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Q & A  Questions often asked - and our answers
1. Do you charge a fee for reading my work?
2. How much will it cost to publish my book?
3. Must my manuscript be finished before you will consider it?
4. If my book requires illustrations, do you supply them, or do I?
5. If I sign your contract, will I have to pay the entire fee in a lump sum?
6. You say that the author receives 40% of the retail price as his compensation. Who gets the other 60%?
7. In addition to your limited promotion budget, may I spend extra funds of my own for advertising?
8. When you publish my book, am I required to buy any quantity, and sell them?
9. Where will my book be reviewed?
10. Why shouldn't I print and sell my own book? Wouldn't I make more money for myself in the end?
11. How should my manuscript be prepared?
12. Shall I copyright my material before submitting it to you?
13. Will you publish my manuscript if it is controversial?
14. Will you return my manuscript promptly if we do not agree on a publication contract?
15. Why should I pay to have my book published? Won't I eventually find a commercial publisher?
16. Do you publish books in paper covers? And doesn't it cost less to print a paperback book than a hardcover book?
17. If I want a quantity of books printed and bound for personal use, without any advertising, promotion or distribution services, will you do this?
18. How many copies of a book do you print initially?
19. What is a good sale for a book?
20. What can I, as a Vantage author, do to help sell my book?
21. How can I satisfy myself as to your trade and financial standing?
22. If I pay for the publication of my book with Vantage Press, how is the fee handled for tax purposes by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service?

 

Over 60 Years of
Service to Writers.

We publish
fiction,
non-fiction,
poetry,
children's books,
memoirs and
academic works.

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Vantage Press  •  419 Park Avenue South  •  New York, NY 10016  •  (212) 736-1767