Universal Publishers |
Manuscript screening: |
Yes |
Kind of contract: |
Exclusive |
2+2=5 |
No termination clause until two years have elapsed or after 2,000 copies have been sold. |
Distribution: |
Through their site and online retailers mostly |
Basic fees: |
Paperback publishing |
Unknown, basic paperback fee used to be $495.00. |
Hardcover publishing |
Not available |
Combo publishing |
Not available |
Color publishing |
Not available |
eBook publishing |
eBook publishing is apparently bundled into their package (this is probably not a good thing). Royalties are 20% of retail price, which borders on the absurd (though, to be fair, the fact that their eBook prices average $17.00 means that, at least when it comes to amazon, their royalties are likely to be 35%). |
Royalties: |
Royalties are 20% of retail price on external sales and 40% on direct sales. No royalties are paid on the first three copies sold in each quarter. |
Author's discount: |
Discount is 40% of retail price, bulk discounts may apply. |
Break-even point: |
Less than 200 copies of an average length book sold through external channels. |
Basic retail price: |
Extremly expensive when compared to an average book but they deal mostly with technical books, so that may well depend on the book's subject matter ($25.95 for a 200-page book) |
Layout: |
Unknown. |
Graphics: |
Unknown. |
Cover options: |
Unknown. |
Trim size: |
No choice in terms of trim size.. |
Pros*: |
*Good royalties. *Good distribution. *This is a specialized publisher. |
Cons*: |
*Exclusive contract without a termination clause. *They have a single book size available (5.5x8.5 in.), and while this is a standard paperback size, the fact is that technical books sometimes require more flexibility than that. *There is an administrative fee in the form of all royalties for the first three copies sold in any given quarter. This can become a serious issue for a book with a very limited audience. *There are a lot of questions their site does not answer. *eBook publishing is bundled into their service package. |
Comments*: |
As a lot of information is no longer publicly available, so chances are that the information presented here is seriously outdated. |
Visit the publisher's site |
Last updated: 04-04-2013 |