bookstreet.net

The bookstreet Publishing Concept

bookstreet.net and Olympia Press ("bookstreet") publish new writers and new writings in electronic form on the internet and offer the opportunity to instantly reach readers worldwide.

the bookstreet system offers writers

q Manuscript conversion into many formats including Adobe Acrobat .pdf and Microsoft Reader .lit formats.

q Space and exposure on www.bookstreet.net and olympiapresslondon.com where each book is listed together with other books of the same genre(s)

q is displayed in a page of its own, containing

o a summary of the book

o the writer’s picture when available and biography

o a sample of the book

o e-mail availability for readers’ reviews and feedback

q Checkout and PayPal card facilities for the purchase and download of the book.

bookstreet - needs from writers

q The manuscript.

q A description of the book, maximum 20 words.

q A summary of the book, maximum 150 words

q The author’s biography, maximum 150 words

q The author’s picture when possible, for publicity

Submissions

q bookstreet will consider all submissions, in all fields and covering all subject matters, in electronic form, typed or handwritten, providing that:

o they are submitted by the author or copyright owner;

o they do not contain material that is discriminatory, defamatory or abusive (though we welcome what is critical, controversial and in-your-face);

o Manuscripts on paper and needing conversion into electronic text, or including graphics, are subject to separate arrangements.

o Please, never send us your only copy of the manuscript – things get lost.

q bookstreet will confirm receipt of submissions by email, normally within 48 hours;

q bookstreet will confirm acceptance for online publication of suitable submissions within ten working days by sending a letter of agreement.

o If a submission is not yet ready for publishing, it will be returned to the author for revising as required.

q bookstreet aims to publish internet-ready manuscripts within 28 days from date of acceptance.

Layout

bookstreet publishes in Acrobat .pdf and other reader formats, normally intended to be read off screens or tablet type equipment and not printed. Computer screens vary in size, resolution and contrast, from desktops to tablets: even though it is possible to change the size of the letters, legibility is dramatically affected by other factors like font size and design, colour and layout.

To help prepare for online publishing, wordprocessed submissions must

q contain minimum formatting: remove any unnecessary lines or spaces;

q use standard fonts like Arial and Times New Roman;

o a 12or 14 point font size for the body of the text and

o not less than 9 point for smaller entries like footers;

q be left-justified.

No manuscript will be rejected because it does not conform to the formatting, but special designs and layouts might incur a fee for design time.

Contracts and Royalties

Authors have the copyright of their works. bookstreet will require exclusive electronic publication rights as well as supplementary rights as agreed with the authors. Authors will receive a royalty of 50 per cent of the sale price of books sold on the bookstreet site and from 10 to 80 per cent from revenues of books sold in other forms by other publishers or in translation, each contract in this last case will be agreed separately.