The staff at WSP have serviced over 10,000 customers throughout the Texas panhandle and the world. Our customers have been from all walks of life who requested a wide variety of services, and the best compliment is that most of our new customers are recommended to us by previous customers.

Amarillo has a unique culture and economy that few people outside the panhandle understand. As native Amarilloans, we are well experienced in knowing what panhandle residents want and do not want.

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Results

Our first self-published title in 1984 is still selling today.

The how-to book had a small first-printing of fifty copies, all of which sold within the first month. The author temporarily ceased sales for several years after she moved to a remote region, but she has earned more from sales than many authors might receive in royalties from major publishers.

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Experience

We published the #1 best selling ebook in Mobipocket's science/technical genre. For two years it held the #1 spot, and at times it was listed in the top 100 best selling Mobipocket books worldwide.

Publishing an ebook is a quick and inexpensive method to get a book listed on Amazon.com and advertised by over one-hundred online ebook retailers.

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Author Websites

Our websites are frequently listed in the top ten of search engines.

It does no good for an author to have a website that no one else can find. If a person is wanting to buy a clothing alterations book, the person will enter the description into a search engine and then click on the websites that the search engines find. At the time of creating this page, our website for the how-to book was ranked #8 in the world. At one time the page was #1 when it had a separate domain name.

We have other author websites that are ranked in the global top ten on search engines, and all author websites are promoted through other sites that are ranked in the global top ten.

A basic web page is available to all authors free of charge. The basic web page is a separate page on this website that lists and promotes the author's book. An email link can be inserted for customers to directly email the author. While it is true that the author's web page will be findable on search engines, the page may not rank well due to it being only a page and not an actual website.

The Economy Website plan allows for the author to include additional features like a PayPal® shopping cart. The Economy website is built as its own sub-domain which will receive much better search engine rankings. The Economy website costs $199.00 plus an annual $10.00 maintenance fee.

The Basic Website plan creates a new complete website with its own domain name and URL address. The Basic website plan receives the maximum search engine optimization. It is common for a local business website to earn the top ten regional spot (often #1) on Google within one week. The Basic website plan costs $480.00 and includes the domain name and one year of hosting services. If the author prefers to not perform all website maintenance, domain renewals, and submissions themselves, the website can be maintained by us for an annual cost of $120.00.

Due to the popularity of our websites, we are confident that the author will be pleased with either the Economy or Basic plan.

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Advantages

There are many advantages to doing business with a local self-publishing company. One advantage is that the author can meet and speak to the publisher in person. Email and telephone conversations do get the job done, but an in-person meeting can eliminate the delays normally associated with the mailing of files, manuscripts, graphics, and proofs.

Especially important for business manuals is the need for the publisher to meet the customer at the place of business to determine what will best suit the business needs.

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The New Author Guide and Checklist have additional information on how to self-publish. Please feel free to contact us for any questions you might have.