Comparison – Book Publishers & Success Publishing
Matt Morris
| Features | Old-School Publishing | Typical Self-Publishing | Success Publishing® |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author Rights | Publisher maintains the Intellectual Property rights | Author maintains the Intellectual Property rights | Author maintains ownership and control of Intellectual Property rights |
| Time to Market | Usually 18-24 months | Usually 3-6 months | 30 days FedEx speed & precision |
| Royalties | Average of 4% to 15% Royalty, typically based on Net sales, paid twice a year. | 20% to 100% of net sales depending on whether author does it themselves or hires a publishing service. | Author receives 100% of all Royalties directly. We take 0%. |
| Advances | Depending upon author’s reputation, an advance may occur | No advances but typically a $10,000 to $15,000 cost. | No advances since all royalties go directly to the author. |
| Design | Books are given a custom designed interior and cover. | An author service company may offer template driven designs or custom design services to purchase. | Books are designed to impress including the back cover’s custom content. |
| Editing | Publisher controls editing and final manuscript content and quality. | An author service company may offer to edit for a fee. | In no more than 1 to 3 hours, clients use our worksheet to write their chapter or authors may utilize our ghostwriter. |
| Printing & Distribution | All printing costs are covered in the up front fee charged. Minimum orders are required by the author | Authors assume all cost associated with distribution and printing. | Authors assume all cost associated with distribution and printing. |
| Author Book Discounts | Typically 50% of retail price and often very large minimum orders. | Authors may purchase their book at wholesale plus shipping. No minimums. | Authors may purchase their book at wholesale (approximately $3 each) plus shipping. No minimums. |
| Book Purchase Requirement | Many major houses require authors to purchase 5,000 copies, or more, of the book upon its release, usually at a 50-60% discount off retail | No requirement, ever. | No requirement, ever. |
| Return Rate | Average of 45+% bookstore return rates which are usually shredded for the tax benefit | Books are typically sold on a non-returnable basis and are not available in bookstores | Offering only through Amazon or other online sites eliminates all risk of losses due to returns. |
| PR Support | Unless author is one of the top 6%, no PR Support is offered | No PR support is provided | PR campaign to 400+ global news outlets linked to the Author’s custom website & optimized Amazon author site. |
| Partner Status | Authors are sometimes treated as a partner | Authors are treated as a customer | Authors are treated as valuable partners in the process. |
