Electronic Publishing
We publish e-books in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Reader formats, for customers to purchase via a credit or debit card, which can then be downloaded and read on a computer.
Getting your work published as an e-book could not be easier. Put your MSS together with a synopsis, a little bit about yourself as an author and a two line description of the story in word process format, then send it to The Editor, AuthorsOnLine Ltd., 19 The Cinques, Gamlingay, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 3NU or e-mail it to submissions@authorsonline.co.uk.
Protecting The Author's Rights
Regarding protecting authors rights, we are often asked how we stop work being downloaded and then simply passed around the Internet. Firstly in our experience we have don't have any evidence that this happens to any great extent, and if it does then it is only amongst small groups. We take the attitude that it is no worse than buying a hard copy of a novel which is subsequently read by several members of the same circle of family and friends. We have tried encryption software but visitors were often reluctant to download and install the software to their computers. Once we dropped that idea sales quadrupled over night. So for the moment we have settled on a simpler approach. But we do constantly monitor the situation and notice that very few e-books sold from any Internet site are actually sold any differently. Its easier to flash a credit card for a few bucks than search the Internet for a free copy, it simply isn't worth the hassle!
We do however password protect the Acrobat files which stops coping and pasting, or altering of the text. Unless the author specifically requests otherwise, we do allow them be printed by purchasers on a normal home or office printer to read off-line. By default MS Reader files can not be printed or have the text altered.
How much does it cost?
To publish your work electronically only, we charge £95 (includes VAT.)
N.B. If you submit your MSS for POD publishing and use either our STANDARD or ENHANCED packages the cost of the e-book version is included in the POD price.