A copyright gives an author the legal right to control, sell, and profit from the original written work while stopping other from copying it without permission.

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No, but we strongly recommend one for your own legal protection.

Any book published by Ria Rina Books is required to have a copyright before it is released. Depending on your contract, we may temporarily hold the rights to your novel for a short period of time.

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The International Standard Book Number is a unique 13-digit code used globally to identify books and book-like publications.

It is used by bookstores and other retailers to track stock, reorder books, and process sales.

Libraries use the number to organize, catalog. and locate specific editions.

It depends on your format and where you plan to sell your book.

For eBooks, most platforms do not require an ISBN for digital only books. Instead, they will assign an internal tracking number, such as Amazon KDP’s ASIN.

However, if you want to sell paperback or hardcover novels stocked in retail stores or carried by libraries, an ISBN is required.

If you want your paperback or hardcover novel sold by multiple third-party distributers and wholesalers simultaneously, you mut have a valid ISBN.

We recommend obtaining an ISBN for global reach, easy ordering, sales tracking, clear identification, and a professional look.

Yes, but only on Amazon KDP. Our free ISBNs can be used on multiple platforms and in multiple retailer stores.

An ISBN is specific to that version of your novel. You would need an ISBN for each version of the book that has been published. An ISBN can only be used once and cannot be change after it has been assigned.

For example:

Edition 1 and Edition 2 of your novel would each need a separate ISBN.

Your eBook and your paperback would each need a separate ISBN.

Your ISBN cannot be changed from eBook to paperback (or vice versa) after it has been assigned. ISBNs cannot be recycled or reused.

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We offer a range of solutions designed to meet your needs—whether you're just getting started or scaling something bigger. Everything is tailored to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Services include, but are not limited to, copyright assistance, obtaining ISBNs, professional editing, publishing, marketing, book formatting and design (including cover art).

We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.

Yes! With a minimum author contract of two years, qualifying manuscripts can have all in house cost covered at no expense to the author. We have a lot of financing options available.

Not yet, but hopefully we will soon. Keep checking back!

We only accept completed, original manuscripts for fiction novels. We can take care of the editing for you.

As far as word count, style, or format, that depends entirely on the type of story you want to publish.

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That depends on your contract.

In the majority of cases, you will be subject to an author contract for a minimum of two years where we hold exclusive rights to your book. This means, we would be the only ones to publish your novel on any platform and your ISBNs can only be used with us. This is how we get the return of our investment in your story.

However, after your contract is completed all of the rights and your assigned ISBNs are yours to keep.

Our authors are our partners, not our product. We compensate you fairly for your contribution by paying you 25% to 50% of every copy sold. This far exceeds a traditionally published author who earns 10% to 15% royalties.

Literally how many words that are in your manuscript.

In a Microsoft Word document you can find this by clicking ‘review’ then ‘word count’ in the proofing section on the left side.

It is a reliable standard for measuring volume, managing production costs and meeting reader expectations.

We use word count to estimate costs related to editing and formatting. Professional will often charge by the word. We also use word count to estimate printing and layout expenses.

However, there also different types of works that we publish:

Novelette: 7,500 to 17,500 words.

Novella: 17,500 to 40,000 words.

Novel: over 40,000 words.

Readers have target expectations for different genres. Most readers can finish a novella in a single sitting.

Genre specific word count expectation examples:

General fantasy novels should have approximately 70,000 to 100,000 words.

Romance novels, depending on subgenre, should have between 50,000 to 100,000 words, with the sweet spot at 70,000 to 80,000 words.

Science fiction novels should have between 80,000 to 120,000 words.

A familiar storytelling device such as character type (jock, warrior, princess), plot pattern (quest, the chosen one, love triangle), or theme that appear across many different stories.

It is not a cliché.

A trope is a neutral tool for storytelling that helps to connect with readers quickly without explaining every detail from scratch. It only becomes a cliché when an author uses it lazily and it loses its original impact.

Examples

The secret heir: A seemingly ordinary protagonist who discovers they are royalty.

The dark lord: An overwhelmingly powerful, pure evil antagonist ruling a dark realm.

Forced proximity: Characters stuck together in a tight space or a specific situation.

The quest: A journey to find an object, destroy an artifact, or reach a location often with a time limit or a dire consequence if not completed.

A rating system that measures the amount and detail of sexual content in a story.

Level 1 (mild/sweet): Features glimpses, hand holding, or kisses, but no sex on or off the page.

Level 2 (closed door/fade-to-black): Intimacy or romance happens, but it uses a “fade-to-black” technique where the door closes before any explicit acts are shown.

Level 3 (open door/steamy): Includes a least one intimate scene with the reader “present",” often using mild or euphemistic language of body parts.

Level 4 (explicit/spicy): Contains multiple detailed, on-page sexual acts using explicit language and descriptions.

Level 5 (plentiful/extra hot): Features frequent, highly explicit, and often adventurous/risky sexual content where intimacy plays a massive role in the book.

Developmental Editing

This is the most comprehensive type. It examines the big picture — plot, pacing, character development, argument flow, structure, and overall readability. The goal is to strengthen the work’s core elements and ensure it meets audience expectations. This is the most common reason we reject manuscripts and recommend additional development before resubmission.

Copy editing/Line editing

A sentence-by-sentence review that refines word choice, phrasing, style, and clarity while preserving the author’s voice. This also corrects mechanical issues — grammar, punctuation, spelling, and consistency in terminology, style, and formatting.

Proofreading

The final step before your novel is published catching remaining typos, formatting errors, and minor inconsistencies. It’s a surface-level check to polish the text for the reader.

YES!

If you want your novel to look professional and sell well, you should never compromise on quality.

Individuals who read a completed or near-completed manuscript to provide feedback from a reader’s perspective before publication. Beta readers focus on the story as a reader would, identifying issues such as plot holes, inconsistencies, unclear passages, or elements that may reduce the story’s entertainment value, rather than performing line edits or professional editing tasks. We recommend 3 to 5 beta readers for each novel.

Advanced reader copy (ARC) readers are individuals who receive copies of books before their official release to generate buzz. The primary purpose is to generate early reviews, create excitement, and help authors and publishers market the book effectively. Not all ARC readers will leave a review of the book, so we generally recommend 60 to 100 ARC readers per novel.