooks are usually read on dedicated devices or by using specific apps.

DRM-protection is automatically applied to all ebooks published through Yes!Press Publishing; however, you are given the opportunity to choose your DRM preference when you complete our customer onboarding form.

Author earnings paid directly to you

Once your book is available for sale, you can access your author account at any time to track sales and earnings, adjust your pricing, and more. You receive payments directly for all sales, with distribution costs deducted upfront – YesPress does not take a penny from your earnings. You keep 100% of what you make, unlike most package-based publishing models that deduct a percentage of sales before paying you.

We’ll assist you in setting up a royalty-receiving account, from which you can transfer funds to your local bank whenever you choose. There are no minimum payout thresholds, so you get paid as soon as a sale is made, regardless of the amount.

Professional services backed by industry experts

As an imprint of Quickfox Publishing, YesPress Publishing shares the same production and distribution resources, piggybacking on the technology and systems already in place. This enables YesPress Publishing to deliver professional production, distribution and printing services for your project. Experience a cut above the rest.

Excellent author support

Receive excellent service and author support for the duration of the project as part of the package cost. If you require high-level advice and specialised consulting, enjoy easy access to the Quickfox Publishing team of senior publishers at a discounted rate.

YesPress Publishing imprint, or your own brand

As a YesPress Publishing client, your book will feature the YesPress logo on the spine. However, you can use your own logo or publish under your own brand, if you prefer.

YesPress Publishing has been designed for manuscripts with relatively straightforward layout and formatting requirements. (For more complex formatting or design-heavy books, contact us for a revised package price, or consider publishing under the Quickfox imprint.)

Our package costs assume that your manuscript has already been edited and is ready for publishing (remember: we can refer you to a trusted editor if needed). Choose one of our five packages to get your book to market quickly and with minimum fuss.

• YesPress Ebook Express – for authors who want to convert their print edition into an ebook and sell it on Amazon; it’s also suited to authors who have their ebook cover artwork ready and have prepared and formatted their manuscript for conversion. This is a simple convert-and-go solution. See your book for sale on Amazon within 10–12 working days.
• YesPress Ebook Express Plus – the same as Ebook Express, but with expanded distribution to Apple, B&N, Kobo, Booktopia, Gardners, and more.
• YesPress Ebook Standard – this is a full ebook publishing and distribution solution. It includes all the services needed to publish an ebook, and make it available for sale worldwide using expanded distribution.
• YesPress Paperback Standard – this is a full paperback publishing and distribution solution. It includes all the services needed to publish a great-looking paperback and make it available for sale worldwide using expanded distribution. Amazon’s distribution partners form the backbone of this service, but distribution can also be done using Ingrams; simply activate the Ingrams package add-on and enjoy benefits unique to Ingrams.
• YesPress Ebook and Paperback Combo – enjoy all the benefits of Ebook Standard and Paperback Standard in one convenient package at a discounted price. Make the most of your marketing effort and exposure by capitalising on every sale possible knowing that customers can purchase whichever format of the book they prefer, wherever they shop, no matter where they are in the world.

Would you like to convert your print edition into an ebook and make it available on Amazon?

Or, perhaps your Word document is already properly formatted and your cover artwork is ready. Now you just need ebook conversion and distribution set up through Amazon.

Best for authors who:

Want to convert their print edition into an ebook OR have their own cover artwork and a manuscript that has already been formatted.

Earn:

• 70% of the list price for books priced between $2.99 and $9.99
• 35% of the list price for books priced less than $2.99 or higher than $9.99.
  

(The earnings above are stipulated by Amazon.)

This full paperback publishing and global distribution solution turns your edited manuscript into a beautiful, high-quality book that can be purchased through the world’s largest stores.

We set up global distribution for sales through Amazon and other retailers, libraries and subscription services, and local sales through Publisher.co.za, with access to South African bookstores for qualifying titles, offered through our local distribution partners. You also receive 10 printed copies of your book to get you started. One of these copies is used for legal deposit, which we submit on your behalf.

A hardcover format of your book is available as an optional add-on, as is expanded distribution using Ingrams instead of Amazon, with all of the benefits unique to Ingrams.

Best for authors who require:

• high-quality paperback publishing backed by excellent, hands-on service.
• professional cover design and manuscript formatting for a superior look.
• the broadest reach possible through the world’s largest retailers.
• an ISBN registered in their name.

Earn:

• 100% of the list price less the printing cost for your direct-to-customer sales.
• 60% of the list price less the printing cost for paperback sales on Amazon.
• 40% of the list price less the printing cost for paperback sales through other retailers, libraries and subscription services using Amazon’s expanded distribution service.
  OR
  45–55% of the list price less the printing cost for paperback sales through other retailers, libraries and subscription services using Ingrams instead of Amazon for expanded distribution (package add-on necessary).
• 60% of the list price through local online bookstores.

(The earnings above are stipulated by Amazon and other distributors.)