What We Do For You

Pogenon Books LLC is a small, independent press, not a large, full-service publisher that also provides marketing and advertising services. We make it possible for writers, especially new writers, to publish in a traditional way without any stigma associated with self-publishing or the expense of hybrid publishers. We think it is a mistake to downplay self-publishing, but it is an unfortunate reality that many other publishers and readers still regard that avenue as an easy (we know it’s not!) and unprofessional way to publish your books. With Pogenon Books, you do not have that stigma.

Hybrid publishers can be tricky to navigate. There are expenses to manage for new authors, and the options seem endless. We do not offer hybrid “plans” for publishing your book or various marketing packages to choose from. If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you can proceed with full confidence that you have been selected by a traditional publisher, though we are a small press and do not have a marketing or advertising branch. As such, we do not provide advances on sales, signing bonuses, or any other up-front compensation. Instead, we offer a contract of shared royalties in which you retain 90% of all net royalties from sales. For more details, see our Sales and Royalties page.

Standard Contract

If your manuscript is accepted for publication (see our Submission Information and Content Guidelines), we will send you a publication contract. It is a legal, binding agreement between you as the author and us as the publisher. It is a thorough agreement based on recommendations of the “Model Trade Book Contract” provided through The Authors Guild and other legal advice. (We highly recommend that authors join The Authors Guild and make use of the many resources available through them.) All rights and responsibilities for both publisher and author are detailed in the agreement, including the editing process and royalties.

Print Books and eBooks

Pogenon Books makes use of automation as much as possible to produce high-quality printed books as well as eBooks. We list your book on platforms such as Amazon’s KDP services and IngramSpark. As such, your book is exposed to the world’s largest audiences, from readers directly to bookstores, libraries, and other significant outlets. Through companies like IngramSpark, your book is not only exposed to many sales avenues, it is available for promotion through them.

Initial Marketing and Advertising

As mentioned above, Pogenon Books does not have a marketing or advertising department. We do, however, invest in your book by providing a few initial services at our expense. We pay for the following:

  • Copyright registration. We register your book’s copyright for you with the U.S. Copyright Office. The copyright is under your name.
  • Book cover creation. We work with you and any ideas you have about the cover of your book and then purchase a professionally-created cover. If you prefer to use your own artist/book cover creator, we will work with you to that end. Bottom line: your cover needs to be a professionally produced cover that you and we are proud of.
  • Initial book launch marketing. Using our IngramSpark connections, we will pay for an initial campaign to expose your book to appropriate markets. A book launch campaign will run from two weeks to one month and will be targeted through social media as well as Ingram ID’s connections with bookstores and libraries. Pogenon Books will keep you informed of the details involved, which will be different for each author. While we handle the initial launch-related marketing, you are free to pursue additional and/or subsequent marketing campaigns. You also have the option to add to our initial campaign budget so that the book launch is extended. That is entirely up to you.

Within the terms of our publishing agreement, Pogenon Books is available for you, the author, to leverage our connection with IngramSpark and Amazon KDP to make use of their marketing services. If you decide to take advantage of IngramSpark’s Amazon KDP’s marketing services, we do not add any service fees to the cost of their programs. You may elect to pay the actual cost of their marketing services through us, which saves you from having to create your own accounts with those services. You may, of course, completely manage all of your own marketing without making use of our connections, though we will still provide the initial book launch marketing campaign as stated above.

Once your book is listed on these (and any other appropriate platforms), we send you links and details about how your book can be accessed. It is then up to you to decide how you’d like to expand your marketing efforts. There are many, many options available for writers to choose from. We are happy to give advice and provide some general guidelines, but it is up to you to decide how best to manage marketing and sales.

Our books will be published in all English-language territories – notably the US, Canada, UK and Australia. It is our goal to bring all our books to eBook and print formats. If your book gains sufficient attention (sales and reviews), we will consider an audiobook release.