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Berrett-Koehler Publishers' mission is to publish books that support the movement toward a world that works for all. Their titles promote positive change at personal, organizational and societal levels. Berret- Koehler standard royalties begin at 10% on the first 10,000 copies sold, 15% on the next 20,000, and 20% thereafter on net received. On subsidiary rights, the royalty payments are 50%, except electronic, which is at a flat 15%. BK does not pay advances, but they offer a very unique agreement, which includes the copyright being held by the author,getting more free books than other publishers offer, not paying for proofreading,and more. BK Publishers accepts proposals in electronic format, but prefer mailed submissions. You may email proposals to bkpub@bkpub.com. The subject line should state, "Proposal for Berrett-Koehler Publishers." Proposals, emailed as attachments, cannot exceed 1.5 megabytes of memory, or they may be discarded by their security filters. Here are the writer guidelines from Berrett-Koehler :
Berrett-Koehler Writer Guidelines
Berrett-Koehler Publishers' mission is to publish books that support the movement toward a world that works for all. Their titles promote positive change at personal, organizational and societal levels. Berret- Koehler standard royalties begin at 10% on the first 10,000 copies sold, 15% on the next 20,000, and 20% thereafter on net received. On subsidiary rights, the royalty payments are 50%, except electronic, which is at a flat 15%. BK does not pay advances, but they offer a very unique agreement, which includes the copyright being held by the author,getting more free books than other publishers offer, not paying for proofreading,and more. BK Publishers accepts proposals in electronic format, but prefer mailed submissions. You may email proposals to bkpub@bkpub.com. The subject line should state, "Proposal for Berrett-Koehler Publishers." Proposals, emailed as attachments, cannot exceed 1.5 megabytes of memory, or they may be discarded by their security filters. Here are the writer guidelines from Berrett-Koehler :
