Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are your publishing fees?

This is based on page count, book size, paperback or hardback, color or black and white interior, etc. We will be able to provide you with estimate once we receive and review your entire manuscript.

2. How are royalties calculated?

Author retains 100 percent of net royalties. This is determined as follows: Retail price minus wholesale discount, minus base price= royalty amount.

3. What are your printing costs and production capabilities?

We can print as many copies as you wish at a time; offset included. There are no minimum order requirements; we can print one copy at a time, or, say 5,000. Your cost to print will always be the low base price. With offset printing you would get a volume discount.

4. What are the contract terms?

Author retains 100 percent of the rights and copyright licenses; Author receives 100 percent of net royalties (see above for calculation). We offer manageable contract payment installments.

5. What is your policy regarding return of the book's original production files?

You retain the rights to your book.

6. What are your prices for add-on services, such as marketing?

We do not offer marketing services at this time. From an intelligent business perspective and knowledge and experience in the book industry, we choose to provide our authors with tools and resources they can put to use themselves to make their venture a success. Many publishers offer these types of services as a “marketing package”. We will be happy to guide you free of charge. You can hire a publicist to promote your book but this even gives you no guarantee of exposure or sales.

7. Is the ISBN included in the publishing package?

Yes; ISBN is included.

8. Will the book be registered with R.R. Bowker's Books in Print and through which distributor?

Yes, Ingram- the largest wholesale and distributor in the United States.