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Or they might offer you a contract to publish future manuscripts (this is more typical in the case of a series that’s already doing well). If APub notices one of yours, they might want to acquire the rights to it and re-release it.
While an APub imprint will have their production team work on your title if it’s signed (more on that later), they only approach authors whose books have already proven to be at least semi-popular. That’s because you won’t gather positive reader reviews or sales with just an okay book - and even if you did, it wouldn’t pass the human test of APub’s editorial team. However, you are guaranteed to not pique the interest of APub with a half-decent title that’s not been marketed. Unfortunately, not all authors who publish quality books and invest in marketing get offered a deal by APub. The secret to scoring an Amazon Publishing deal is ultimately quite simple: publish a quality book + market, market, market that book = sales = APub deal.īut this is simplified equation leaves out one very key detail that complicates matter: luck. That being said, the large majority of books acquired by APub are self-published titles that did well enough in terms of sales to catch the attention of APub’s editorial team.
Most (reputable) agents nowadays will pitch their clients’ books to APub imprints - and APub is generally interested in and open to agented submissions. ( The Martian and the Fifty Shades series are examples of the exception, not the rule).ĪPub does also publish original material sometimes. It’s extremely rare for an indie book that’s already been published to be picked up and republished by a traditional publisher. Getting signed by a traditional publisher requires an author to have an original, unpublished manuscript that’s represented by an agent. In this section, we’ll be getting an insight into the APub experiences of indie authors Natalie Barelli (signed by Thomas and Mercer) and Eliot Pepper (signed by 47North).īut first, let’s start by taking a quick look at the difference between scoring a traditional book deal vs.
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TOPPLE Books - Spotlights the voices of woman of color, gender non-conforming, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer writers Stand out title: In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen Lake Union Publishing - Contemporary fiction, historical fiction, memoirs, and popular non-fiction Stand out title: Crazy Little Thing by Tracy Brogan Stand out titles: The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Jet City Comics - Comics and graphic novels Stand out title: My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni Thomas & Mercer - Mysteries, thrillers, and true crime novels Stand out title: The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. Stand out title: You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang Two Lions - Children’s books for readers up to 12 years old Stand out title: A Tiger Like Me by Michael Engler Stand out title: A River in Darkness: One Man’s Escape from North Korea by Masaji IshikawaĪmazon Crossing Kids - A sister of Amazon Crossing, it specializes in translating children’s books into English Stand out title: After Disasters by Viet DinhĪmazon Crossing - Publishes bestselling and award-winning books in translation in the United States Little A - Literary fiction and nonfiction Stand out title: Ricochet Joe by Dean Koontz Stand out title: The Emerald Scepter by Paul KemprecosĪmazon Original Stories - Short fiction and nonfiction Stand out title: One Indian Girl by Chetan BhagatĪmazonEncore -Publishes out-of-print works Let’s take a closer look at them.Īmazon Publishing - General fiction and nonfiction, encompassing a number of genres
Amazon Publishing ImprintsĮach of Amazon Publishing’s imprints specializes in a specific genre or type of book. They acquire the rights to the books they publish (sometimes paying an advance), and then pay authors royalties on the sales of their books. To the contrary, APub imprints operate under the same principles as traditional publishers (think Penguin Random House, Hachette, etc.). Established in 2009, it comprises 16 imprints that publish trade fiction, non-fiction, and children’s fiction around the world.Ī quick note: when most people think about "Amazon Publishing," they think about self-publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) - Amazon’s self-publishing platform. But APub has nothing to do with self-publishing. Click to tweet! What is Amazon Publishing?Īmazon Publishing is Amazon’s book publishing unit.