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Become
an Author
at Abbott ePublishing!
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Abbott
ePublishing
is actively seeking authors to sign with us!
Unlike many major publishing houses, and even some online publishers,
we actively
seek out and LOVE to sign previously unpublished authors.
New talent is fine with us. We want to encourage these new authors by
bringing their work to the world through eBooks, which we believe is
the format in which many people will read books in the future.
Our contract is relatively straightforward and easy to understand. It
protects both the author and the publisher. All terms are, of course,
negotiable.
Authors who let us produce
books of original content and sell it here at our Website receive 50
percent of the online sales
price as a royalty. That’s truly an amazing figure in the
publishing
business (both off-line AND online) but we want to reward our authors
for their hard work.
We are accepting submissions in a wide variety of areas.
Please follow the guidelines below and email your submissions to publisher(at)abbottepublishing.com
Our
guidelines are as follows:
- We are accepting and
actively seeking
submissions.
- Submissions should be in
double-spaced
text in a readable typeface (Arial, Times New Roman, or Tahoma are
common) 12-point type size.
- A note on length: Our
philosophy is that
eBooks should be not a page longer, nor shorter, than they need to be.
No padding with unneeded words, please, just to get up to a "magical"
200-page length. Some eBooks will work perfectly
at 50 pages, but most should be between 75 and 100 pages.
- Submit entries in MS Word
.doc format,
as an email attachment.
- Entries should be
spell-checked,
grammatically correct and ready for publication. They may be further
edited by us for length or content, and of course for grammatical
clarity and for spelling mistakes.
- Include full contact
information (name,
full street address, phone with area code, and email) a synopsis of 100
words or less, and a 200-word or less biography of the author.
What we are seeking -
genres and specific subject guidelines: (updated June, 2011)
- Fiction -
We are seeking
works of
general fiction, mystery and romance (no porn!) of at least 10,000
words
in length.We’re seeking
submissions of short-short “Flash Fiction” works of 750 words
or less, for at least two Flash Fiction Anthology eBooks. Topics can be
history, horror, science fiction (including alternate history,
Steampunk, Time Travel, and future history) fantasy, and historical and
contemporary romance
(non-pornographic.) Works must be complete stories, with a character or
characters, a plot and a resolution. More than one story per author may
be considered for publication in anthologies. Authors may submit up to
five completed
stories for consideration. (Authors who are proficient in the genre,
and have five or more completed Flash Fiction stories, may be
considered
for a full eBook of Flash Fiction stories under their own name.) Only
authors whom five or more published works in an anthology, or in
stand-alone eBooks, will be
considered for royalties.
- Religion - We are seeking original
works about specific religions, or those focusing on ancient and modern
religions - especially New Religious Movements - either from a
sympathetic or neutral viewpoint (no anti-cult polemics.) Works on
Neo-paganism, Wicca or The New Age Movement as it relates to
spirituality and religion are also being sought. We also consider
eBooks
on theology (Christian or other faiths) Bible study, Biblical
criticism, and Biblical history. If you worship in a "non-traditional"
religion, we want to interview you for future sequel to our "Secret
Religions" eBook.
- History - We are seeking short
original eBooks about ancient history (Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Rome,
China, the Americas) focusing on the entire culture or a specific
aspect of it, as well as more recent history, up to and including the
present day. Biographies of historical figures, well annotated, are
acceptable.
- Inspiration & Self Improvement - Books
about
thriving
in the workplace, or as an entrepreneur, spirituality,
time management, and “inspirational thought of the day” eBooks.
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