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Fact sheet for authors submitting novel length manuscripts to Black Matrix Publishing
We are not a vanity press. No one pays us any money to print anything.
We will not publish whatever comes through our door just to build a large catalog of books. We won't print it unless we honestly believe it is a good book that others would enjoy reading.
We prepare the manuscript for publishing, including the cover art, and all proofs go to the author for final approval before the book is sent to print.
We use Print On Demand presses so books are always in stock, ready for shipment. We release all novels in standard trade-paperback format, e-format on the Kindle (from Amazon.com) and in PDF format.
We pay royalties on every unit sold (except for in house orders and discounted author copies). Royalty payments are 50% of profit on every book we sell. The author makes just as much on each copy sold as we do.
We enter all titles into extended distribution channels such as Ingram which makes them available for order by local bookstores and libraries all over the U.S. through their normal distribution network.
Books are also sold worldwide through Amazon.com (U.S., UK, Canada, Germany, France and Japan) and on our Web site at www.blackmatrixpub.com as well as dozens of other outlets around the globe.
We are not a major publishing house... so, no, we do not have a huge promotional budget. We do send out and provide review copies to various publications to help spread the word about your books release. We will also make extensive use of social networking sites to spread the word as much as we can.
All books released by Black Matrix are listed in every issue of Encounters Magazine (printed 6 times a year).
Encounters Magazine is available at select public libraries that serve over 5 million patrons a year which should place our book listings in front of a potentially large audience. We are continually working to expand our presence in libraries so we can extend our reach to many more readers.
Our primary focus is on Internet based marketing and sales. According to a April 4, 2010 report from the Association of American Publishers, e-book sales are up 176% from 2008, while Nielsen Online claims books in all formats are the 'most popular buy' on the Internet. We believe the future of the book industry is online, that's why we focus our efforts in that direction.