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Winoca Press titles represent a distinctively symbiotic partnership
between publisher and author. As publisher, we bring our full
range of editorial, packaging, and marketing expertise to
each title--while as author, you exercise your unique understanding
of your particular readers. The author's financial subvention
distributes up-front risk, allowing us to publish deserving
books for narrow markets and to print quantities of copies
only as you need them.
As with traditional publishing channels, however, the manuscript
consideration process at the Winoca Press is selective. Every
project is rigorously reviewed, and a title is accepted only
if the quality of its content warrants publication. We do
not publish works of a gratuitously violent, discriminatory,
or erotic nature, and we reserve the right to reject any project
according to our sole discretion.
Perhaps you're a poet, essayist, commentator, speaker, teacher,
or community personality. Maybe you're a local historian,
genealogist, storyteller, or folklorist. Or you're an authority
in a specialized area. The book you write may be the result
of years of careful, detailed research or firsthand knowledge
that exists nowhere else. Your words may be rich in heritage,
wisdom, and art.
If you already have a strong bond with an eager following
in your niche, maybe it's time your audience had the chance
to see your words in print. Or, a legitimately published book
could help build or enhance the awareness and reputation you're
seeking. Readers in these areas are motivated and willing
to pay for quality content. But the key word here is quality.
The mission of the Winoca Press is to bring the right writers
together with their dedicated readers-through the medium of
a well-made book.
You may submit your project to us via a brief query letter
and a sample of your manuscript. If we determine that your
book is right for our list, we will reply with a custom proposal
outlining publisher's and author's roles and responsibilities.
For every title, we provide standard text editing and design;
standard cover design; processing of ISBN, Library of Congress
catalog data, and copyright registration; and the first 10
copies of your book. We also provide information on marketing
and distributing your book, an entry on our Web site for promoting
your book, and an author e-mail address.
Our proposal will outline terms for
- Author subvention
- Book pricing and discount terms for obtaining additional
copies
- A simple contract and a production and publication schedule.
You are under no obligation to accept our proposal. But
if you wish to pursue publication, you will be asked to:
- Return your signed contract
- Provide 50% payment of subvention in advance
- Review your edited manuscript and design according to
the schedule, and respond in a timely manner with necessary
corrections
- Review page proofs in a timely manner after all corrections
have been made
- Decide how many copies you want to order in the first
printing (balance due upon placement of order).
Retail sales and distribution are primarily the responsibility
of the author, who has the most direct access to the book's
readers. This arrangement gives you the opportunity to retain
a larger share of sales revenue than a standard royalty contract
allows, eliminates the problem of unanticipated returns from
booksellers, and lets you profit from book sales immediately.
However, on titles for which we have contracted to hold some
portion of your copyright according to an agreed royalty arrangement,
we will also promote and sell your books, issuing royalty
statements and payments semiannually. We carefully maintain
your book production files for future printings
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