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Amazon has recently announced its Kindle Scout program. Here's the link:
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/submit
In short, you submit your manuscript, cover art, blurb, and logline. You also submit your photo and bio. Once Amazon reviews the submission, you then go through a 30-day "campaign" where readers read and nominate the books they like. Get enough votes and Amazon will publish your book. Readers who nominated your book get a free copy.
What the author gets:
$1500 advance
50% royalties on net for ebooks
25% royalties on net for audio books
20% royalties on translations
What you don't get:
Editing, copyediting, or proofreading
No cover art or cover design
No additional advance for foreign rights or audio books
Other red flags:
5-year contract
Amazon reserves the right to stop publishing you without any notice
Contract is non-negotiable. By submitting, you automatically agree to its terms.
If your book is selected, the contract goes into effect *immediately*
It's unclear if you get any marketing at all
Here's a link to the agreement in full:
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement
My own reaction is to run, run away as fast as I can. Jim Hines has some commentary on his blog as well. (Link)
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/submit
In short, you submit your manuscript, cover art, blurb, and logline. You also submit your photo and bio. Once Amazon reviews the submission, you then go through a 30-day "campaign" where readers read and nominate the books they like. Get enough votes and Amazon will publish your book. Readers who nominated your book get a free copy.
What the author gets:
$1500 advance
50% royalties on net for ebooks
25% royalties on net for audio books
20% royalties on translations
What you don't get:
Editing, copyediting, or proofreading
No cover art or cover design
No additional advance for foreign rights or audio books
Other red flags:
5-year contract
Amazon reserves the right to stop publishing you without any notice
Contract is non-negotiable. By submitting, you automatically agree to its terms.
If your book is selected, the contract goes into effect *immediately*
It's unclear if you get any marketing at all
Here's a link to the agreement in full:
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement
My own reaction is to run, run away as fast as I can. Jim Hines has some commentary on his blog as well. (Link)
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