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Manuscript Selection
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Yes
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Kind of Contract
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Non-exclusive
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Distribution
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Through their site and online retailers
mostly.
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Price Range
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Paperback
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$217.00 for the first year ($199.00 setup fee
plus a yearly maintenance fee of $18.00), with an
$18.00 yearly maintenance fee. Additional fees may
apply.
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Hardcover
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Yes? (information avaliable upon request).
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Paperback/hardcover combo
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Yes? (information avaliable upon request).
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Color publishing
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Yes? (information avaliable upon request).
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Royalties
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Royalties equal 35% of the list price when sold
through their site and 15% of list price when sold
through external channels (in both instances this
means list price as listed at their website, even
when retailers list a higher price).
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Author's Discount
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Authors have a 35% discount, some bulk discounts
may apply.
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Breakeven point
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Less than 200 copies (approximation based on
external sales of an average length book).
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Basic retail price
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Competitive ($13.95 for a 200 pages book)
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Interior Layout
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They set it up for you. You don't get a chance
to make any changes at all (corrections before the
hardcopy proof is printed carry a penalty fee of
$99.95 and once the hardcopy proof is printed the
fee is an additional $199.00).
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Cover Options
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You must either submit your own or pay an
additional fee to have one designed for you.
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Choice of Trim Size
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Three choices (5.5 x 8.5 in., 8.5x8.5 in.,
8.5x11 in.)
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Pros*
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Reasonable setup fee.
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Good royalties.
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Manuscript selection
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Cons*
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Little freedom when it comes to your book's
format.
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Little chance to make corrections (they claim
that there is ample warning befor you incurr on a
penalty fee, but the mechanism for those warnings
is not described).
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Their setup fee may be described as artificially
low because even the most basic cover design is an
extra unless you can supply your own design. In
spite of that it's important to mention that the
fee for a template generated cover wouldn't
push the breakeven point above 200 copies.
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Authors living
outside of the United States need not
apply.
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