| Volume 5, June 2010 Your E-book Sales & Royalties St. Paul Press has recently completed preparing its titles for distribution via multiple e-book retailers, including Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iPad, Sony Reader and Kobo. As you may already know, it does not take as much work to prepare and distribute e-books, so this translates into lower retail prices for the e-book buyers and higher royalty rates for e-book authors. St. Paul Press' e-book royalty rates are as follows: We will pay all authors 50% of the percentage we receive when books are sold through an e-book distributor. The proceeds that St. Paul Press receives will vary based on the sales outlet, and the method of the e-book sale. For example, if your e-book costs $9.99, and a sale is made through Amazon Kindle (Kindle pays St. Paul Press 35%), St. Paul Press will receive $3.49, and the author will receive 50% of that, which is $1.74. (Amazon has stated recently that they will begin to pay authors and publishers 70% for Kindle e-book sales.) If you disagree with the amount of payment for e-books from St. Paul Press, please contact us and share with us your concerns. If we do not hear from you within ten days from the date of this e-mail, we will assume that this royalty percentage would be okay with you, and we will add an addendum to the non-exclusive publishing agreement outlining this change. Also, over the next few months, we will be adding the FlipViewer e-book version of your book to your site as well as to our e-book store. You can sell this version of your e-book directly from your site and keep all of the profits (providing you have a PayPal account). This is an e-book service that we produce and own. We will be selling this e-book version at a lower price, so that we can have an advantage over the major retailers. We would suggest that you do the same, but you are free to set whatever price you would like on your FlipViewer e-book that is sold on your website. If you have any questions, or if we can be of further assistance to you, please e-mail us at stpaul@stpaulpresspublishers.com. Announcement Regarding Royalty Payments All royalty checks were sent out last week. If you were expecting a royalty check and did not receive one, please let us know. If you have any questions about your royalty check, please feel free to contact us at: stpaul@stpaulpresspublishers.com. This week, St. Paul Press is sending royalty checks to its authors for sales made from February 1, 2010 through May 31, 2010. Some checks have already been sent out and all checks should be sent out by Monday. When we first began sending royalty payments to authors, we believed that it would be best to send payments at the end of each month. However, we have found out, probably due to the recession, that it is economically better to send out royalty checks every three months, for the following reason: Sending checks every quarter gives time for book sales to build up so that we can send our authors a larger check than we would be able to if we continued to send payments each month. If you disagree with this and you still want to receive your checks once a month, regardless of the size, we can do that for you. If we do not hear from you within ten days from the date of this e-mail, we will assume that this change would be okay with you, and we will add an addendum to the non-exclusive publishing agreement outlining this change. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, or if we can be of further assistance to you regarding this matter.  Available June 14, 2010 from St. Paul Press Get the Hell Out! by Bishop L.W. Francisco III  I intentionally made this book a short read so that you can read it over and over and allow the principles contained therein to saturate your mind and heart. If you are fed up with "Hell" living in and occupying your mind, now is the time to stand up and boldly proclaim, GET THE HELL OUT! Find Out More about Bishop L.W. Francisco III and his new book at www.GettheHellOuttheBook.com. 8 Writing Tips from C.S. Lewis Donald L. Hughes In 1959 an American
schoolgirl wrote to C. S. Lewis asking him for advice on the craft of
writing. He sent her a list of eight rules, and I add my own editorial
comments to each of them.
1. Turn off the radio. Today, writers also need to turn off the TV, the iPod or the music streaming over the Internet. I know that some writers claim that background sounds enhances their creativity, but I don't believe it for a minute, and apparently Lewis didn't either. Writing is a solitary activity, where words are formed in a special space of the brain, and anything that competes for that space will result in a decrease in writing quality. Good writers are able to be alone with their thoughts and don't need filler or distractions. Click Here to Read More >>> Work from Rest: An Important Concept for a Writer Lisa Bergren Brothers and Sisters,
I've been reading your words about throwing in the towel, frustrations over writing, success, mentoring, etc. We're pulled in so many directions as writers and sometimes as would-be marketers or mentors. Some of you know that I took a hiatus from writing for several years, because God called me to a "fallow season," and at a time that it seemed crazy to do so, I obeyed. I didn't write anything--anything!--for three plus years. I didn't miss it at all. And when I sensed he was giving me the okay to resume, I had some of the richest writing to do...books I loved writing. Click Here to Read More >>> Advantage of an eBook to Authors Ken McCormick Authors looking to find a
new or bigger audience are using online eBooks more and more to market
their work. They are often distributed at no charge by the author.
eBooks have become a tool for authors who have had difficulty getting their books printed in the competitive world of publishing. Traditional publishers are highly selective in what they publish and numerous factors are considered when deciding what they will print. Click Here to Read More >>> Contacting St. Paul Press
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