Re: Mundania Press Pod or Printing
In answer to several questions that have been raised on this thread, Mundania Press LLC is a traditional publisher, meaning that we review and accept the manuscripts that we publish. Like all traditional publishers there is NEVER ANY COST to the author. We take care of all aspects of publishing the book. We pay editors, cover artists, and all publication costs. We provide a number of free author copies, and authors may purchase additional copies at a 40% discount of they wish. There is no obligation to purchase any copies.
We do not pay advances, but we do pay royalties on every copy sold. We pay 15% net on print copies, and 50% net on eBooks. Royalties are paid quarterly.
All Mundania Press titles are distributed through Ingram's US, Ingram's UK, and Baker & Taylor distributors. In addition, all titles are sold though Mundania's website (
www.mundania.com), through Amazon's Marketplace (which is in addition to the normal Amazon listing), half.com, ebay.com, and other outlets. At last count, our books appear on 32 of the major online booksellers.
All Mundania titles are released simultaneously as premium quality trade-sized paperbacks and eBooks. We are first and foremost a print publisher, but we provide eBook editions as demand continues to grow. Depending on the particular book and popularity of the author, a dustjacketed hardcover edition may also be released. Our books have received several cover artwork awards and we have had nothing but rave reviews for our quality.
All Mundania titles are fully returnable and can be ordered and stocked in any bookstore and library. We do fulfill orders directly to Barnes & Noble, Borders, and many independent bookstores. We also provide copies to library distributors like Blackwell's, Coutt's, and Mid-Continental. We order print runs of every book to stock in-house for orders through Baker & Taylor and direct orders to Mundania.
The Amazon.com rating has a lot to do with how well-known an author might be, and can directly relate to how much an author promotes their book getting reviews, doing booksignings, word-of-mouth, etc. Amazon is directly responsible for retrieving the cover image from Books-in-Print, where Mundania does post all covers. For some reason, Amazon seems to not be very efficient picking up those covers. When we discover a cover is missing, we upload it to Amazon.
POD, unfortunately, is a negative term that is applied to vanity and subsidy presses such as Publish America and Xlibris. POD is really only another method of printing books, generally associated with printing smaller print runs down to one at a time. It rarely has anything to do with quality unless the publisher specifically gets printing done at a low-quality printer.
We have been in business since August 2002, and to date, we've published 58 books not counting eBook formats. We publish most all fiction novels and annual anthologies. We receive approximately 100 submissions each month. Our current anthology has received over 460 stories submitted. Mundania Press publishes first time authors, as well as several best-selling authors, such as Piers Anthony, Louise Cooper, Don Callander, Robert Adams, Anne Logston, and Frank O'Rouke.
We will be republishing Adam's entire "Coming of the Horseclans" series (all 18 books), as well as Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy and several stand alone novels. We are putting all of Callander's and Logston's books back in print and will be publishing new ones as well. We have over 200 books scheduled for release in 2005 and 2006.
We have an extensive FAQ section on our website, and we have our no-nonsense sample contract posted with all the legalese explained in detail.
Mundania has received a "recommended" rating from Preditors & Editors, and is ranked #16 in book publishers this year (up from #22 last year).
Finally, since discussion lists may not always give you the correct facts, if you have any questions at all, the best approach is to go straight to the source and write us at
[email protected]. You will receive a straight answer within a day or two at most. We can provide email addresses to any of our authors and encourage you to speak with them about Mundania's reputation, and the care and honesty with which we deal with our authors.
Daniel Reitz
Mundania Press LLC
[email protected]
