Before contacting publishers and editors, simply analyze the market value of your works. Some books have high quality, wide readership and worry-free sales. These books are generally welcomed by publishers, and the publishing process will be relatively smooth. At the same time, the author can get corresponding remuneration while publishing his own works.
There are generally two kinds of remuneration. One is writing remuneration, that is, paying remuneration according to the number of words in the work. For example, a book has 200,000 words, with 50 yuan per thousand words, so the total remuneration is 20 (ten thousand words) × 10×50 yuan = 10000 yuan; The other is royalties. The royalty rate of general books is 6% ~ 9%, which is related to the pricing and sales of books. For example, if a book is priced in 20 yuan and actually sells 5,000 copies, and the royalty rate is 8%, then the author's royalty is 20 yuan × 8% × 5,000 copies = 8,000 yuan. No matter how the author obtains the remuneration, he must deduct the corresponding personal income tax, that is, = (remuneration-basic tax exemption) ×20%, but there are always some reasonable tax avoidance measures.
In the second case, some books are profound and professional, with a narrow audience and poor market expectations. Most publishers of such books will ask the authors to provide some financial support. Because publishing a book also requires certain costs, such as printing fees, reading fees, typesetting fees and so on. The amount of funds is related to the content of the book, the number of words, the number of prints, the use of paper, the design of binding and layout, and the communication with publishers and editors.
By the way, the book number (ISBN) can be said to be the ID card of the book, with which the book can be published. According to the regulations of the relevant state departments, it is strictly forbidden to buy and sell ISBN, but many remote areas and weak publishing houses make a living by selling ISBN. The last situation is somewhere in between, that is, the book market is uncertain, and it is difficult for authors and editors to judge the market prospect of the upcoming works. Here, we can share the risks and benefits of both parties, that is, the author provides part of the funding and the publishing house also bears part of the market risks. For example, the total publishing cost is 30,000 yuan, the author contributes10.5 million yuan, and the other half is borne by the publishing house.
Book publishing process
1 Contact the publishing house or agency;
2. Submit the application topic as required; (subject to the requirements of the publishing house)
3. Only after passing the examination can the contract be accepted and drawn up;
Sign a contract and pay the ISBN application fee. Printing money needs to be posted from the publishing house;
5 submission: the manuscript needs three reviews and three schools. The first trial is a color manuscript, the second trial can be a black and white manuscript, and the third trial is submitted according to the requirements of the publishing house;
6 After the three trials and three reforms are confirmed, the publishing house will provide the social logo, ISBN barcode and CIP；;
After the manuscript is confirmed, the publishing house can print a copy;
After printing, you need to send sample books according to the requirements of the publishing house.
Printing method
Contact the printing factory online. Can also be entrusted by the publishing house.
1. Books and periodicals printing must contact a printing factory with the qualification of books and periodicals printing. Let the tax registration number provided by the other party check whether there is qualification for printing books and periodicals. If it is ordinary printed matter, printing qualification is not required.
2. Inquiry for printed matter.
According to the market proofing and sample delivery, let the printing factory quote.
Let the other party quote according to the size, format, print run and process.
3. Negotiations on negotiation, payment method and printing cycle
Sign the contract after the price and production cycle are determined.
5. When printed matter is delivered, it must be typeset.
6. Print proofing. (Four-color printed matter and printed matter with complicated process are recommended to be proofed or given a small sample. Although there is a certain cost, it can prevent a lot of mistakes and confirm the color tone. )
7. Test the samples. The measurement size and format meet the requirements. Whether there is color difference, whether there are off-line, degumming, uneven cutting, dirty printing and binding errors in the process.
8 printing follow-up.
9 shipment.
10 went on sale.