Authors always have a million questions. 

WHAT WE ACCEPT

First of all, please read (and then read again) our submission guidelines. Keep in mind that Golden Pheasant Press specializes in books about historical research and collecting, particularly: medals and insignia, militaria, award histories, serial numbers, rank and seniority lists, organization and unit histories, facsimile period reprints, military biography, military history and chivalric and knightly orders. 

We do not accept submissions of general fiction, literary fiction, or poetry. We also have a strong policy against anything offensive, obscene, racist or that glorifies regimes like Nazi Germany. This is particularly important since many of the titles we are working on deal with collecting interests from that time period. 

Your work does not have to be long. If the information is of interest, a 10 page book can be just as valuable to collectors as a long reference work.

HOW WE PRINT

We are a publisher that uses a Print On Demand (POD) system. Books can be of any length, and can be bound either as standard paperbacks, saddle-stitched or spiral bound. Various sizes are also available. Paperback bindings may require a minimum number of pages. The covers are in full color and the inside is black and white text with grayscale images. 

For authors who prefer the digital world for things like searchable databases of serial numbers, rank or unit membership, we also publish professional data CD-ROMs, complete with full direct color printing on the CD, jewel case and full color insert or booklet.

All printing, packaging, shipping and payment for your work is handled by a company we work with that specializes in Print On Demand services. Your work will appear for sale on a high-traffic website run by them, this website, plus you can link it to any other website you control. Negotiations are underway to have books published through this POD company also listed for sale on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Purchases of your work by the public are made by credit card on a secure server and shipped within 3 days by the POD company. We can offer you substantial bulk discounts (at as few as 15 books) when you order copies of your book for yourself.

HOW WE BOTH MAKE MONEY

When someone orders a copy of your book, our Print on Demand partner calculates its cost based on the binding selected and total number of pages. That is the base cost. We then set a price for the book over and above that base cost. The difference is the gross profit, of which from 40% to 60% is paid to the author as your royalty. This royalty to you compares to the traditional industry standard of author royalties of between 10% and 12% of a book's sale price. Shipping and handling is handled by the POD partner, who bills the purchaser of your book directly. There are no hidden fees or transaction charges for things like credit card transactions. Golden Pheasant Press generally pays author royalties quarterly in arrears.

COPYRIGHT

A word about copyright. As author you own copyright to your book. That doesn't change when you work with us. In fact, publishing your book helps assert your copyright. We are able to provide an ISBN number for certain books. You may cancel your arrangement with Golden Pheasant Press at any time on one month's notice (to clear out back orders), and take all of the rights to your book elsewhere. We will remove your book from our catalog within 5 working days.

DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS

Eventually you will be required to submit a final manuscript in MS Word format (PC or Mac), so if you are writing it out in longhand - learn how to use a computer. As publisher we expect to do some formatting and cleanup for free, although we also expect our authors to try to submit according to our templates and layout suggestions. We are happy to do cover design for free as part of our commitment to you and making your project look its best. We will rarely take on projects that require extensive editing or other hands-on help with the creative end. Advice to authors is always free.

To not be too delicate, some people are not as good with English as they may believe. We will tell you early on if your writing needs help. We know you want the final product to be useful, professional and something you are proud of (actually, proper English should be "something of which you are proud", but you already knew that).

We look forward to hearing from you.