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Frida Saal
Fanfiction
| Booklocker.com | |||
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| Manuscript screening: | Yes | ||
| Kind of contract: | Non-Exclusive | ||
| Distribution: | Through their site and online retailers mostly | ||
| Basic fees: | Paperback publishing | Basic paperback fee is $517.00 ($317.00 if you are submitting your own cover). | |
| Hardcover publishing | Basic hardcover fee is $517.00 ($317.00 if you are submitting your own cover). | ||
| Combo publishing | $399.00 add-on | ||
| Color publishing | Basic color publishing fee is $317.00 plus cover and at least an additional $100 for the interior design, bringing the total to at least $617.00 | ||
| eBook publishing | $99.00 for a simple layout. Formats include epub and mobi (may also include pdf), and they may subcontract this service. Royalties range from 55/65% of net receipts on external sales and 50/70% of retail price on direct sales depending on the book's price. |
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| Royalties: | Royalties are 35% of retail price on direct sales, 15% of retail price on extenal sales. | ||
| Author's discount: | Discount is 35% of retail price, some bulk discounts may apply. | ||
| Break-even point: | Between 200 and 300 copies of an average length book sold through external channels. | ||
| Basic retail price: | Competitive ($14.95 for a 200-page book) | ||
| Layout: | They will format your book for you. | ||
| Graphics: | Included (numbers or restrictions unknown) | ||
| Cover options: | They will provide you with one. | ||
| Trim size: | Five trim sizes available. | ||
| Additional options: | They now offer a DIY package that costs only $53.00 ($35.00 for a print proof, plus a yearly $18.00 set-up fee), and a full service Payment Plan in which your payments are deducted from future royalties (this last option forces you into an exclusive contract though and is available to U.S. residents only). | ||
| Pros*: | *Good royalties. *Good contract. *Reasonable setup fee. *DIY option. *Payment plan (WARNING: this option shifts you to an exclusive contract). *Manuscript selection. |
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| Cons*: | *There are some pretty stiff penalty fees if you have to make corrections. *eBook publishing deal is not particularly favorable (with a couple of exceptions this is true of all POD publishers). *Authors living outside of the United States, Canada or the UK need not apply. |
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| Comments*: | In their site they dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy to putting other publishers down in what I would probably describe as scaremongering. Beware that the information they present in that regard is, more often than not, either inaccurate or misleading. | ||
| The Bottom Line*: | While their set-up fee is more expensive than that of Virtual Bookworm and they restrict their services to the residents of a handful of countries, Booklocker gets the third place in this comparison because it provides a full service package for a reasonable fee, with good royalties and good distribution. This one too is a well established company that has been around for a while and has a fairly solid reputation. |
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| Last updated: 04-01-2013 | |||
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