I did a quick search on here and couldn't find anything. I recently came across them for submitting. Anyone got any news on them? They are a small ebook and print publisher in Kentucky.
Itoh Press
Itoh Press
We are a small press based out of Kentucky, dedicated to quality work.
Print books will be available in trade paperback for purchase at Amazon and other retail sites.
Itoh Press does not charge any fees to the author! We are a royality paying publisher.
**Important News Flash**
As of January 1, 2013 Itoh Press will no longer be offering contracts on printed books. We will be exclusively in the ebook market. For the authors with contracts do not fret, your books are safe and will be coming out in the usual printed format. This new policy is only for future books. If a book has proven to be successful in ebook form and an author wishing to take their work to print is an option that can be discussed.
Submissions
Itoh Press Submissions GuidelinesWe are currently accepting agented and non-agented submissions. We are open to new writers. Please follow our guidelines.
Who we are:
Itoh Press offers a wide variety of fiction with an emphasis on romantic elements. We prefer a positive outcome for the story. We primarily offer titles as ebooks and trade paperbacks. Itoh Press publishes novellas and full-length novels in the range of 20,000-140,000 words in length.
Itoh Press does NOT pay advances at this time!
Fiction Genres: romance, erotica (including BDSM), GBLT, fantasy, mystery, science fiction and speculative fiction, suspense, thriller, historical, young adult, contemporary, western, adventure, paranormal and supernatural, horror, humorous, and Non-fiction (query first).
We are particularly interested in:
We are not interested in:
- Erotica
- Paranormal and supernatural
- GBLT
- Romance
- Young Adult
- Steampunk
- Novel length works (60,000 words and up).
- Short Stories
- Short story collections or anthologies
- Poetry
- Religious genre fiction. Elements of spiritual beliefs within a story are welcome; however, we do not publish books aimed for a specific religious group of readers.
- We do not want stories portraying rape, pedophilia or other crimes in a positive light.
How to submit to Eternal Press:
Marketing plan? Hmmm. I know that it's become more common in small presses, but it always makes me wary - it suggests that the publisher doesn't really know what they are doing. And the vast range of genres would back this up.Submit a cover letter in the body of the email that contains the following:
- Genre
- Word Count
- Brief synopsis
- A short biography
- Your marketing plan, should we accept your manuscript for publication. We expect our authors to be active in the marketing of their titles alongside our efforts.
Although we like to encourage open, free and creative expression, do let us know whether the piece contains any questionable content. We may put disclaimers about content if it could potentially disturb our reader, so do let us know in advance. For instance, we allow rape under certain circumstances, but it should not be meant to titillate. Writing about child abuse is one thing, but we aren’t interested in seeing the acts described in detail. Itoh Press is also interested in stories with a happy ending.
Itoh Press pays 40% royalties on net revenue to the Author for eBooks and 25% net on revenue for print. We hold all rights for five (5) years from date of publication. We do not pay advances. Rights requested are worldwide for ebooks and US, Canada, Australian, and UK print rights.
If we accept your manuscript for publication, we will supply you with specific formatting guidelines. You must be able to edit with a track changes feature (Microsoft word has this).
*Note: Some online retailers will ask for a different rating when we sell through them.
Our books are available in many formats through Fictionwise, Amazon, CoffeeTime Romance, All Romance eBooks, Amazon Digital, Kobo, Itunes, Blio, Content Reserve and more. The list is continually growing as LSI distributes eBooks to many other retailers like Chapters/Indigo, Borders, Books on Board, eBook Mall, book expos, and foreign Libraries. LSI print distribution includes US, Canada, UK, and Australia.
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Writer’s Guide to Understanding the Process for Publishing Your Book
1. After your manuscript has been accepted for publication you will present a clean copy to the editor to be edited. This means using no auto-formatting (headers, footers, tabs, bullets, etc.) in your document. Spell check and grammar check to make sure your copy is as error free as possible before it goes to the editor.
2. You will receive your manuscript with the editor’s changes and suggestions. These are not criticisms; they are professional constructive advice meant to help you polish your material.
3. You will then accept or reject the changes or suggestions the editor has made. If you reject the editor’s suggestions then you must discuss with Ms. Itoh on whether the manuscript will move forward with publication.
4. You must read and review your final manuscript, carefully making sure you are happy with it and ready for it to be published.
5. You will email the final version of your manuscript to Carol Itoh. Please Cc a copy to the editor, too. You must write FINAL VERSION OF MS AND DATE in the subject heading of the email. This final version will be published. Any errors in the book at this point are your responsibility, not the editor’s or the publisher’s.
8. Lately we have experienced several issues with formatting once the books have gone to print. One of the things we discovered while trying to solve the problem was that some writers had used headers, footers, their tab button to indent, and a few other auto format techniques on their manuscripts. These are basically invisible to us and we have no idea they are there. However when the graphics designer formats your document over this and it goes to print this can cause printing problems. This will leave the book looking off and the formatting will look amateurish. In the future if we discover the issue for your book problems was auto format we will not cover the cost of re-loading your book to correct this issue. So make sure you submit a clean manuscript.
Some of the distributors LSI uses:
Vision Statement
Itoh Press is proud to welcome to you, we are a company that offers professional publishing with a personal touch! Together we have planted the book publishing seed and with great enthusiasm have launched this fine company to aspiring authors who have dreams and aspirations of turning their manuscripts into masterpieces.
Although based in Bowling Green, KY, our authors are coming from all over the globe and embracing this opportunity with both hands and are able to share their untold stories worldwide.
All projects that come to Itoh Press are thoroughly screened and evaluated before acceptance and are professionally edited and enhanced by our graphic design department. We are proud of our authors, who have incorporated meticulous research and a passion for writing that shows how they care for their readership.
We welcome you to go on the grand tour of our Web site and take the first step in turning your manuscript into a masterpiece.
NO SWEAT
KENTUCKY AUTHOR "NO SWEAT" SIGNS CONTRACT
SECOND NOVEL NOW ALSO GOING TO THE 2013 PULITZER COMMITTEE
Less than three months ago, Earl Lowell "Robbie" Robbins, Jr., aka "No SWEAT," Richmond, Kentucky, formerly from Irvine and Ravenna, Kentucky, HS class of '69, EKU, '73, signed a contract with OLD SEVENTY CREEK PRESS giving the the rights to publish and release his first novel, THESE PRECIOUS DAYS. That book is now available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble. Today, "No Sweat" signed a new contract with ITOH PRESS giving the the rights to publish and release his second novel, NEFARIOUS. According to No Sweat, NEFARIOUS should be on the market across the USA and Europe sometime this year.
"I went for over thirty years and could not find a publisher that was willing to invest in my work," stated Robbins. "I had more than a thousand rejections. And now, in less than 100 days, I've been able to sell two different novels to two different publishers.If all goes well my other five finished novels will eventually find publishers. The only request I made in this new contract was that I got to keep my pen name, No Sweat. NEFARIOUS will be sent to the 2013 Pulitzer Committee in New York. The fact that I will have two different novels before the 2013 Pulitzer Committee feels good...
http://www.itohpress.com/authors.html
From the Itoh Press website:
Sounds impressive, but who's doing the nominating?[/LEFT]
We are saddened to announce that Itoh Press has closed for business. If you have any publishing needs please proceed to Babylon Press.
Carol was the former CEO of Itoh Press and Pink Ink Productions which she closed upon her retirement. ... [She] serves as a consultant for Babylon Press and Believe Publications.