I have developed the following list of questions for e-publishers, but it seems rather a lot. Are there any important issues left off? Any you would not bother including?
Publisher name:
Webpage (home page and submission guidelines page):
General genre (e.g. erotica, romance)
Specialties (e.g. sub-genres, tone and sexualities)
Which lengths of fiction do you publish? (by word count if possible)
What rights do you purchase?
What is your royalty rate? (%)
Are there any fees or advances?
How often are payments made?
How is cover price determined? (price /word count if possible)
Are authors provided with free or discount copies of their work?
What formats do you publish in? Is there a trade paperback or POD option?
What format should work be submitted in?
How much editing do you typically provide?
What methods do you use to promote books? (e.g. website, chat, sending out review copies)
How are covers and blurbs developed?
What sort of cover art do you use? (painted, poser, photography etc)
Where are the books distributed and how does price differ between these sites? (e.g. own site, fictionwise, amazon etc). What is the main site of sales?
What are typical sales for novel length fiction? (This answer may be as general or specific as you choose)
What would you consider to be the main strengths as a publisher?
What types of fiction/author are you particularly interested in?
What advice would you give to authors contemplating submitting their manuscript to you? (i.e. common mistakes to avoid).
Any other information you would like to provide:
Date information provided:
