| Xlibris |
| Manuscript screening: |
No |
| Kind of contract: |
Non-Exclusive |
| Distribution: |
Through their site and online retailers mostly |
| Basic fees: |
Paperback publishing |
Basic paperback fee is $499.00. |
| Hardcover publishing |
Not available |
| Combo publishing |
Basic combo fee is $1,249.00. |
| Color publishing |
Basic color publishing fee is $499.00. |
| eBook publishing |
eBook publishing is bundled into their packages except their least expensive one (this is probably not a good thing).
Royalties are unclear though they may be 50% of net receipts. |
| Royalties: |
Royalties are 10% of retail price on external sales, 25% of retail price on direct sales. This is not necessarily consistent with their calculator tool if you purchase the 'suggest your own retail price' option. |
| Author's discount: |
Unknown (used to be 40% on paperbacks and 35% on hardcovers). |
| Break-even point: |
Between 200 and 300 copies (approximation based on external sales of an average length book through external channels using their least expensive package). |
| Basic retail price: |
Their suggested retail price comes across as very expensive ($19.99 for a 200 page book). You can also set your own retail price (though this will incur in an additional $249.00 fee). |
| Layout: |
Your choice of a number of templates. |
| Graphics: |
Avaliable only as an extra for a paperback, up to 25 graphics for a combo (more can be purchased as an extra) |
| Cover options: |
Your choice of a number of templates. |
| Trim size: |
They have a single trim size available. |
| Additional options: |
There are a number of additional packages with set-up fees as high as $15,249.00.
They also offer a series of add-ons such as layout services, custom cover, footnotes and so on. |
| Pros*: |
*Good distribution. |
| Cons*: |
*With the exception of their basic, and very bare-bones, 'Advantage' package, their setup fees range from slightly expensive to very expensive depending on package choice.
*Very high retail prices that will probably have a significant impact on book sales.
*eBook publishing is bundled into most of their packages. |
| Comments*: |
This is one of several large publishers that were bought by Author Solutions (the others being AuthorHouse, iUniverse and Trafford), but it offers a slightly better deal than the other companies operating under that mantle. |
| Visit the publisher's site |
| Last updated: 04-03-2013 |
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