Many
Archway authors» ultimate ambition is a traditional book deal.
Archway authors can showcase their talents and open themselves to speaking engagements by joining the Archway Speakers Bureau.
That includes ebook distribution, but
Archway authors can't choose an ebook - only publishing option for now, though the company may add one later.
When Archway Publishing attends industry events that we think might bring some benefit to authors, we'll create unique book signing and / or gallery services that extend the opportunity for participation to
Archway authors.
To help
Archway authors best navigate these intricacies, Archway Publishing offers the unique option of Concierge Service.
One of the benefits for
Archway authors is the opportunity to attend a reception with people from the Simon and Schuster team.
From self - published
Archway author to Simon and Schuster: Virginia Castleman shares how it happened.
Archway will pay an ebook royalty of 50 percent of net sales, so if an ebook is distributed to Kindle, for example,
an Archway author would receive 50 percent of the sale minus Amazon's 30 percent fee.
Not exact matches
I'm pretty sure that
Archway, owned and operated by
Author Solutions, is 100 % owned by
Author Solutions.
The arrangement is also potentially a lot more expensive for
authors, e.g.
Archway offers Simon & Schuster copy editing for $ 4000 beyond what you have already paid (for that price I did it myself for The Russian Embassy Party).
Basically, when you can't get a publishing deal with Hay House, they send you to Balboa, Simon and Schuster happily guides you to
Archway, Thomas Nelson to WestBow, and Readers Digest to LifeRich, all white - labeled by
Author Solutions.
The Simon and Schuster connection with
Archway, which is mentioned, is interesting more for the fact that I view this as an excellent exposure to an
author to the true costs of publishing.
But Adam Rothberg, vice president of corporate communication for Simon & Schuster, said that another attraction of
Archway was that Simon & Schuster would be carefully monitoring sales of books completed through the new venture and would use it as a way to spot
authors it might want to sign to a contract.
All
Archway Publishing packages include one - on - one
author support.
Archway Publishing, from Simon & Schuster and operated by
Author Solutions, combines the best of supported self - publishing and traditional publishing methods to help
authors bring their books to market professionally and affordably.
BLOOMINGTON and NEW YORK CITY - Aug. 6, 2014 - Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and
Archway Publishing, a self - publishing service operated for Simon & Schuster by
Author Solutions, LLC, announced today that Aladdin has acquired publication rights to Strays, a novel by Virginia Castleman.
Watch exclusive videos and read real reviews from our
authors to see solid proof that
Archway takes an
author's dream seriously.
Business packages include several services designed to support your efforts to communicate your message, drive discovery, and build your personal brand, such as the
Author Profile Video, the Social Media Coach, and the
Archway Speakers Bureau.
At Book Expo America in May, I had the opportunity to meet Cliff Adelman,
author of The Russian Embassy Party, which he self - published with
Archway Publishing.
To learn more about the type of
author support you will receive when you publish with
Archway, give us a call at 888-242-5904.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Oct. 21, 2013 -
Archway Publishing, a strategic self - publishing alliance between leading global publisher Simon & Schuster and self - publishing world leader
Author Solutions, LLC., announced today the iBooks StoreSM availability of celebrity talent executive Brian Edwards» autobiography, «Enter Miss Thang.»
Author Solutions also partners with other companies:
Archway Publishing (Simon & Schuster), WestBow Press (Thomas Nelson), Balboa Press (Hay House), Inspiring Voices (Guideposts), Abbott Press (Writer's Digest).
Archway Publishing, the self publishing service of Simon and Schuster which is operated by
Author Solutions, has offered some outstanding webinars in the past year to help
authors understand what they need to do to make their books as good as they can be.
Simon & Schuster, a company with nearly 90 years of publishing experience, has teamed up with
Author Solutions, the leading self - publishing company worldwide, to create
Archway Publishing.
Archway Publishing
authors were very happy.
For writers seeking the best that self - publishing can offer,
Archway Publishing offers the highest quality design, formatting, editorial and marketing services provided by a team of specialists at
Author Solutions.
At
Archway Publishing we help aspiring
authors cross the publishing finishing line with a book they can be proud to call their own.
«In launching
Archway we recognized that self - publishing was a viable path to publication for many
authors and also a growing source of content for traditional publishers such as Simon & Schuster,» said Ellie Hirschhorn, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. and NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aug. 6, 2014 - Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and
Archway Publishing, a self - publishing service operated for Simon & Schuster by
Author Solutions, LLC, announced today that Aladdin has acquired publication rights to Strays, a novel by Virginia Castleman.
Archway Publishing can help you build the pieces you need to establish an online
author platform.
If the
author refuses to provide the form or the digital equivalency,
Archway Publishing will begin withholding taxes at the rate of 28 % for U.S. citizens (or resident aliens) or 30 % for nonresident aliens living outside the U.S. in accordance with U.S. tax law.
The IRS requires
Archway Publishing to have a Form W - 9 or Form W - 8BEN on file for each
author who may earn royalties.
Archway Publishing will mail a Form1099 - MISC to each U.S.
author who was issued a payment for $ 10.00 or more in royalties (or incurred backup withholding greater than $ 0.00) during the calendar year.
LSI reports monthly sales to
Archway Publishing according to the Ingram financial calendar, and
Archway Publishing in turn reports those sales to
authors in the sales statement.
Archway Publishing uses DocuSign and electronic signatures to make it easy, fast and secure for
authors to sign our publishing contracts and agreements.
Authors will be able to log in to the bookstore using their
Archway Publishing My Account.
Archway Publishing will also select
authors to participate in the
Author Spotlight or
Author Video Interview, both of which are featured on the home page of the bookstore.
There are four main criteria that
Archway Publishing uses to determine which
authors and books will be featured in the bookstore: quality, quantity, timeliness and remarkability.
If you place an order for copies of your book through an e-mail to
Archway Publishing and receive your
author discount, then no, you will not receive a royalty payment for that order.
Bestsellers are determined by the number of copies sold through the
Archway Publishing Bookstore over the past month (retail channel sales and direct sales made by an
author do NOT count toward this figure).
Start here to read the long and sordid story of all the ways that
Author Solutions / iUniverse / XLibris /
Archway / Westbow / Abbott Press have exploited aspiring writers.)
Author Solutions adamantly states that
Archway is not an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Such companies include not only Penguin but also Simon & Schuster, which has had its
Archway self - publishing operation created by
Author Solutions; F+W Media's Writer's Digest, which partners with
Author Solutions in its Abbott Press self - publishing offering; and Bowker's Identifier Services, which directs users to iUniverse, another
Author Solutions vanity - publishing program.
Traditional publishers have partnered with
Author Solutions to launch self - publishing imprints, such as Simon & Schuster's
Archway Publishing and Thomas Nelson's WestBow Press; in such operations,
Author Solutions is responsible for providing and managing all services, while the traditional publisher receives what amounts to a kickback for referring a new customer.
Full disclosure: I am always involved with approving the topics.and sometimes talk with the presenter to help shape the content, but each time I am always thoroughly impressed with the content and the topics that Simon and Schuster makes available to
authors through
Archway.
On a regular basis,
Archway Publishing creates a multiple -
author ad that puts your book in front of the New York Times Book Review's impressive audience of book buyers, reviewers, traditional publishers and book enthusiasts.
I always enjoy the experience, but I have to tell you I think some of the best webinars available to
authors are on the
Archway Publishing website.
Simon & Schuster has teamed up with
Author Solutions, the leading self - publishing company worldwide, to create
Archway Publishing.
And since
Archway Publishing is providing self - publishing services, you as the
author remain in complete control of the finished product because you get to decide what text, images, illustrations, fonts, etc. are used in your book.
Archway Publishing offers a full range of editorial services, available separately, which we encourage our
authors to consider based on their specific needs.