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Dream Books LLC is a small internet publisher based in Southern California. We have been publishing books since 2009 through-out the internet and in Barnes and Nobel bookstores. We are a royalty paying publisher or "traditional" publisher. All our titles are available in print and available on Nook, Kindle, iPad, and other online forms. We hope you choose to work with Dream Books LLC to publish your next book.

If you are looking for a book to read, we offer only family friendly books that are both entertaining and fun!

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Dream Books LLC publishes many kinds of books and other products. A book we are interested in will be:Of value to our readers. They should feel that they are better people for having read the book and that they are getting good value for their money. The book should help them in their lives. It should lift and inspire.Well written and well researched. Poor writing and careless research greatly increase editing and production costs and often indicate that the quality of the book is not what it should be.Unique. The book should stand out from the crowd by providing a new approach to the subject. It should provide new insights, not merely recapitulate material and insights already available in other works.In general, we are not interested in poetry, family histories, or personal journals. Nonetheless, if your book is in one of these categories and there is a compelling reason why we should consider it, we would be glad to review it. We are always interested in good books that will be successful for both author and publisher. We will consider manuscripts that are being submitted simultaneously to other publishers. We do ask, however, that you let us know you are also submitting it elsewhere, so misunderstandings can be avoided.If you manuscript is selected to be further reviewed by Dream Books LLC, we will request the full manuscript. Your manuscript should be in clear, dark, double-spaced type on standard 8½-by-11-inch paper with one inch margins on all sides.Be sure each page of the entire manuscript is numbered in sequence, not by chapter. Put a short identifying word or phrase or the title of the book in the upper left-hand corner of each manuscript page, followed by your last name. For example: Title/Anderson/132.Be sure to include complete publishing information for the sources of the quotations you are using. Sources should be included at the very end of your manuscript using standard MLA formats. Please use www.easybib.com to format your sources if any.It is your responsibility to clear the use of all quotations that are under copyright. This includes lengthy prose quotations (more than a few lines) and all lyrics and poems. Because of the difficulty in finding copyright holders to secure permissions and the heavy fees usually charged, we discourage use of poetry or words from songs written by established national writers. You may wish to wait until your manuscript has been accepted for publication before securing permissions.Do not submit your original manuscript. We cannot be responsible for manuscripts that are lost in the mail or that are not accompanied by sufficient return postage.Submit your manuscript in a flat package. Do not put it in a three-ring binder or bind the sheets in any way. An elastic band may be used to hold the manuscript together.If you would like your manuscript returned to you, please include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage and large enough to accommodate the return of your manuscript. Manuscripts submitted without sufficient postage will not be returned after they have been reviewed.Allow at least eight weeks (and occasionally longer) for response on your manuscript. We try to respond as soon as possible, but the number of manuscripts submitted as well as pressing deadlines on books already in production may result in occasional delays.If you use a word processor and your book is on disk, you must still submit a hardcopy for evaluation. We will require an electronic file only if the manuscript is accepted for publication.Please do not send duplicate manuscripts. All manuscripts submitted go through the same channels, and duplicates will be discarded.Please note that these are guidelines, not absolute requirements. If you have already prepared your manuscript with a slightly different format, we will still be happy to review it.Submitting a Childrens BookPlease read the guidelines listed above before submitting your childrens manuscript. Since the text for a childrens book is often short, it is acceptable to submit all the text in a single spaced format with double spaces between paragraphs. Remember to include a SASE if you wish to have the materials returned to you after the review.If your manuscript is for a childrens book, please note that it is not necessary to have completed illustrations prior to submission. Sample sketches or even word descriptions (a mother and child by the beach, for example) are sufficient for our initial review. If your manuscript is accepted for publication, we have contacts with many professional artists who could be hired to illustrate your book. You need not worry that we will steal your idea or any part of your manuscript. No reputable publisher will do that. Nor do you need to register your manuscript for copyright before submitting it. Under the current U.S. copyright law, your book is already protected the moment you set it down on paper, even though it may not be formally registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. If you wish, put a notice on the title page in the following manner: © 2011 (or the current year), John Doe (your formal name). All rights reserved. Upon publication of your book, the publisher will submit the necessary forms to formally register the copyright. If you still have specific copyright questions, please review the FAQ of the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/).After the ReviewAfter the editorial and marketing staffs have reviewed your manuscript they mayaccept it for publication; invite you to revise and resubmit it; or reject it.If you are asked to revise your manuscript, please do not be offended. This is actually a positive response, indicating that your manuscript has excellent potential for publication. If your manuscript is rejected, we will return it to you provided you have included a SASE. We regret that we cannot return manuscripts that are unaccompanied by a SASE with sufficient postage. We also do not provide a detailed critique or evaluation of your manuscript. Many factors must be taken into account in deciding which manuscripts are accepted for publication, and rejection does not necessarily mean that the manuscript is not publishable-only that it is not right for Dream Books at this time. Our resources-financing, time, and staff-are limited, and we can accept only a limited number of manuscripts from the many submitted to us.The Publishing ContractIf your manuscript is accepted for publication, we will send you a contract soon after acceptance. In the contract, you will agree to convey to Dream Books the right to publish your book. In return, Dream Books will pay all editing, production, printing, warehousing, advertising, marketing, and other costs. Royalties, based on a percentage of the retail price, are paid 90 past the close of a month of sales. The contract will indicate the number of complimentary copies you will receive of your book. You may buy additional copies at the wholesale price, to be billed to you or charged against your royalties.Production of Your BookAfter your manuscript has been accepted, we will assign it a publication date and prepare a production schedule. Books usually take anywhere from six to twelve months to be published.As an initial step, we ask that you supply us with an electronic file (a computer disk) containing the text of the manuscript. Your manuscript will be assigned to an editor who will be your contact during production. The editor will edit your manuscript carefully for spelling, punctuation, grammar, logic, clarity (while retaining your individual style), and doctrinal accuracy (if applicable), and may suggest revisions if needed. The editors job is to help you convey your message in the most meaningful and concise way possible. The editor will arrange for copyright registration and Library of Congress cataloging, as well as write blurbs for the jacket. The title of your book will greatly affect its sales. For that reason, if we feel that your original title is not suitable, we may ask your help in choosing a new one.While your manuscript is being edited, our designers will select the typeface and design for the inside pages as well as the jacket and cover and any illustrations. If you plan to prepare your own illustrations, please submit samples (a photocopy will do) before you go to the time and expense of preparing final art. Because of their importance to the marketability of your book, Dream Books LLC reserves the right to make final decisions on cover and interior art and design.After your manuscript has been edited, it will be typeset, and you will be sent galley proofs for your review. It is important that you read, correct, and return the galleys promptly so as not to delay publication. At this point, you may resolve with the editor any questions you may have concerning the final text. We strongly suggest that galley stage alterations be kept to a minimum beyond the correction of actual typesetting mistakes. Such corrections are costly and time-consuming; if you insist on excessive changes to galley proofs, you may be charged associated costs.After corrections on the galleys are made, Dream Books will proofread the page proofs and camera-ready text before sending the book to the printer. We will also prepare a table of contents, a copyright page, and an index, if one is required. Finished books are typically delivered to our warehouse approximately ten weeks after printing and binding begin. The number of books to be printed is determined by Dream Books LLC, as is the retail price.MarketingPromotion of your book will begin three to four months before it is to be released, when promotional materials and order forms will be sent to our mailing lists and to other mailing list we have contracts with.Additional promotional elements, including publicity, in-store promotion, electronic and print media, and wholesale promotions may be developed as part of your books individualized marketing strategy. Although the marketing department makes all decisions regarding promotion of our publications, we look to our authors as key partners in the marketing process. You will receive more detailed information about your participation when your book is accepted for publication.Some authors are asked to appear at autograph parties or other engagements; your cooperation in this can greatly help the sales of your book. Authors will be asked to help market online via Facebook, Blogs, and many other online locations in order to help spread the word on your book.If you have specific questions about marketing your book, please share them with us. We want to do everything possible to make your book successful.Any Questions?Thank you for considering publishing with Dream Books LLC. We depend upon the hundreds of manuscripts that are submitted to us each year to continue to publish the finest books and products in our expanding market. We enjoy our relationship with our authors and hope that you may become one of them. If you have further questions about our publishing program or our consideration of your manuscript, please contact us.The Fine Print: The information on this page is for informational purposes only and is in no way legally binding.
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Dream Books LLC Debt Free Money

Dream Books LLC Debt Free

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 05, 2011 - Thanks to it's customers and a change in financial leadership, Dream Books LLC has recently announced that they have paid off all their loans and is now solely owned by the company's president. The loan was paid off on October 4th, 2011. The company is expecting new growth during its current lag due to it's owner taking a leave of absence for personal reasons. The company's new leadership has announced that submissions are back on as well as the possibility of creating publishing services for publishing companies. The current managers are currently preparing a number of books for publication to be released in the coming months. Other options to grow the company are also being considered. After going through an identity crisis about a year ago, the company settled on only being a royalty paying publisher, and eliminated all self publishing services. Changes in management and policies has allowed the company to turn a profit for the past 11 months marking strong growth. Additional changes in marketing strategy have also been implemented. The changes considered with regards to publishing services will apply only to already established publishing companies on a B2B basis and will not be made available to authors looking to self publish. The plans are still being discussed and an announcement is expected in the coming months. Dream Books LLC encourages authors to check out their new website (www.dreambooksllc.com) to lean more about the company. Dream Books LLC customers can expect a continuation of clean family friendly products as well as the number of titles to increase as well as a monthly eBook magazine publication coming soon. (More information to come at a later date.)

Reads Like Murder Reviews

Critics Rave About Reads Like Murder!

PRLog (Press Release) - May 24, 2010 - We will just let her tell you all about it!I do not usually read these little mysteries but I liked the description of this book. This story catches you right from the beginning, when in San Diego, where Haley lives,she is run down while riding her bike on her way to work. She doesn't really think anything of it until she gets to her book store, Reads Like Murder, and sees that the shop has been vandalized. The only thing that seems to be missing is a fantasy type book. This is the start of an adventure that takes Haley to Hawaii where she is thrust into all sorts of intrigue and murder. After she arrives in Hawaii, she gets a call from a coworker that her condo has also been trashed. This is a suspenseful story with kidnappings and dead bodies.In Hawaii she meets Lieutenant Chase, who is a detective with the Hawaiian police department and grandson of her mentor Kana, who requested that Haley come to Hawaii.Upon landing in Hawaii Haley finds that Kana is missing and his book shop and home have been vandalized. Between Haley and Chase they work together in trying to find out what is going on and where Kana has disappeared to. To say any more reveals the rest of the story. Did I enjoy it? Yes I did very much so. It was a very fast read with enough suspense,humor and a little bit of romance.The descriptions of Hawaii were so very well written that kept me interested until the end, which was a surprise. If you like mysteries and suspense, you won't go wrong reading this book.About the author:Georgina M Donovan's first career choice was secret agent. At age nine that was not a viable option. To bide her time she submersed herself in reading, and writing stories about surfing spies and other adventurers, that took her far from the desert to exotic locations, mostly Hawaii.Years later, when Georgina announced she had written a mystery novel, everyone who knew her expected it to be set in Hawaii. And they were right. Former business owner of a shave ice shop, her connection with Hawaii goes back many years including frequent visits to family friends on Oahu. Long appreciation of the Islands has brought her a profound love of the aloha spirit and the magic that is unique to Hawaii.Writing background includes: Sherlock Holmes societies, literacy coach, newsletters, plays, book clubs, creating amateur music videos, and co-writer/editor of fanzines. She is also the co-writer of a religious musical and recently lectured at Summer School in Forks Symposium.The culmination of the passions for writing and Hawaii have inspired her debut mystery novel READS LIKE MURDER IN HONOLULU.The sequel, READS LIKE MURDER IN KAHALA, is in the works and is coming soon. Find out more about the Reads Like Murder Series by visiting Dream Books LLC online at www.dreambooksllc.com/

MSM No Longer a Title

My Sparkling Misfortune No Longer A Dream Books Title

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 05, 2011 - After discussions with author Laura Lond, Dream Books LLC and Laura decided to end the publication of My Sparking Misfortune. Laura has decided to self publish the book and it is available through her on Amazon.com and other online locations. Laura Lond and Dream Books are on good terms and there are no hard feelings between the two parties. The agreement came when both parties felt that it would be better to separate to increase the exposure of both parties.My Sparkling Misfortune is a fantastic book and is highly reviewed and is still recommended by Dream Books. We wish Laura and those involved in her books production good luck and wish her the best.***1st place Reader Views Literary Award 2010 winner in the Young Reader category*** Lord Arkus of Blackriver Castle readily admits that he is a villain and sees no reason why it should stop him from being the protagonist of this book. After all, Prince Kellemar, an aspiring hero, has defeated him in a rather questionable way. Bent on revenge, Arkus attempts to capture a powerful evil spirit who would make him nearly invincible, but a last-minute mistake leaves him with a Sparkling instead--"a goody-goody spirit that helps heroes, watches over little children, and messes up villains' plans." Bound to Lord Arkus for five years of service and sworn to act in his best interests, the Sparkling is not easy to get rid of, and of course his understanding of "best interests" is quite different from what Lord Arkus has in mind.

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