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ARE YOUR SERVICES REALLY FREE?
- Yep! Next question please.
WHO OWNS DOMAINS REGISTERED WITH GRIOTSITES.COM HOSTING FOR PAID AND FREE?
- Paid Domains are registered to the customer. You can fully manage your domain or transfer your domains registration away at anytime. Those domains that are offered for free such as .Writecipher.com are registered to Griot Internationl LLC. They can be forwarded to the Author's site such as on a Wordpress platform. They cannot be transferred.
WHERE DO I START IF I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK?
- The first place to start is in your heart. If you have a vision on a topic or an idea, then by all means, write it down. With my experience, it is better to write down the things that come to your thoughts. If you wait, more than likely you will either forget your thoughts or you won't remember them as vividly as you did when you first received them. Keep a notepad handy by your bed, desk, car ect so that you can jot your thoughts down.
HOW LONG CAN I USE THE FREE DOMAIN AND WEBSITE BUILDER?
- You can use our free domains for as long as we are running this program, and if you do not violate our Terms of Services. As far as the sitebuilder is concern, we are offering the Trendy Sitebuilder as part of our cPanel Script. We have no control over Trendy Sitebuilder, and we will offer it as long as Trendy Sitebuilder is offered for free. We will offer another sitebuilder if by chance we are no longer using Trendy Sitebuilder.
WHY ARE YOU OFFERING THIS SERVICE TO AUTHORS ONLY?
- Write Cypher and Griotsites.com was created by a 4X Author to help other aspiring/inspiring Authors to obtain web presence for their writings. We created GriotSites.com to give authors and artists the tools they need to display and distribute their published books online. We believe that housing your books on your own website means more return on your investment as you grow your career online. The bottom line...we are just trying to help.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUBLISH MY BOOK?
- It depends. First you will have to either present to us your final manuscript for printing, or you can obtain our services to proof read and format it for you. Your turnaround time depends on you. Your book will be printed in 2 business days from the time that your proofs are approved. Depending on where you are located, your books can reach you in approximately 4-6 business days. You can elect the option to have a pre-copy sent to you before the final printing of the books. There is an extra fee for this, but if you want to see exactly how your book will look then it's worth it. In some cases, we may recommend to you to not waste money on a pre-copy. Each situation is different, so we will inform you of what we feel is best for you. The bottom line: It's your book and you have the final say so of what to do to your project.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
- It depends? You can have anywhere from 25 copies printed to 10,000 copies+ printed. It also depends on the number of pages the book contains and whether there are colored pictures in the book. Unlike Vanity Press Printers, how ever many books you order for yourself will be included as a flat rate. In other words, some Publishers use the POD (print on demand) method. You pay a fee, (usually between 600 to 1300 dollars) and the Publisher sends you 2-5 copies for yourself. If someone orders your book, the Printing Company will print the book and then send it to the customer. Usually, POD businesses will keep a small royalty fee for each book sold. This may be the way to go for some, but we feel that the best way to promote your book is through the one who knows it best, YOU! Vanity Press Printers are not going to promote your book for you, and if they claim that they will, it is for a fee, and they really don't do more than you can do on your own. Keep in mind, the more books you print, the cheaper the cost is to print.
HOW DO I COPYRIGHT MY WORK?
- Copyright is like insurance. You pay for it but there is a chance you may never need it. The year that you have your material printed is the year that your material is copy written. You may opt to have your book copy written through the Copyright Office for a fee. Paying to have your book copy written is not really necessary, (unless you find yourself in a legal battle regarding your published book), then having your book copy written through the Copyright office will be an asset. We can help you obtain the Copyright if you chose to go that way. In the meantime, we suggest that you do the "poor man" method. Place a copy of your manuscript in an envelope, take it to the Postal Office and ask them to seal your package with a dated seal. Make sure that the seal covers the sealed part so that it is impossible to open the envelope without first breaking the seal. Then have the package mailed to you and request the confirmation with a signature service. NEVER open this package, and keep it in a place where you will always know where it is. We will assist you with all of the legalities of your copy written material.
WHAT IS NEEDED ON MY BOOKS SO THAT I CAN PUT THEM IN BOOKSTORES?
- This is the #1 question that we are asked. To make your book legit, be prepared to spend a few more dollars than you have expected. Here is a quick list of the major things that need to be done in order for your book to be considered to occupy a shelf. Again, we will help you through the whole process so don't panic. If you just plan to distribute your book amongst family and friends, then these numbers may just be a waste of money. Again, you are the boss! We are just listing them here so that you can educate yourself on the process that your book will go through.
EAN BARCODE (EUROPEAN ARTICLE NUMBER)
- The barcode symbology most commonly seen in Europe (and most of the rest of the world) is EAN. It is a numeric only bar code system used for identification of retail products such as your books. Unique EAN numbers are allocated to each separate retail product, not just by product brand but by variation (weight, colour, flavour, etc..). Also separate numbers are required when the product changes (except when the price changes).
ISBN (THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER)
- The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a 10- or 13-digit number used for identification. An ISBN is unique to every book, so it is the best way to find the exact edition of the book you're looking for.
SAN (STORAGE AREA NETWORK)
- Problems with various account numbers, such as billing errors, products shipped to the wrong points, errors in payments and returns, will be almost eliminated by using the SAN system. If your stores, or libraries, have the SAN on your stationery and ordering documents, vendors to whom you send your transactions do not have to check your account number and can proceed immediately to process your orders. Of course, ordering can be further facilitated if you use the ISBN.
LCCN(LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER)
- *The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to titles most likely to be acquired by the Library of Congress.
HOW MANY TIMES CAN I ORDER REPRINTS OF MY BOOK?
- You can order as many times as you need to. Keep in mind, if you want to make any changes to your book; you will have to republish all over again. This is not a hard thing to do however; you will have to pay the initial cost to publish a new book. We will work with you to perhaps get you to that final point of satisfaction of your material to eliminate the need to republish. The complication comes when you register for an ISBN (The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 10-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally). Once you are issued an ISBN, your book is married to it for life. If you decide to make drastic changes to your book, you may do so; just not with the Number that was assigned to the book. ISBN's are NOT TRANSFERRABLE AND CANNOT BE SOLD EXCEPT THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED VENDOR OF THE U.S ISBN AGENCY. We will help you to obtain that number and barcode.
CAN I UPGRADE MY ACCOUNT?
- Of course ou can. Just vist the webhosting link to view our packages.
- View Webhosting Packages
HOW MUCH BANDWIDTH OR DATA TRANSFER CAN I USE WITH YOUR PLANS?
- Each of our free accounts are allowed 1000 MB of bandwidth. Accounts over the allowed bandwidth will be subject to an overage cost.
WHAT EXACTLY IS AN AUTHOR SITE?
- An Author Site is a website that is designed to display an Author's book as well as provide a gateway for book sales. Your author website should be the center of all your online marketing efforts. Author Sites work in conjunction with social networking sites to gain potential readers. Use social sites to send traffic to your Author Site where you have complete control.
I HAVE A FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGE, WHY DO I NEED AN AUTHOR SITE?
- Image is everything. And in today’s world, a company without a website is a company without a face. Readers want more from their authors than a Facebook or a twitter page. They want more information and more interaction with the Author. With your own website, you can deliver more of what your audience craves from you. But more importantly: You control the content. You control the look and feel. You control the e-commerce. In short, with your own website, you can create a home that can act as the center for all you online marketing efforts. Besides, what if these social sites shut down? You would lose all of your content and be forced to start from scratch. This can be very discouraging don't you think?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN AUTHOR SITE AND A BLOGSITE?
- A BLOG is a type of a website (Web log= Blog). Website is a general term. (site on web=website). Blogs are generally more informally presented to the visitors. Blogs (taken from the phrase "web logs") were originally created for personal journaling. Now people use them in place of a website, or in some cases, they own both. The language used is often much simpler than on websites. Blogs are more like newspapers. Covering a vast variety of topics. A blog is a series of content (called "posts") that are usually organized by date with the most recent post showing first. Many blogs also have the posts organized by category for convenient browsing.
SHOULD I START WITH A BLOG OR A WEBSITE?
- There's no right or wrong answer to this. Which one you start with depends on you. Due to the way people read blogs, it's best to create a blog if you have a lot of "newsy" and fresh information to write about on a topic, and you should be able to produce new content on a consistent basis.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A CUSTOM SPLASH PAGE BUILT FOR MY BOOK?
- Our normal turn-around time for a Splash Page is 72 hours. It all depends on how fast we receive the needed content to create the Author Site.
WHAT DO I GET WITH MY AUTHOR SITE?
- Please visit the appropriate page to view our different Author packages.:
- Unpublished Authors
- Published Authors
- Bloggers and Poets
HOW ARE YOUR OTHER WEBHOSTING PACKAGES DIFFERENT THAN WEB HOSTING PACKAGES FOR AUTHORS, POETS AND BLOGGERS?
- All of our packages are available to all genres who need web hosting, but we have strategically put together special packages to assist writers in obtaining the web presence that their creativity needs. Check out our packages to find the perfect fit for you.
- View our Webhosting Packages
HOW DO I OBTAIN A PERSONAL WEB ADDRESS FOR MY AUTHOR SITE?
- If you build your own Author Site, you can obtain a personal domain in our Store. If we build you a custom Author Site, the personal domain name will be issued with the website package.
- Personal Domains
HOW DO I OBTAIN A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MY AUTHOR SITE?
- Please view our page for details about personal email addresses.
- Personal Emails
WHERE CAN I FIND HELPFUL TOOLS FOR AUTHORS?
- We have awesome tools for Inspiring and Aspiring Authors as well as Bloggers in our Author's Lounge.
- Author's Lounge
DO YOU HAVE ANY SAMPLES OF YOUR AUTHOR SITES?
- We thought you would never ask. Check out some samples here.
HOW DO I PUT MY WRITINGS INTO PRINT?
- If you are desiring to put your writings into print, please visit us on our publishing website for details.
- Our Publishing Site