Services
About Marapa Publications?
Marapa Publication (MP) is a book publishing & digital marketing company in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
What type of Books?
MP publishes all sizes and types of books both paperbacks
and hard covers. It publishes:
- Reference books;
- Children’s books;
- Magazines;
- Religious books;
- Thesis/papers;
- Short stories;
- Novels, etc.
Typesetting & design
MP does comprehensive typesetting & design for all types
of books. They are as follows:
- Pagination;
- Header/footer design;
- Indexing;
- Designing table of contents;
- Resizing;
- Cover design;
- Designing barcode & ISBN
Security of Manuscript
At MP the security of every manuscript submitted for publication is paramount. We treat every manuscript with utmost care. We know & appreciate that every manuscript is a unique intellectual property of the author, and as such we protect them at all times until they are published.
Manuscript Submission & Publication
An author who has agreed to publish with MP is required to submit his/her original work in MS Word or PDF format. MS Word format is highly recommended. The work must be properly edited & it is the final version.
- MP then does quick layout, cover design & sends the same back to the author with a quote.
- The author settles the quote. MP proceeds to finalise the layout & cover design. If the author settles on the final layout & design, the manuscript is sent to the press.
Length of time taken to publish
- The length of time taken to publish is relatively sort.
- Starting from the time the manuscript has been sent off to press, it should take between 7 to 14 days to take delivery of the prints.
Cost factors
The cost of publishing with MP is reasonable. The following factors are considered when quoting clients:
- Number of prints/copies;
- Number of pages;
- Colour;
- Size of book;
- Thickness;
- Type of print, e.g. First print or re-print;
- Handling & freight;
- Design, typesetting or general publication;
- 10% GST.
Print copies
- After taking delivery of the prints, the books are sent to the author or the author picks them up at a given location.
- MP doesn’t sell the print copies for the author. It is the author who sells his/her own book at any price he/she so wishes.
Reprint
- An author can reprint his/her book. He/she simply advises MP, and MP furnishes a quote to him/her.
- The author settles the quote and MP proceeds to reprint his/her book and delivers the copies to the author.
Promotion
- Every book that MP publishes, we promote it freely on our Facebook page & other media platforms.
- We have a huge following on Facebook and as such our promotions are likely to receive wide publicity;
Video Documentary
- After publishing a book, MP can also help develop a video documentary. We can interview the author about the book and so forth. This is subject to the author’s agreement & willingness to meet the cost for production of the documentary.
- We can even produce full length documentaries for authors too at reasonable costs.
Editing & Proof-reading
- MP expects the authors to proof-read and thoroughly edit their works before submitting them for publication.
- If, however an author wants his/her work to be thoroughly edited or proof-read, MP can do that but at an added cost.
Book launch & Media Invite
- MP can assist authors to organise book launch and media invite especially if it were to happen in Port Moresby.
- Cost of such event is the responsibility of the author.
International Standard Book Number & Legal Deposit
- MP obtains ISBN for each book. The ISBN enables the MP published books to be readily available on
catalogues worldwide. - MP reserves the right to retain at least two copies of each book for legal deposit pursuant to National Library & Archives Act 1993.
Print Copies & Royalties
- Unlike other publication houses, MP publishes books and returns them to the authors. It is up to the authors to sell however they like at a price of their choice.
- If, however MP should publish and sell a book – an original print or reprint, the author of the book is entitled to 10% royalty.
- At the end of the sale of the book, 10% of the proceeds will be paid into a nominated account of the author.
Copyright & Publication Rights
- The authors retain copy rights of their books. However, MP reserves the publication right. All the layout and design belong to MP. No original part of the layout or design of a book should be copied, duplicated or published in any form whether electronic or otherwise without the prior written permission of MP.
Minimum prints
- The minimum copies of prints at any one time is 50 copies.
Audio Book
- We also publish audio books at reasonable costs.
Commissioned biographies
- We can write and publish biographies of an important if commissioned or engaged to do so. We have got talented and experienced authors who can easily tackle this kind of job with ease.
Online advertisement
- We also design and advertise our clients’ books and book launches on our online platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
Digital marketing
- We also provide digital marketing services. We use latest AI technologies to do digital marketing.
- We can market any brand or business or product worldwide using our online platforms and AI aided marketing strategies.
Video commercials
- We produce video commercials for SMEs, businesses, organisations, etc. for a reasonable price.
- We produce video commercials for all online platforms such Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
Video documentaries
- We can also produce full length video documentaries on lives of persons, place, business, or events.
General consultation
- We also provide general consultation. We can be consulted for book publications to digital media and marketing.