That's what most publishers believe they deserve for editing, putting a cover on a manuscript and sending it out to the market to succeed or fail while the author who gave them their product gets chump change and/or has to work two jobs to make ends meet. Because authors put in all the front-end work, most of the back-end promotion work and stay on top of their contracts and edits, we feel authors
should get the lion's share of the profits from their work. After all, anyone who's ever written a novel will tell you they more than earn it! So we offer 65% of gross on our direct sales and 65% of net on sales from third parties, far better than anyone else in the industry is offering! More than this, Semper believes in giving authors superior publicity and promotional support, shorter contracts and higher payouts than anyone else in the industry right from day one. We also believe readers deserve a quality read at a great price, which is why none of our books will be priced over $4.99 and we don't accept manuscripts under 5k words at this time. Our vetting process is comparable to the best of Big 5 publishing, and we also offer our Semper Press Slush-Pile Angels program, giving readers a chance to save one manuscript each week from the dreaded slush pile! We don't want to miss out on the next Harry Potter, Twilight or Hunger Games, and we know publishers aren't infallible. These are just a few of the ways Semper Press is committed to showing that we truly believe
"Authors and readers deserve better!"
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