| Authors Online | | Manuscript screening: | No |
| Kind of contract: | Unknown |
| 2+2=5 | Contract is not available online. |
| Distribution: | Through their site and online retailers mostly |
| Basic fees: | Paperback publishing | Basic paperback fee is ₤750.00 (plus cover design?). |
| Hardcover publishing | Not available |
| Combo publishing | Not available |
| Color publishing | Basic color publishing fee is ₤750.00 (plus cover design?). |
| Royalties: | Royalties are 60% of net receipts. |
| Author's discount: | Authors can buy copies of their own books paying their printing costs plus 25% of retail price. |
| Break-even point: | Between 300 and 400 copies (approximation based on external sales of an average length book using their least expensive package). |
| Basic retail price: | Somewhat expensive (about $15.00 for a 180-page book). |
| Layout: | They format your book to their standards. |
| Graphics: | 12 graphics are included in the basic setup fee. |
| Cover options: | Is not included in their standard package so this is a mandatory extra unless you can supply your own. |
| Trim size: | You have a number of trim sizes to choose from. |
| Additional options: | They offer a modular service that allows you to choose only the services you need and an enhanced service that includes both proofreading and cover design for ₤1,450.00. |
| Pros*: | *Good distribution.
*Good royalties.
*Good discount. |
| Cons*: | *Moderately expensive setup fee for their standard package, very expensive for their 'enhanced' service.
*Their standard service does not include a cover design. That means their setup fee can be described as artificially low. |
| Comments*: | Their contract is not available online, that means that there may be some serious hidden problems that are not necessarily apparent in this review. |
| Visit the publisher's site | Visit the publisher's forum |
| Last updated: 2007-03-19 |
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