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File Support & Conversion

Fee for Service 
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Pickawoowoo converts your files so you don't have to purchase expensive software in order to publish your book. We offer reasonable fees, personal service, and the best quality work in record time. We work with publishers and indie authors who would like to self-publish their work.

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We have helped numerous self-publishers and independent authors who have had their files rejected by Amazon (KDP) Lightning Source (LSI) and IngramSpark. With over fifteen years of experience with LSI and with IngramSpark since its inception (2013), we have successfully converted and processed several hundred files.

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You will need to supply us with:

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INTERIOR 

a) any error reports you've received from your printer platform

b) the source files (native files) you created your book / cover from - this may be professional software or a word document

c) the PDF you uploaded (this is a fixed document so we can review).

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COVER 

a) any error reports you've received from your printer platform

b) the source files (native files) you created your book / cover from - this may be professional software such as photoshop/ illustrator or a word document

c) the PDF you uploaded (this is a fixed document so we can review).

d) any font files you have used (purchased)

e) any image files (that you have copyright permission to use). 

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  • Can you undertake my legal requirements for me?
    Yes we are more than happy to do this for you and we charge you a service /admin fee to undertake the tasks. You will pay for the actual costs through the relevant organisations (barcodes and isbns etc).
  • What is a legal deposit?
    Legal Deposit is a requirement under the Copyright Act 1968 for publishers and self publishing authors to deposit a copy of any work published in Australia with the National Library (or library of Congress in US) and when applicable, the deposit libraries in your home state. Legal Deposit ensures that Australian publications are preserved for use now and in the future. We are happy to undertake this task for you and a service fee applies.
  • Do I need an ISBN and who should own the ISBN?
    The short answer is yes, if you’re intending on selling your book, and you should own it. ISBN's are to most authors, just one more detail to look after when they are already feeling overwhelmed. Self-publishing companies prey on unsuspecting authors with low budgets, so when they say, “We’ll provide you with one of our ISBNs for free,” authors breathe a sigh of relief. But little do they know this is one of the worst decisions they wiill make. ISBNs can only be purchased legally from Bowker. Self-publishing companies purchase ISBNs in bulk (as can any author). In a nutshell - who owns the ISBN owns the book. When you purchase an ISBN, Bowker wants to know the name of the publisher. So, if XXX self-publishing company buys the ISBNs, they enter their name as the publisher. When they assign one of their bulk-purchased ISBNs to a book, the company becomes the publisher of the book and not the author/publisher. At Pickawoowoo Publishing Services, each author is considered an independent publisher. We do not pass control of your book over to ourselves nor forfeit a percentage of your compensation (royalties). For that reason, we will purchase ISBNs on behalf of an author with the author listed as the publisher. Total transparency and you own it.
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