| Aventine Press |
| Manuscript screening: |
No |
| Kind of contract: |
Non-Exclusive |
| Distribution: |
Through online retailers mostly |
| Basic fees: |
Paperback publishing |
The 'official' basic paperback fee is $449.00. This fee may be described as artificially low as it does not include cover design. |
| Hardcover publishing |
Not available |
| Combo publishing |
Basic combo fee is $744.00. |
| Color publishing |
Not available |
| eBook publishing |
They forward you to ePubIt for this service ($149.00 fee, 85% of net receipts royalty). It is not entirely clear how this fits in with the rest of their services. |
| Royalties: |
Royalties are 80% of net receipts. |
| Author's discount: |
Authors can purchase copies of their book paying their printing costs plus 13% of retail price. |
| Break-even point: |
About 200 copies of an average length book sold through external channels if you supply your own cover design. Over 300 copies if they provide you with one. |
| Basic retail price: |
Competitive ($12.95 for a 200-page book) |
| Layout: |
Your choice of template, for the most part, though they try to accomodate special requests. |
| Graphics: |
None, thought they can be included as an extra. |
| Cover options: |
Cover design is an extra ranging from $175.00 for a template cover to $295.00 for a custom cover, or you can supply your own for free. |
| Trim size: |
It is unclear whether or not you have a choice. |
| Additional options: |
There are a number of extras, some of them all but mandatory, such as cover design. Other options include interior images, copyediting, alterations and marketing extras. |
| Pros*: |
*Good contract.
*Good royalties.
*Reasonable setup fee. |
| Cons*: |
*Setup fee is artificially low due to the fact that cover design is not included.
*No online bookstore. |
| Visit the publisher's site |
| Last updated: 04-03-2013 |
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