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Are you Accepting Submissions at this time?
We are currently accepting submissions.
How should I submit my manuscript?
Please include at ONLY the first 3 chapters of your book - or no more than 5-6 poems - in a Word (.doc) or .RTF document via
email attachment. NO OTHER FORMATS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Zip files are no longer acceptable.
INCLUDE IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL THE FOLLOWING:
Your name, email address, the brief - no more than 2 paragraphs long - description of your book, your suggested genre(s),
approximate word count and if a cover will be made or is already available. Also include the marketability of your title, including
your specific plans to market your book in digital format. Allow at least 8-12 weeks for a reply (occasionally sooner). For more
information click on our SUBMISSIONS link.
Please submit your manuscript to us at info@orantebooks.com.
How should I submit a children's book manuscript?
Orante Catholic Books requires that the author find an illustrator for his/her own book before said title can be accepted. The book
query must include the illustrations - or at least a sample of what is coming (if the manuscript is still in progress) before final
acceptance can be made.
How long does it take for a book, once it's accepted, to be displayed on the site?
An eBook can be displayed on our site as a 'Coming Soon' title once the Author Contract has been signed, and the full manuscript,
cover and description of said book has been received. Average time from date of acceptance to actual publication is 3-4 months - 1-2
months if a cover is provided by the author.
How much say do I have over my book and its contents?
The author will always retain his/her rights to said eBook. We work closely with each author to make sure that both author and
publisher are happy with the final product.
Do I have to pay for editing?
As stated above, basic line editing (checking for spelling mistakes and typos) is done FREE of charge by Orante Catholic Books. If
your book requires more than the basic editing, we will suggest an Editor for you or reject your submission outright and suggest that
you resubmit once you have found an editor and reworked your manuscript. All of the books on our site are edited fully; we want
you to be as proud as we are of your finished product.
Do I have to pay for a cover?
If you have not supplied a cover for your eBook title, Orante Catholic Books will provide one for you FREE of charge.
What if I create my own cover?
All covers are subject to acceptance by Orante Catholic Books. It is best that covers be created in 150 dpi or larger. All covers should
be sent via attached mail to info@orantebooks.com in .jpeg or .jpg format ONLY. A cover can be sent by regular mail and scanned on
our end as well.
How is my eBook priced?
All of our eBook titles are priced from $5.99 to $12.99 for attached mail files. The CD-ROM version of an eBook is currently selling
from $8.99 to $13.99. The average price for most of our CD-ROMs is $9.99 US.
How soon before my eBook shows up on other sites online?
On average, it takes 2-3 months after initial publication for each title to be converted (to other digital formats) and sent to various
online eBookstores. Orante Catholic Books has no control over how long it takes for your book(s) to be displayed at said stores, but
the average time is 1 month from the time of upload.
Reviews - How do I get them?
Once your manuscript is edited, Orante Catholic Books may send out 1-3 free copies of your book in digital format or on CD-ROM to
various online and/or offline Reviewers (depending on the genre of your book and the marketing strategy) to get reviews that will
be ready by the time your book is displayed on our site. You may also send us any reviews you've received, so we may include those
on your synopsis page and marketing portfolios for various bookstores. The sooner you receive a review(s), the better.
What is Print-on-Demand?
Print-on-Demand (better known as POD or paperback) is the DIGITAL version of publishing in print. The books are not created
like hardcover books; nor are they short run or press run books. Customers may order as little as one copy of your book at a time,
or as many as a few hundred with this type of publishing.
How does the Print-on-Demand (POD) process work at Onda Books?
If your book has had at least 100 copies sold directly from our site in digital format (including CD-ROMs you've purchased yourself
but not including sales made via our partner bookstores), you may request your book to be converted to Print-on-Demand, but
Onda Books reserves the right to decline putting your book into this format. Our decision will be based on a number of factors,
including the author's willingness and ability to market his/her work in this format; deals we make with our printers; and general
marketability of said work. More information about this process will be given once your book is considered. At this time, Orante
Catholic Books has contracted with Lulu.com for its Print-On-Demand services.
Pricing
The retail price of your book is set according to how many pages your book has in it's printed format and whether or not there are
illustrations included (NOTE: All illustrations have to be supplied as 300 dpi black and white graphics in .jpg format). Once the retail
price is set, it cannot be raised, but a book CAN be offered at a price lower than retail at any given time for various reasons.
Do I get any free copies of my book?
Orante Catholic Books will try to send every author one free copy of his/her book (a CD-ROM if digital only - a paperback if in POD
format), but we would prefer to send a free copy out for review instead. Feel free to ask if you may be sent a free copy when your
book has been sent in for conversion.
We are currently accepting submissions.
How should I submit my manuscript?
Please include at ONLY the first 3 chapters of your book - or no more than 5-6 poems - in a Word (.doc) or .RTF document via
email attachment. NO OTHER FORMATS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Zip files are no longer acceptable.
INCLUDE IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL THE FOLLOWING:
Your name, email address, the brief - no more than 2 paragraphs long - description of your book, your suggested genre(s),
approximate word count and if a cover will be made or is already available. Also include the marketability of your title, including
your specific plans to market your book in digital format. Allow at least 8-12 weeks for a reply (occasionally sooner). For more
information click on our SUBMISSIONS link.
Please submit your manuscript to us at info@orantebooks.com.
How should I submit a children's book manuscript?
Orante Catholic Books requires that the author find an illustrator for his/her own book before said title can be accepted. The book
query must include the illustrations - or at least a sample of what is coming (if the manuscript is still in progress) before final
acceptance can be made.
How long does it take for a book, once it's accepted, to be displayed on the site?
An eBook can be displayed on our site as a 'Coming Soon' title once the Author Contract has been signed, and the full manuscript,
cover and description of said book has been received. Average time from date of acceptance to actual publication is 3-4 months - 1-2
months if a cover is provided by the author.
How much say do I have over my book and its contents?
The author will always retain his/her rights to said eBook. We work closely with each author to make sure that both author and
publisher are happy with the final product.
Do I have to pay for editing?
As stated above, basic line editing (checking for spelling mistakes and typos) is done FREE of charge by Orante Catholic Books. If
your book requires more than the basic editing, we will suggest an Editor for you or reject your submission outright and suggest that
you resubmit once you have found an editor and reworked your manuscript. All of the books on our site are edited fully; we want
you to be as proud as we are of your finished product.
Do I have to pay for a cover?
If you have not supplied a cover for your eBook title, Orante Catholic Books will provide one for you FREE of charge.
What if I create my own cover?
All covers are subject to acceptance by Orante Catholic Books. It is best that covers be created in 150 dpi or larger. All covers should
be sent via attached mail to info@orantebooks.com in .jpeg or .jpg format ONLY. A cover can be sent by regular mail and scanned on
our end as well.
How is my eBook priced?
All of our eBook titles are priced from $5.99 to $12.99 for attached mail files. The CD-ROM version of an eBook is currently selling
from $8.99 to $13.99. The average price for most of our CD-ROMs is $9.99 US.
How soon before my eBook shows up on other sites online?
On average, it takes 2-3 months after initial publication for each title to be converted (to other digital formats) and sent to various
online eBookstores. Orante Catholic Books has no control over how long it takes for your book(s) to be displayed at said stores, but
the average time is 1 month from the time of upload.
Reviews - How do I get them?
Once your manuscript is edited, Orante Catholic Books may send out 1-3 free copies of your book in digital format or on CD-ROM to
various online and/or offline Reviewers (depending on the genre of your book and the marketing strategy) to get reviews that will
be ready by the time your book is displayed on our site. You may also send us any reviews you've received, so we may include those
on your synopsis page and marketing portfolios for various bookstores. The sooner you receive a review(s), the better.
What is Print-on-Demand?
Print-on-Demand (better known as POD or paperback) is the DIGITAL version of publishing in print. The books are not created
like hardcover books; nor are they short run or press run books. Customers may order as little as one copy of your book at a time,
or as many as a few hundred with this type of publishing.
How does the Print-on-Demand (POD) process work at Onda Books?
If your book has had at least 100 copies sold directly from our site in digital format (including CD-ROMs you've purchased yourself
but not including sales made via our partner bookstores), you may request your book to be converted to Print-on-Demand, but
Onda Books reserves the right to decline putting your book into this format. Our decision will be based on a number of factors,
including the author's willingness and ability to market his/her work in this format; deals we make with our printers; and general
marketability of said work. More information about this process will be given once your book is considered. At this time, Orante
Catholic Books has contracted with Lulu.com for its Print-On-Demand services.
Pricing
The retail price of your book is set according to how many pages your book has in it's printed format and whether or not there are
illustrations included (NOTE: All illustrations have to be supplied as 300 dpi black and white graphics in .jpg format). Once the retail
price is set, it cannot be raised, but a book CAN be offered at a price lower than retail at any given time for various reasons.
Do I get any free copies of my book?
Orante Catholic Books will try to send every author one free copy of his/her book (a CD-ROM if digital only - a paperback if in POD
format), but we would prefer to send a free copy out for review instead. Feel free to ask if you may be sent a free copy when your
book has been sent in for conversion.
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