/Hi Everyone,I see a lot of questions been raised by authors before taking up a writing project. We have a crystal clear working style at Packt and we have made our royalty public as well which means we do not negotiate it and we do not hesitate to say it on public platforms.
16% royalty is given to authors on the net revenue generated from that book.
We have a complete team of editors, production and marketing people which means author get full support from Packt from beginning to end. We do not ask them to go and come back when the book is ready. The sale of the books is as important to Packt as it is to the author.
To give you an idea about the way things works at Packt:- The editorial team at Packt works with the author through out the project.
- We pay a royalty of 16% and an advance against it. - The marketing team at Packt ensures that the book is well promoted.- In its ongoing commitment to OpenSource, Packt donates a percentage of revenue generated by the book to the OpenSource project on which it is based. We have donated more than 100 000 dollars to various OpenSource projects since inception in 2004.
If anybody is interested in writing or has further questions then please contact me directly and I will be happy to discuss them.
Thanks, Sunny <[email protected]>/ -- *Sunny Kansara* Author Relationship Executive Packt Publishing www.PacktPub.com <http://www.PacktPub.com> Skype: sunnyk MSN: [email protected]Interested in becoming an author? Visit http://authors.packtpub.com for all the information you need about writing for Packt.
Hi everyone, First, full disclosure: I'm an Editor with O'Reilly.I just wanted to contribute the note that when a publisher states its royalty rate as a percentage, you need to ask: "of what?" Some publishers calculate royalties as a percentage of profit rather than of net revenue, or their definitions of "net revenue" may vary. So just looking at one publisher's percentage vs. another is usually a comparison of apples to oranges anyway.Then there's the matter of how many copies they expect to sell. Some publishers sign books only if they expect the book to do well and make a profit; others are willing to take a hit on some niche books and expect to make up that revenue with a few blockbusters -- which is all well and good, unless you're the author of one of the niche books that never earns out its advance. (The silver lining here is that this is how books on niche topics are made available to those that want them; if you're considering writing on such a topic and are primarily concerned with publicizing your content or growing your community, then this could be the way to go. Just be aware that you might not make any money doing it.)These are all good things to ask a publisher you're considering working with (as well as questions Wesley indicates, such as what the tech review and editing process will be like, and who is responsible for that: some publishers ask authors to handle their own tech review).It's always good to know what you're getting yourself into, no matter whom you're considering working with.Happy writing, Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "wesley chun" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:23:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada EasternSubject: Re: [Python-authors] Author Python Book - Packt Publishing this is a warning to all before jumping in without looking at the waters first. i haven't worked with them before, but based on the existing review of their Python books, i would be somewhat hesitant, and i certainly wouldn't approach them without an agent. (i'm also not sure of their marketing and PR... i doubt they have the same type of staff as a more well-known publisher like Pearson [Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley] or O'Reilly.) the royalties they're offering seem abnormally high, and even scarier is that they tell you over email when this is typically something that's negotiated. the standard royalty rate is 10%, as O'Reilly states publically: http://www.oreillynet.com/oreilly/oreilly/author/ch03.html i'm concerned that they offer a higher rate because they spend less elsewhere, such as editing. read Alex Martelli's review very carefully as well as others' here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/184719494X he is doing both the Python community *and* authors at-large a huge favor by exposing this type of publisher behavior in the hopes that anyone would jump at this project because they: 1) want to be published, and 2) want higher royalties. as long as they sell enough to cover their minimal costs. it is also strongly likely that the editing, if there is any, is outsourced. here's another one (check out the "most helpful review"): http://www.amazon.com/dp/1904811841 anyway, i'm not telling you guys *not* to do it, but just be careful, and have good English writing skills because likely, it won't be edited much so you should be prepared to be practically camera-ready. cheers, -wesleyOn Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Sunny Kansara <[email protected]> wrote:Hi All, I represent Packt Publishing, the publishers of computer related books. We are planning to publish a new book on wxPython which will teach thePython developers who want to quickly use wxPython to create programs with high functional GUI's and currently we are looking out for some potentialauthors to write this book. We pay a royalty of 16% and an advance against it.An ideal candidate to author this book will be someone with an experience in wxPython. He/She should be able to communicate his/her thoughts clearly in English. Past writing experience will be an advantage though not mandatory.If you are interested in authoring this book, please write to me with abrief information about your experience with wxPython and any past writingexperience you may have.. Thanks, Sunny. -- Sunny Kansara Author Relationship Executive Packt Publishing www.PacktPub.com Skype: sunnyk MSN: [email protected]-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Python-authors mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-authors -- Julie Steele Acquisitions Editor O'Reilly Media, Inc. [email protected] Mobile: 201-937-7866 -- AIM/Skype: JSteeleEditor Twitter: @jsteeleeditor _______________________________________________ Python-authors mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-authors
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