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Frida Saal
Fanfiction
| Bookstand Publishing | |||
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| Manuscript screening: | No | ||
| Kind of contract: | Non-Exclusive | ||
| Distribution: | Through their site and online retailers mostly. | ||
| Basic fees: | Paperback publishing | Basic paperback fee ranges from $599.00 to $949.00 depending on page count and trim size. | |
| Hardcover publishing | Basic hardcover fee ranges from $499.00 to $799.00 depending on page count. | ||
| Combo publishing | Not available (?) | ||
| Color publishing | Basic color publishing fee ranges from $399.00 to $599.00 depending on page count. | ||
| eBook publishing | A rather rudimentary eBook package is bundled into their package though it seems to be limited to PDF (no epub or mobi). The extent in terms of distribution is unknown. | ||
| Royalties: | 30% of retail price on direct sales, 10% of retail price on external sales. | ||
| Author's discount: | Authors can purchase copies of their book paying the wholesale price. Minimum order is 25. | ||
| Break-even point: | About 400 copies of an average length paperback sold through external channels. | ||
| Basic retail price: | Somewhat expensive ($15.95 for an average sized 200-page book, this jumps to $18.95 for a 201-page book with a 6x9 in trim size). | ||
| Layout: | They will format your book for you but you must submit a pre-formatted file. | ||
| Graphics: | As many as you want, | ||
| Cover options: | Your choice of a number of templates. | ||
| Trim size: | You have several trim sizes to choose from. | ||
| Pros*: | *Good contract. *Good discount. |
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| Cons*: | *Their setup fee is a little expensive. *Retail price is a little expensive. *eBook publishing is bundled into their package and their offering in this regard is rudimentary at best. *There is a 25 copies minimum when it comes to author purchases (so if you miscalculated your last order by five, you are out of luck). |
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| Comments*: | Their packages include 48 copies of your book, a fact that should make it easier for you to recoup some of your costs. They have a 'Jumpstart' package that with a $199.00 setup fee that does not include the 48 copies, but it does not include distribution beyond their site and requires you to format your own book. This publisher has renamed itself, it used to be eBookstand. |
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| Last updated: 04-03-2013 | |||
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