Support Questions and Answers
When will I get my complimentary author copies? Where are they now?
You should receive your complimentary author copies within 4-6 weeks from the time your book was sent to print. For the date of author copy shipment, or possible tracking information, please contact us.
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I'm an author, and I want to place an order.
How do I do this, and what discounts do I get?
How much would an order of X copies cost?
As stated in Paragraph 10 of your contract, you will receive the following discounts on your order:
1-20 copies: 20% off of the retail price
21+ copies: 30% off of the retail price
However, for your first purchase of 50 or more copies, you will receive a special one-time discount of 50 percent.
You may place an order by calling the Author Support Team at 301-695-1707.
For order pricing information, please contact us.
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How can I get my free website?
Thank you for your interest in setting up your own free website. If you haven't yet, please consult this link: PublishedAuthors.net FAQs.
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What do you mean by "official release date?"
The process of releasing a title can be a little confusing. Please allow me to break down the process to make it clearer.
Once the Cover Design has been finalized, we send your book’s marketing information to RR Bowker's Books In Print, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, The Brodart Company, Barnes & Noble.com, and through our printer in the United Kingdom to wholesalers in all main markets in Europe where our books are made available to more than 200 million European readers. We also list your book on our website.
While your book’s listing on our website goes “live” immediately, the various retailers we submit information to may take longer to list all of your book’s information. Typically, the last items they list on their sites are a book’s cover image and description.
The Official Release Date we have provided you is the date by which your book’s information should be complete at all outlets and thus, fully orderable.
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It's been X number of days/weeks,
and I haven't received my book order.
Can you tell me what's going on?
Please allow 4-6 weeks from the date of the order for delivery of all orders.
If you have not received your order within six weeks, please contact us with the name of the person placing the order, the address to which the book(s) was/were to be shipped, the approximate date of the order, and, if you know it, the order number.
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What steps does my book take in production?
Once your manuscript is accepted by our Acquisitions department, and your signed contract is returned, our Pre-Production department will contact you via e-mail. They will send you an Author Questionnaire and all the instructions you need to submit the materials we need to produce your book.
When we have received all required materials, your manuscript will enter the production phase, starting with the text production process. A senior editor will evaluate the book to see the level of editing that we feel is needed. If he or she finds the work needs more substantial editing, we will pair the book with one of our professional editors. If the work is not in need of such editing, your book will be sent for formatting, allowing for a quicker release. If assigned to an editor, the editor will go through the entire book making corrections to the grammar, punctuation, mechanics and the like. Once completed, you will be e-mailed a copy of the proofs for review. As outlined in the contract, you will have 48 hours to review your proofs and suggest any grammatical or typographical changes. Your editor will then make those changes and finalize the manuscript. As a courtesy to you we will send you the finalized proofs for a final period of 48 hours. Once your manuscript has cleared this second review, your manuscript will be final, and no more changes will be made.
Your book will then go to our Cover Design Department. Your cover designer will create and format the cover image of your book. You will have a 48 hour review period to request any changes. Once your cover is assigned, your book is sent to our printers, and your author copies are ordered. Approximately six to eight weeks later, your book will be available through Ingram, Borders.com, Barnes & Noble.com, etc.
This entire process can take as little as a few months, but most often, publication takes six to eight months.
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Is my book returnable?
PublishAmerica titles are often returnable for bookstores who place their orders through the wholesaler Ingram. To find out the returnability status of your particular book, please contact us.
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Does PublishAmerica provide complimentary review copies?
Can bookstores receive them?
PublishAmerica provides complimentary review copies to legitimate media reviewers who submit their request in writing. As per contract, this is done at our discretion. Please have any potential reviewer e-mail support@publishamerica.com or fax 301-631-9073 with his or her request. If you have any e-mail correspondence with a reviewer, you may also forward that to the above e-mail address.
PublishAmerica is unable to provide review copies to retailers at this time, as they are able to attain copies through numerous wholesalers, distributors, and directly from PublishAmerica at generous retailer discounts.
Please inform any retailers interested in purchasing copies that they may do so by calling us at 301-695-1707.
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I'm having trouble with the message board! What should I do?
In order to begin posting on the message board, you must first be a signed PublishAmerica author, and register for a free message board account. To do so, please follow the directions found by clicking on the link below.
Message Board Registration
If you are already a registered user of the message board, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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When am I getting my royalty check?
As per paragraph 12 of your contract, royalty checks and statements are issued in February and August. The February statement will reflect sales from August 1 to January 31, and the August statement reflects sales from February 1 to July 31.
You will not receive royalties on any purchases that you make yourself, as stated in paragraph 5 of your contract, unless we are running a special that explicitly states otherwise.
Also, the statements will only show sales from that royalty period for which we have been paid. Some retailers and distributors have a grace period of 30, 60, or even 90 days. Any sales not shown on one statement should certainly be included on the next.
Royalties are calculated from the sold price of the book, or the price that PublishAmerica is paid. For example, if a customer buys your book from our website for $16.95, you will receive your percentage of that amount. If Barnes and Noble purchases that same book from us at a 40% discount off of the retail price ($11.97) and sells that book for $19.95, you will receive royalties from $11.97.
For more information about royalties, or for other royalties issues, please contact us.
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