Costs and Requirements
Requirements for Authors
•Assurance that the author is the sole proprietor of the work
•Obtain permissions for all illustrations and extended quotations
•Provide images as photographs, drawings or graphic files
(.gif, .tiff, .jpg. photographs at 300 dpi; graphics at 600 dpi)
•Provide a concept and suggestion for cover design
Author’s Rights and Decisions
•Author must review all drafts and proofs carefully and completely (changes to proofs may incur additional charges)
•Author sets the retail price for on-line sale
•Royalties are paid at 80% of net return for on-line sale
•Author may purchase copies (no minimum) at manufacturing cost plus shipping
Tasks for Neponset River Press
•Design of cover (front, back, and spine; dust jacket if hard cover)
•Printing of drafts before publication for author’s approval
•Uploading of approved manuscript to on-demand printer
•Ordering proof copies of publication
•Copyright deposit if author desires
•Setting up book-store account online
Estimated Costs to Author (* items vary by size of project)
•Preparation of illustrations $2.00 per picture
•Design of cover (color included) $200.00
•Printing of draft before publication $25.00*
•Purchase of proof copies for approval by author $25.00 each*
•Purchase of publication from on-demand printer $25.00* $50.00
•Copyright deposit (if desired) $50.00 (plus 2 copies of book)
Distribution Options
•On-line retail: sale by Neponset River Press (no additional charge)
•On-line retail: sale by Amazon, Borders, and other bookstores ($175.00)
Author sets the retail price based on current printing costs
Sample estimated printing costs for 1 (25, 100) copies
•6x9 case-bound book, 450 pages $25.50 ($22.50, $21.00)
•6x9 hard cover book with dust jacket, 108 pages $20.50 ($19.50, $18.50)
•8.5 x 11 soft-cover book, 108 pages $8.50 ($5.00, $4.00)
•8.5 x 11 soft-cover metal coil-bound full-color book, 36 pages $14.50 ($12.00, $10.50)