New Concepts Publishing is an online publisher that specializes in romance ebooks, but those romance books can be written for dual genres. While all of the books should be explicit romance books, they can also include heavy elements of science fiction, futuristic fiction, fantasy, paranormal fiction, historical fiction, suspense and erotica.
With the eclectic mix of genres for its readers and writers to choose from, it stands out among the many romance publishers online. Science fiction publishers are hard to find online, and for writers who can create a romantic element, New Concepts is a rare opportunity to publish a book in the science fiction genre for the online market.
Publishing a Book With New Concepts
New Concepts Publishing accepts only online submissions. All submissions must have a romantic element- even the erotica genre. Submissions should not feature gay or lesbian elements in the story. The publisher prefers submissions to have a higher "heat rating," including many explicit scenes within the manuscript.
Short stories can be 10,000 to 15,000 words. Novellas are categorized as works 20,000 to 39,000 words in length. Category books are 40,000 to 60,000 words. Novels can be 61,000 to 100,000 words and more. New Concepts publishers more category books and novels than any other type of work. The publisher offers anthologies that consist of stories 22,000 to 39,000 words in length, depending on the specific anthology.
Submissions should include the first three chapters of the manuscripts, a synopsis and a cover letter. The entire works should be completed before submitting to the online publisher.
Online Book Publisher Terms and Payments
The publisher provides light copyediting, but will not correct "serious defects" in a manuscript. Submissions are expected to be free from major grammatical errors and plot problems. The contracts offered by the online publisher are for three years. The publisher can renew a work if the work is selling well and the writer is actively marketing it. The publisher has a tally of the average earnings of its writers, including a breakdown of what books of each genre earn for writers.
In Web publishing, book authors generally earn royalties on sales with no advance up front, and this is the case with New Concepts. The online publisher pays writers up to 40 percent of the sales price of its ebooks, an average percentage for the online publishing industry. New Concepts books that go to print pay up to 11 percent of the sales price.
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