Wide Thinker Books

This publisher seems to be dead. Most links appear to be broken. If they are still in business then the information presented here may be slightly outdated (it was accurate as of April 24, 2004)

Manuscript Selection

No

Kind of Contract

Exclusive

2+2=5

They have an exclusive contract with a termination clause that grants them the non-exclusive right to keep on distibuting your book for up to a year after termination (for more info on dangerous clauses check out Beware Treacherous Clauses Ahead).

Distribution

Through their site and major online retailers mostly.

Price Range

$399.00, it includes minor editing (spelling & typos). Fee is $299.00 for books under 40 pages.

Royalties

Royalties are 10% of retail price on external sales and 20% of retail price on direct sales

Author's Discount

Basic author's discount is 30%, bulk discounts are available.

Breakeven point

Between 300 and 400 copies (approximation based on external sales of an average length book).

Basic retail price

Competitive ($11.99 for a 200 pages book)

Interior Layout

They will format your book for you

Cover Options

Simple template based cover included.

Choice of Trim Size

Limited

Color Printing

No

Pros*

Competitive retail price.

Some editing included in their set-up fee.

Good distribution

Cons*

No manuscript screening.

Setup fee is moderately expensive.

Exclusive contract with a bad termination clause.

Low royalties & author's discount.

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* These represent my personal views on the matter.

This page was last updated: January 21, 2005
 
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