If you have an agent you can usually get around the fee, although you are
paying your agent a fee. You need to see which one is the less expensive
route. These places usually only publish on demand so there is very little
stock (or overhead).  Someone orders a book. They print it.  Still for
esoteric titles and especially ones that are not going to take up shelf
space at B&N, it is a good way to go.  Don't expect much promotion unless
you pay for it.  Everything you see on the home page of BN, Amazon, etc.,
has been paid for - especially placement.  Those top ten picks of the week
are easily available - for 10k a pop.
dr

> From: "Burch, Wanda (SAR)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
> history." <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 14:20:50 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Small scale publishing on the Web
>
> Try XLibris or IUniverse.  I believe both of them have a section that
> concentrates on history productions.  They are both e-book companies that
> offer royalties after the payment of a fee--for awhile I had a list of the
> six most reliable ones.  I can't find it, but I know XLibris was on it.  I'm
> not sure about IUniverse.  Both also offer websites where your new e-book
> can be publicized and a higher fee places the book on Amazon.com and other
> like sites.--Wanda Burch
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Lord [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:39 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Small scale publishing on the Web
>
>
> A few months ago I saw a feature about electronic publishing for small scale
> or special interest books, where the .com company would offer your work over
> the web to download for a fee, and the author would get a royalty. This was
> presented as the perfect solution for works of limited audience or very
> regional markets.
>
> I did not take down the URL of the .com company at the time, but since then,
> more and more local history writers have asked me about options for their
> works, and I keep thinking about this new medium as one option they might
> explore.
>
> A quick search of the Internet listings did not turn up this company. What I
> keep getting are webpages for electronic books - the kind you read on your
> PC or hand-held digital "book". Nothing on the web publishing angle.
>
> Does anyone know of it?
>
> Phil Lord
>