Fixed Buy Back OptionUnder special conditions CityHarvest International Publishing Services can assist authors to develop their work. This can be done within its own publishing ministry or with other trade publishers who may deem the proposed work worthy of potential market acceptance. A sharing in the prepress and intial print run costs would result and commits the author to a fixed purchase of a quantity of the print run. This allows for the author's own imprint on the title pages during production and significantly lowers the unit prices of each book to the author. With a successful title and reprint, the author is able to negotiate future print run partnerships. Trade publishers stipulate arrangements for marketing and wholesale distribution networks that they sell to. The author agrees to be excluded from selling to the publisher’s vendors. Sales by the publisher of the author’s book generate agreed contracted royalties back to the author. Advantages- Author has less upfront financial outlay.
- Author has partial control of the publishing process.
- Author has editorial and design support from the publisher.
- Author benefits from lower upfront print costs on buy-back inventory than regular author-publisher buy-back discounts.
- Author receives trade royalties on publisher sales to vendors and has the ability to 'direct market' his inventory purchase to his own client database, seminars and ministry events.
Disadvantages- Author has no control over initial print-run or release date of book.
- Author must contract to purchase a certain quantity of the initial print run that will result in a substantial cash investment.
- Author has a smaller sales margin in books than in self-publishing.
- Author has no control over future print runs.
Other Options:Self Publishing Publishing Contracted Manuscripts
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