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Frida Saal
Fanfiction
| iUniverse | |||
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| Manuscript screening: | No | ||
| Kind of contract: | Non-Exclusive | ||
| 2+2=5 | They claim eBook and audio book rights, along with the right to modify your work and feature it in a compilation. They reserve the right to change the terms of the agreement with 30 days prior notice |
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| Distribution: | Through their site and online retailers mostly | ||
| Basic fees: | Paperback publishing | Basic paperback fee is $899.00. | |
| Hardcover publishing | Basic hardcover fee is $999.00 | ||
| Combo publishing | Basic combo fee is $1,649.00. | ||
| Color publishing | Not available | ||
| eBook publishing | eBook publishing is bundled into their packages (this is probably not a good thing). Royalties are 50% of net receipts. |
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| Royalties: | Royalties are either 10% or 20% of payments received by the publisher (beware that this is not the same as a percentage of retail price). | ||
| Author's discount: | Basic author discount is 20%, bulk discounts are available (this information is based on an old version of the site). | ||
| Break-even point: | Between 500 and 700 copies (approximation based on external sales of an average length book with a '20% royalty' derived from standard wholesale discount practices). | ||
| Basic retail price: | Somewhat expensive (about $16.95 for a 200-page book,this information is based on an old version of the site). | ||
| Layout: | They prepare your manuscript for you. | ||
| Graphics: | Up to 25 graphics included in the basic setup fee, more can be included as an extra. | ||
| Cover options: | They will design your cover for you, you can submit a graphic for the front cover and a photo for the back cover. | ||
| Trim size: | You have a number of trim sizes to choose from. | ||
| Additional options: | They offer a number of packages with fees that can go as high as $4,449.00. | ||
| Pros*: | *Good distribution. | ||
| Cons*: | *Expensive set-up fee. *Basic retail price is somewhat expensive. *Low royalties on direct sales. *Low discount (or at least it used to be). *There are some pretty serious problems with their contract. *eBook publishing is bundled into their print packages. *The information they make publicly available is nowhere near enough to make an informed decision. |
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| Comments*: | This is one of several large publishers that were bought by Author Solutions (the others being AuthorHouse, Trafford and Xlibris). | ||
| The Bottom Line*: | An expensive set-up fee, a somewhat expensive retail price combined, low discount, a couple of questionable contract clauses and a bundled eBook publishing package that is far from ideal make this a company you may want to avoid. |
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| Last updated: 04-02-2013 | |||
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