Aquarius Communications was founded in 1990 and it is a
niche publisher for daring and experimental fiction. We are highly selective
about the books we take on and publish. All work
is carried out in-house, bar editorial tasks, and our print runs are small.
However, unlike other small, niche publishers, we do have full global distribution
partners for all our titles. All our books are published in hardback and e-book
editions (Mobi and ePub), and dependent on sales, will later be published in a
paperback edition
We do not support author advances, although we do offer a
royalty rate of 60/40 on net sales (after trade discounts and wholesale print
costs).
We are open to unsolicited manuscript submissions (via email
only) for a period of three months every year. We will advise when we are open
for submissions. Work sent to us outside of our submission period will not be
considered for publication. Submission of new work is closed at this time.
The Independent Publishing Magazine is a free online
publication and was founded in 2007. The magazine provides essential
information, resources and reviews of service providers in the publishing
industry. In the beginning our exclusive focus was exclusively on self-publishing
and POD (Print-on-demand) technology. However, over the past few years, with
the increasing and rapid changes in the industry, TIPM also focuses on the
wider issue facing the industry, now and in the coming years.
The Independent Publishing Magazine tries to educate and demonstrate an objective view on
global publishing from the perspective of authors looking at publishing books
outside of mainstream channels. TIPM review all paid-publishing services
offered by publishing service providers, printers, and more recently,
paid-publishing services from large publishing houses like HarperCollins/Thomas
Nelson, Penguin, Simon & Schuster and Harlequin.
The magazine provides articles on the changing word of
publishing, with a particular focus on digital publishing and the latest
innovations and models of business operating in the industry. Our readership
includes independent authors and small publishers alike.
The Independent Publishing Magazine attends major publishing
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