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Becoming an ArcheBooks Publishing
Author:
Do you have the talent, the
ingenuity, and the drive to become one of the
select few in the ArcheBooks
Author family?
ArcheBooks
Author Index
SCIENCE-FICTION
FANTASY
HORROR
MYSTERY-SUSPENSE
WOMEN'S FICTION
ROMANCE
HISTORICAL
HUMOR
CONTEMPORARY
LITERATURE
YOUNG ADULT
SELF HELP
HOW TO
Publication
Opportunities
If you are an aspiring New Author/Novelist
in one of
the 12 categories listed above, and think you can make a persuasive argument for
why any traditional publisher (not just us) should invest in the
production of your work, then below is a
description of our
ArcheBooks Publication Model and our complete
Submission Requirements. A Literary Agent is no longer
required for submission; however, a good proposal is required.
It is highly recommended that you read
the article:
The Art of the Book Proposal,
Some Straight Talk About Getting Published and
Great
Expectations of a New Author prior to making any submissions.
Authors may also receive formal training
via The Professional Novelist
Workshop on how to create commercially viable material, how to
sell it to the publishing industry, and how to market and promote
your work after it's published. This 2-day workshop of extensive
training on CD with workbook is free to all ArcheBooks Authors.
The ArcheBooks Publication Model
At ArcheBooks Publishing, we publish all
of our titles in one of two printed book formats, plus two online
eBook formats: Premium 6 x 9 Hardcover with full-color
Dust-Jacket (average MSRP of $24.99 to $29.99), or in paperback via
our own proprietary 8.25 x 11 ArcheBookZine
format (MSRP of $14.95). We also make our titles available in
electronic eBook form, PDF format sold from this website, and
also for Amazon's Kindle in their Kindle
library.
Royalty Rate: A flat $2.00
per copy for Hardcover Editions sold, and a flat $1.00 for each
ArcheBookZine sold and $1.00 for each eBook sold. Royalties are paid
Quarterly. Royalties do not apply to promotional copies.
Availability: Per contract,
all ArcheBooks titles will be kept In-Print and Available for sale
for as long as ArcheBooks holds publication rights not reverted.
Cash Advances: Predicated on
Sales Potential (Author/Agent obligation to substantiate)
We publish an online
Production Schedule on this
website for all contracted titles.
We provide many educational, marketing,
PR, and promotional resources and industry information in our
Author's Corner.
ArcheBooks Book Production
Details:
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All titles are
professionally edited, both for content and copy editing
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All titles are Copyrighted under US law in
the Author's name; ArcheBooks holds
publication rights only, per contract terms
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All of our books are
professionally designed, from individual page layouts to fonts
to ornamentation, pagination, and illustrations (if applicable)
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An ISBN is assigned
and registered with Bowker (the official US registry)
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All title's cover or
dust-jacket is professionally designed by a graphic artist
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Authors receive
complete Galley files to review for last minute changes prior to printing
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All coordination
with commercial printers is done to produce industry-standard bound books
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All titles are put
into our national and international distribution network, with
Ingram Books and Baker & Taylor in the US, and with Bertram's in
the UK
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All New Titles are Fully Returnable
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All titles are posted
and made available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and many
other leading Online retail venues worldwide
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All titles are also
posted on the ArcheBooks website for wholesale ordering of
printed editions, and for retail sales of the eBook edition
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All ArcheBooks
authors receive an
Author Promotion Kit (APK), inclusive of a
foam-backed easel poster for signing events, and many other
items (e.g. flyers, bookmarks, templates, etc.) ArcheBooks
also will do a book launch Press Release
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Author receives four (4) free
promotional copies of their book if in hardcover, or ten (10)
ArcheBookZine copies, plus one (1) eBook copy for promotional
distribution
New Author Manuscript Submission
Requirements/Process:
  Your Manuscript must be in one of the 12 major categories that we
currently publish (Don't ask us to start a new one just for
you)
Hint: No Short Stories, No
Children's Books, No Memoirs, No Poetry Collections,No Porn, No "Hate" books
2nd Hint: Business Books OK
(How-To), Philosophy and Politics OK (Contemporary or
Historical)
Manuscript Length:
Minimum 60,000 words, Maximum 120,000 words, Ideal 90,000 words
Manuscript Format: One
inch margins, double-spaced. Times Roman or Courier Font.
File Format: Microsoft
Word only as an email attachment, no Hardcopy accepted.
Include a filled-out Copy of the
Author Evaluation Form (Mandatory):
Include Query Cover Letter
in
the Body of your Email submission.
Attach any supporting
Book
Proposal and Manuscript files.
Submit your Files via email
to: publisher@archebooks.com.
An ArcheBooks Author
at a
Barnes & Noble Book
Signing
Could this be you
one day?
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