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Manuscript Selection
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Depends on the package you choose. There is no
manuscript selection for their production plan, but
they do screen what they publish in their custom
plan. These two packages are marketed under
different imprints.
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Kind of Contract
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Non exclusive
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2+2=5?
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Their contract is not listed in their website,
so you have no way of knowing what you are getting
into (for more info on dangerous clauses check out
Beware
Treacherous Clauses Ahead).
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Distribution
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Through major on-line retailers mostly.
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Price Range
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Production Plan
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$3.50 per page in the final version (this means
$700.00 for a 200 pages book, $1,050.00 for a 300
pages one)
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Custom Plan
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Production plan plus several extras that could
run well over $1,000.00. There is a $150.00 fee for
them to read your manuscript (refundable if/when
you sign a contract).
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Free option
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There is an option in their website that may
enable you to have your book published for free
(though I'm not sure what kind of odds you'd be
facing here).
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Royalties
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Royalties are 15% of retail price.
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Author's Discount
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Discount is 50% on orders of 10 copies or
more.
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Breakeven point
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Between 300 and 400 copies (approximation based
on external sales of an average length book
published under their production plan).
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Basic retail price
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Not competitive ($19.95 for a 160 pages
book)
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Graphics & Tables
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Only available in their Custom Plan (and even
then they result in additional charges).
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Interior Layout
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Very basic in their Production Plan. Custom made
(and an additional expense) in their Custom
Plan.
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Cover Options
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Template or custom designed (and an additional
expense in their Custom Plan).
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Choice of Trim Size
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Production Plan: No, all books are 6 x 9 in.
Custom Plan: Yes.
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Color Printing
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No
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Pros*
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They may be willing to consider publishing your
book for free.
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Good author's discount.
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Good distribution.
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Small publisher that is not immediately
recognized as a vanity press.
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Cons*
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Setup fee for their Production Plan is
moderately expensive when it comes to short books.
Very expensive if you are considering their Custom
Plan or if you are dealing with a long book.
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There is a $150.00 "reading fee" if you want to
be considered for their custom plan (refundable
if/when you sign a contract).
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Not entirely sure if this is a con or a comment,
but I'm not reassured by the fact that they openly
advice you against using their
Production Plan.
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Additional Comments*
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There are a few things about this publisher that
are worth mentioning here:
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They operate on a "two imprints"
system, which means that the books from
each plan come out under different
imprints.
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Their royalties are good if your book
is sold through a retailer, but they are
fairly low if it is a direct sale.
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Their contract is not included in their
website, and I haven't been able to read a
full version of it. Beware of the usual
suspects that may or may not be lurking in
it (things such as "in all languages
throughout the world", "the right to
feature the work in whole or in part in a
compilation or anthology", "the right to
continue to sell and distribute after
cancellation", etc). Read it very
carefully before signing anything.
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