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23. July 2025 • Reading duration: 5 Min

The Gold Package from GRIN – The Deluxe Option for Discerning Self-Publishing Authors

If you want to publish your book professionally and position yourself as an author in a high-quality way, the Gold Package from GRIN is the optimal solution. Find out more here!

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First things first:

  • We offer our authors comprehensive support with a personal contact person and support throughout the entire publication process.

  • The Gold package includes premium services such as the Deluxe layout and a professionally created blurb for a particularly high-quality appearance.

  • Your book will be published as an eBook and print with ISBN , distributed worldwide in over 300 online shops and fairly remunerated with an author’s fee of up to 50%.

  • The Gold Package is aimed at authors who strive for a professional and impactful book publication without compromise.

If you want to get more out of your book and bring it to market with the best support, the Gold package from GRIN is the ideal choice. With a range of exclusive additional services and 1:1 support, this package is specially designed for authors who don’t want to compromise on their book project. You will not only receive professional help, but also tailor-made services that will make your work shine.

What’s included?

The basics of our packages consist of the following services:

  1. Personal contact:
    As with the Silver package, you will also receive a personal contact person who will be at your side throughout the entire process. This individual support ensures that you are always well informed and can concentrate on the essentials: writing .
  2. High author’s fee – up to 50%:
    Even in the Gold package, you benefit from a high author’s fee, which gives you up to 50% of the profit of your book. This fair compensation ensures that you are adequately compensated for your hard work and creative talent.
  3. Publication as eBook and printed book with ISBN:
    Your book will also be published as an eBook and printed book with an international ISBN number. With the ISBN, it is qualified for the international market and can be sold in over 300 online stores and worldwide .
  4. Worldwide distribution:
    Your book will be available in online shops worldwide as well as in brick-and-mortar bookstores. The Gold package ensures that you are represented in all major markets and that readers around the world have access to your work.
  5. Cover service and layout check: UOur graphic designer will create several cover designs from your desired motif, from which you can choose your favorite. This will also make your book stand out visually. The layout check ensures that your book looks perfect as both an eBook and a print book.

Exclusive services in the Gold Package

The Gold package also includes a number of premium services to help you present your book in a more professional and unique way:

  • Layout Deluxe:
    The Gold package offers the exclusive “Layout Deluxe” – a comprehensive, high-quality layout for your book. Unlike the standard layout in the Silver package, you get a more detailed design that gives your work an even more professional look. Your book will be a real highlight not only in terms of content, but also visually.
  • Appealing blurb:
    The blurb of your book is a crucial selling point. GRIN ensures that your blurb perfectly showcases the strengths of your book and arouses the curiosity of potential readers. A well-worded blurb can make all the difference in potential readers’ purchase decision.

Is the Gold package right for me?

GIN’s Gold package is aimed at authors who want to work at the highest level. It’s ideal for you if you:

  • want to publish a particularly high-quality book that impresses both in terms of content and appearance .
  • Need special support with the layout and the creation of an appealing blurb.
  • Strive for the best possible presentation of your work in order to position yourself professionally as an author.

Advantages of the Gold package:

  • The comprehensive support ensures that you can concentrate on the essentials: writing.
  • The additional premium services such as the Deluxe layout make your book even more unique.
  • You get a professional blurb that presents your book perfectly.

Conclusion: The best for your book

With the Gold package from GRIN you can publish your book with the highest level of professionalism. It gives you everything you need for successful self-publishing, plus exclusive services to add the finishing touches to your work. If you’re ready to put your book in the large To bring stores and make no compromises, the Gold Pack is for you. Both of our packages offer an excellent way to publish your book, but with the Gold package you stand out from the crowd even more.

FAQ

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No. The services included in the package are complete. There are no hidden additional costs.

Yes. Your book will receive an international ISBN and can therefore be ordered worldwide online and in brick-and-mortar bookstores – including at Amazon, Thalia, Hugendubel and many other shops.

The average turnaround time is around three to four weeks, depending on the package you choose, the size of your book, and the current workload.

Yes. You can submit your own image or motif – our design team will create a professional cover from it.

For Cover Plus: Our graphic designer selects a suitable motif and creates several designs to choose from.

The format of your book will be determined together in the publishing process – suitable for the genre and target audience.

Are there any additional costs beyond the Silver or Gold package?As soon as your book is published, you can order discounted copies via your GRIN author profile . Payment is possible by PayPal or credit card , but not by invoice.

Layout check

We check your text for readability and printability (Are the margins sufficient for printing? Is the font size easy to read in print? Is the line spacing right? Is the resolution of the illustrations sufficient for good print quality?), embed the fonts if necessary and take care of automatic page numbers and a table of contents.

Publication as e-book and ISBN

With each publication, you will receive an ISBN number for your e-book and print book.

Worldwide distribution

With each publication, you will receive an ISBN number for your e-book and print book. We deliver your book to our worldwide distribution network: over 300 online shops.

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Appealing blurb

We will write you a blurb that arouses curiosity and emotions – and convinces readers. Perfectly tailored to your genre and target audience.

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Personal contact

Benefit from our many years of publishing experience: We support you with our know-how from upload to finished book. With us, you will get a personal contact person, we will guide you step by step through the entire process and are there for you.

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Layout Deluxe

Your book, perfectly staged: With professional typography, stylish book typesetting and design templates that fit your project, we ensure an all-round coherent reading experience. Whether classic or individual – we design your book the way your story deserves it.

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Cover Service

Do you already have your own photo or motif or at least a very concrete idea of how you imagine your book cover? Perfect! We will take care of the creation and send you two to four drafts, from which you can choose one.

You don’t have a cover idea yet or would like us to include your author photo on the back of the book? No problem. For an extra charge of €50, our graphic designer will search for motifs and design your individual book cover including an author’s photo on the book cover – creatively, professionally and matching your story.

Need some inspiration? Check out some of our favorite covers!

Fee overview

Each sale of your title will be remunerated according to the following table.

You will receive your royalties on top of the publisher's selling price.
The table has been valid since 17.04.2025, 12.30 p.m.

Fee on e-book sales

www.grin.com 50%

Amazon Kindle, iBook Store, Google Play, Ciando,

Pubbles, Libri, Genios, Other Distributors 30%

Fee on book sales

www.grin.com 50%
Book trade (BoD and Amazon Marketplace) 30%

The publisher's selling price is the sales price excluding the statutory value added tax as well as less trade discounts, production and shipping costs.

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Format: 12 x 19 cm

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Format: 14.8 x 21 cm

ideal for: guide books and non-fiction books

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Format: 15.5 x 22 cm

ideal for: children’s and youth books