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| ForemostPress | |||
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| Manuscript screening: | Yes | ||
| Kind of contract: | Non-Exclusive | ||
| Distribution: | Through their site and online retailers mostly | ||
| Basic fees: | Paperback publishing | Basic paperback fee is $347.00. | |
| Hardcover publishing | Unknown | ||
| Combo publishing | Unknown | ||
| Color publishing | Not available | ||
| eBook publishing | eBook publishing is apparently available though the terms are not clearly listed. | ||
| Royalties: | Royalties are 20% of retail price on direct sales and 50% of net sales on external ones. | ||
| Author's discount: | Discount is 50% of retail price. | ||
| Break-even point: | Between 200 and 300 copies (approximation based on external sales of an average length book). | ||
| Basic retail price: | Competitive ($13.97 for a 200-page book). | ||
| Layout: | They provide you with a simple layout in their basic package. | ||
| Graphics: | Not available (at least not in their basic package). | ||
| Cover options: | You must provide your own. | ||
| Trim size: | A single trim size is available. | ||
| Additional options: | They offer a $197.00 plan that does not include book layout and they recommend that you hire the designer of your choice instead. The cost of this is not disclosed however it may enable you to include some illustrations (though they don't really mention this as an option). | ||
| Pros*: | *Competitive retail price. *They screen manuscripts. *Good author's discount. |
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| Cons*: | *Slightly expensive setup fee considering that that fee does not include cover design. *Setup fee is kept artificially low by excluding cover design. *Low royalties, especially on direct sales. *Single trim size available. |
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| Comments*: | This publisher has renamed itself. It used to be 'Action Tales' (though in this particular case that may reflect a change in focus from fiction to a wider range of subjects). | ||
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| Last updated: 06-21-2011 | |||
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