Footprints Publishing House

13/11/2022

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PUBLISH EBOOKS ON AMAZON?

After successfully conducting a two day online digital publishing workshop, FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE will conduct another two day online lesson on DIGITAL PUBLISHING on 3rd & 4th December 2022.

THE LESSONS

1. Praparing a manuscript
-pagination
-page breaking ... etc

2. Uploading a book on amazon
-opening an amazon account
-uploading a book
-uploading a cover

REQUIREMENTS

Participants must have the following:

1. A computer (preferably a laptop)
2. A completed manuscript: collections of poetry, short stories, novels (etc) of not less than 20 pages.
3. Enough free time

*After publishing your book on amazon, you will be given more than 100 sites (paid & free) where you will promote your book.

REGISTRATION

-You are required to pay k5000 for registration by 20th November 2022.

-Participation fee is k25 000 and it must be paid by 30th November 2022

For more information call: 0884137788 or 0990750330 or email: [email protected]

NOTE: Registration closes on 20th November 2022

19/07/2022

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41M3mRbjZiL._SY177_.jpg

This pen of a new author brings to light the rot in the society.

A Malawian author and teacher, Asifa Nachikwangwala recounts a story about Jomuukun (great Elephant) a kingdom named after a popular village in the outskirts of Kenya's Mombasa City.

Certain Nights is a must read.

22/01/2022

You will now have your books sold in South African bookshops following a partinership agreement with SULA book distributors.

WHAT SULA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS IS.

Sula Book Distributors is an innovative and experienced business, who started in 2010 and has since become a leading book distributor in South Africa.

Why are we successful?

We are committed to providing quality service to all of our clients from local self-published authors to international publishing houses.

We have extensive experience of the book industry in South Africa and the professional contacts to maximise this knowledge.

We have been working in the fields of selling and distributing books in South Africa for more than two decades.
Sula’s customer service policy is to complete all queries within 24 hours.
We work through Booksite Afrika (www.booksite.co.za), the largest book warehouse in South Africa. Their comprehensive book distribution service provides nation-wide access to bookstores, on-line stores, academic institutions, library suppliers and specialised retail outlets in South Africa. They also offer an exclusive e-commerce site exclusively for their account holders, an option to buy remainders on-line, as well as an on-line parcel tracking service.

Booksite provides an accurate order capturing together with e-commerce and end-to-end EDI functionality. They only engage high quality carriers and use custom designed packing materials to ensure delivery of books in mint condition. They use the latest in radio frequency technology, creating a paperless environment and ensuring a high level of accuracy in stock management. They have a comprehensive disaster recovery system with a fully operational duplicate system located offsite. They use the IBS Bookmaster supply chain management system which runs on a IBM AS400 platform.

Welcome to the website of Booksite Afrika, the largest book warehousing and distribution facility to the South African book trade

12/12/2021

You have a manuscript but money is hindering your ambitions to have your ideas read by the public?

Footprints Publishing House is open for submissions. We will publish your book according to your budget.

Talk to our marketing team on 0884137788 - call or whatsapp

Or

Email us through: [email protected]

Or send a pm on our page

You have a manuscript but money is hindering your ambitions to have your ideas read by the public?

Footprints Publishing House is open for submissions. We will publish your book according to your budget.

Talk to our marketing team on 0884137788 - call or whatsapp

Or

Email us through: [email protected]

Or send a pm on our page

You have a manuscript but money is hindering your ambitions to have your ideas read by the public?

Footprints Publishing House is open for submissions. We will publish your book according to your budget.

Talk to our marketing team on 0884137788 - call or whatsapp

Or

Email us through: [email protected]

Or send a pm on our page

01/10/2021

William Mpina is an accomplished writer whose pen never dries. His wit in concocting words is well manifested in this book, PRINCESS FROM THE MOON - a captivating collection of free verse that trascends all manner of creativity.

The book is now available in Blantyre at k5000 only. To get a copy call 0997256116

27/08/2021

The goddess of poetry, Subilaga Mulaga Jana, has it all; the beauty, the talent and the spirit of motherhood.

Her collection of poetry, ROSES HAVE THORNS: VIOLETS ARE BLUE - published by Footprints Publishing House - hit the bookstores last monday. Get your copy from Grey matter, Maneno and Claim bookshops at k7000 only....You can also get it on amazon.

04/08/2021

FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

Expand your reach with a digital AUDIO book by publishing with FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

In bookstores, the price of AUDIO books is twice as much as the cost of an ebook or paperback edition. This price difference helps to make audio books profitable.

DISTRIBUTION

In collaboration with Amazon's ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange) we produce and distribute your digital audiobook edition of your book to the leading retailers of audio books: AUDIBLE.COM, AMAZON.COM and ITUNES as well as their global partiners

SET-UP FEES

The set-up fee for the production of audio books is k90,000 but as we commemorate 16 years in the publishing industry, we have reduced set-up fees by 40% to the first ten (10) writers to submit their manuscripts before August 15 2021.

NOTE: If you have had your books published by FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE before, you will have the fees reduced by 35%.

Set-up fee reduction is effective from 1 to 15 August 2021

SUBMISSION

Submit your manuscript to Footprints Publishing House through the following email: [email protected].
Or contact the marketing executive on +265884137788 (call or whatsapp) for more information, or altenatively send a DM on our page - FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

12/07/2021

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0994K11SY

Can I publish a book in my local language on Amazon?

Gift kuchona has done it. CHIYENDAYEKHA is a heart-rending novel...As the title suggests, it is a journey travelled by a young man determined to make a life after his parents are deceased...

CHIYENDAYEKHA is a must read novel in Chichewa language.

CHIYENDAYEKHA

29/06/2021

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0985ZWKFQ

We are proud to announce the publication of FOR THE LOVE OF OLY, a novel by a Malawian writer, Beaulla Likambale Ng'ombe - a prolific writer who has the wit in story telling...grab a copy on Amazon

For the Love of Oly: Through the Eyes of a Child

11/06/2021

FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

In a bid to help emerging writers self-publish their books Footprints Publishing House is offering Print On Demand (POD) services.

We print copies in accordance with the writer's budget, and number of copies - from 20 up.

REQUIREMENTS

COVER - You must already have a design of the front cover, and we will do the rest.

ISBN - Your book must already have an isbn or we can acquire one at a cost.

CHARGES

As a vanity publisher, we charge per copy according to the number of pages.

CONTACT US on +265884137788 (whatsapp or call) or email us on [email protected] or send a DM through our page FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

11/05/2021

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0941XCTR1

Only a week after its publication, The Graveyard Meeting is in UK amazon's sales rank...congratulations our new author, Beaulla Likambale Ng'ombe

The Graveyard Meeting: And Other Short Stories

03/05/2021

GOOD NEWS TO ALL WRITERS

FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE is now publishing ebooks on Draft2Digital - a digital publishing aggregator which lists ebooks on many distribution channels including the following leading ebook retailers and digital libraries.

1. Barnes and Noble

With 627 retail shops across USA, you are sure of making your ebook available across all the 50 states through NOOK

2. Apple

Apple distributes to retailers which use iOS and macOS operating systems and devices.

3. Kobo

Kobo sells your ebooks through Walmat which runs over 1000 stores in USA, thus making your book reach more readers.

4. Baker an Taylor

Baker and Taylor is the leading whosale distributor of books mostly to libraries and institutions as well as retail booksellers. Baker and Taylor has more than 36, 000 customers in over120 coutries.

4. Scribd

Scribd is the largest digital library that allows its members to subscribe for them to read the ebooks online.

5. Vivlio

With Vivlio you will reach more European markets through its distrubution channels. With over 600 retail ebook stores in France, Belgium and switzeland, Vivlio dominates in the ebook distribution in Europe.

6.Tolino

Tolino controls 42% of Germany ebook market, making it the 3rd largest English language ebook market in the world.

NOTE: Each of the distributors has expanded distribution channels, making your book present in all the ebook stores in the world.

ROYALTIES

Royalties are collected from all retail shops by draft2digital and sent to the author. For all the services it renders, D2D gets 15% of the royalties while the author gets 85%.

NOTE: Footprints Publishing House does not get a cut from the authors' royalties. The whole 85% goes to the author

SET-UP FEE

To have your book published on D2D you have to pay a one-off set-up fee after your book is published. It is only after you pay that we will hand over your dashboard for easy tracking of sales.

SUBMISSION

Submit your manuscript to Footprints Publishing House through the following email address: [email protected] or contact the Marketing Executive on +265884137788 (call or whatsapp) or send a DM on our page - FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

03/05/2021

GOOD NEWS TO ALL WRITERS

FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE is now publishing ebooks on Draft2Digital - a digital publishing aggregator which lists ebooks on many distribution channels including the following leading ebook retailers and digital libraries.

1. Barnes and Noble

With 627 retail shops across USA, you are sure of making your ebook available across all the 50 states through NOOK

2. Apple

Apple distributes to retailers which use iOS and macOS operating systems and devices.

3. Kobo

Kobo sells your ebooks through Walmat which runs over 1000 stores in USA, thus making your book reach more readers.

4. Baker an Taylor

Baker and Taylor is the leading whosale distributor of books mostly to libraries and institutions as well as retail booksellers. Baker and Taylor has more than 36, 000 customers in over120 coutries.

10/04/2021

We are sad to learn that one of our authors, Mbizo Chirasha - author of Pilgrims of Zame and co-author of Metaphors of the Rainbow - is in danger after briefly returning to his home country, Zimbabwe. #

09/04/2021

ARE YOU A WRITER?

Don't let your manuscript gather dust. Self publish today on Amazon and get 70% royalties on ebooks and 60% on paperbacks.

Just send your manuscript in Microsoft word document and we will do the following:

i. Page layout & formatting
ii. Book cover ( or you can do it yourself)
iii. Provide a free ISBN
Iv. Publish it in two formats

SET-UP FEE

Pay a reasonable one-off set-up fee after your book is piblished, and no hidden costs.

COPYRIGHT

Once the book is published, you remain the copyright holder of your book.

ROYALTIES

You earn between 35% and 70% on ebooks and 60% on paperbacks.

NOTE: Footprints Publishing House does not collect royalties on behalf of authors. Amazon pays royalties directly to the author.

SUBMISSION

Submit your manuscript to Footprints Publishing House through the following email: [email protected].
Or contact the marketing executive on +265884137788 (call or whatsapp) for more information, or altenatively send a DM on our page - FOOTPRINTS PUBLISHING HOUSE

03/04/2021

Wright's grandson tells Oprah Daily about bringing the long-lost novel to readers nearly 80 years after it was written.

28/03/2021

Don't let your manuscript gather dust. Self publish today on Amazon and get 70% royalties on ebooks and 60% on paperbacks.

HOW?

Submit your manuscript to Footprints Publishing House through the following email: [email protected].
Or contact the marketing executive on +265884137788 for more informatiom

ROYALTIES

You will earn between 35% and 70% on ebooks and 60% on paperbacks.

NOTE: Footprints Publishing House does not collect royalties on behalf of authors. All the royalties go to the authors.

WHEN SHOULD YOU SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT?

Now.

27/03/2021

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09124RQ46

The Rhythm that Rattled him from Power: POEMS

22/03/2021

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08ZF5TDWQ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

KAMUZU BANDA AND OTHER PLAYS: A PLAY DEPICTING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KAMUZU BANDA OF MALAWI, AND THREE OTHER TOP QUALITY PLAYS

18/03/2021

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08YHYS1ZM/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1616077022&sr=1-2 #

SOUTHERN AFRICAN PLAYS II: An Anthology of Southern African Plays

18/03/2021

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z8FSKH3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1616076903&refinements=p_27%3AMbizo+Chirasha&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Mbizo+Chirasha

DISGRACE-LAND

09/02/2021

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08PJM9RDP/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= Duvine is a reflection of the youth's vision in Rwanda and in the world as a whole. Her poems in this collection - Scars that Shape Us - lay bear the evils that are least talked about.

And in her attempt to represent the oppressed youths, she rightly fits in everyone's life, regardless of age. No wonder this debut collection was recently ranked 69 in amazon's top 100 best selling books .

SCARS THAT SHAPE US: And Other Poems

03/02/2021

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08NVGHJ63/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= #

Since its release on 20 November 2020, this book has mesmerised many a reader. It is an effort by two poets from two different worlds and backgrounds. "One from the land of the brave (USA), James Coburn and the other from the heart of Africa, the cradle of man, Mbizo Chirasha" - as observed by the Kenyan poet and author, Nancy Ndeke. The two poets teamed up to contribute well crafted verses that make the book METAPHORS OF THE RAINBOW the most sought after book that must find space on your bookshelf

Metaphors of the Rainbow: Poetry