• Make up to 70% of the retail price on the sale of your books...

• No transport, warehousing, insurance or pick-and-pack costs...

• Retain full control of your stock and monitor the sales as they come in...

• Sell your products locally and internationally...

• If you're using our print-on-demand facility, we will print and ship for you as orders are placed...

What is www.publisher.co.za?

publisher.co.za is a publishing resource site intended speci­fi­cally for South African self-publishing authors and independent publishers. It has recently undergone an extensive makeover and, although fully functional, will officially 'launch' in December 2009 with loads more articles, tips, interesting links, book and publishing specials, an online printing service and best of all – an all South African online bookstore.

The new independent publishing hub in SA

publisher.co.za aims to be the largest information and book sales hub for independent publishers in South Africa. It also aims to educate authors and raise the quality of self-published books and products by giving authors the resources they need to make informed decisions.

A truly South African online store

Because publisher.co.za will stock only South African products, your book will not be competing against thousands of international titles. We believe that the talent and expertise in this country needs greater exposure, and we’re proud to be the ones helping our authors do this.

What kinds of products can you list?

These ones –

How much money can you make selling through publisher.co.za?

It costs you nothing to list on our site. When your book or product sells, you will earn these percentages on each sale:

• General books and products: You make 70% of the retail price.
• Ebooks: You make 65% of the retail price.
• Print-on-demand products: After the cost of printing has been deducted, you make 40% of the remaining balance.
  
  

Who is responsible for packaging and posting?

General books and products: You are responsible. Most self-publishing authors and independent publishers already hold stock of their own books. When we receive an order, we will forward it to you with full customer details for fulfilment. Packaging and postage, which will have been paid for by the customer, will be reflected on the order and re-imbursed to you along with your earnings.

We find this method to be best because it –

• saves you the warehousing, packaging and handling fees that we would otherwise have to charge;
• saves you unnecessary courier or freight charges getting your stock to our premises;
• enables you to monitor exactly what is being sold, when, and to whom – you can use this information to keep track of sales as and when they happen, identify where more marketing may be needed, adjust your marketing strategy if necessary, and most importantly, build up a client database.

For overseas shipments, you simply have to package the products and attach the pre-printed waybill that will be forwarded to you with the order. We will send our courier to collect from you and we will pay the courier directly.

• Print-on-demand (POD): Generally POD does not leave authors with much profit due to the higher printing costs. We have therefore devised a way to make POD a more lucrative option for self-publishing authors. For more information about our POD service and how you can make more on the sale of each book, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it us or giving us a call.
• Ebooks: Customers download the ebook at the time of purchase so there is no order fulfilment on your part.
  
  

When do you receive your money?

We transfer your money into your account at the end of every calendar month. Payment will include your percentage of the sale, and in the case of hardcopy items posted within South Africa, the postage costs collected on your behalf.

How do you go about listing your products?

You complete the Book Listing form that follows at the bottom of this page and mail it back to us.

One form will be required per product, even if it is the same book in three different formats (e.g. hardcopy, ebook and audiobook). This is because each format has it's own ISBN number and is therefore treated as a separate product. You may, however, choose to omit the obvious details such as contact numbers, addresses and descriptions, etc. if they appear on at least one of the forms. Please supply your name on all forms submitted so that we can tie them up to the original application. We will also assume that a signature on the original form stands good for all forms submitted by you.

What must I supply with my application form?

You will need to supply a good description of your book. It is often easier to create the longer description first, then choose the most important information for your shorter description.

Remember that your short description can be no longer than two or three short sentences so it must be succinct and interesting enough to make the potential customer want to know more.

Your long description can be a few paragraphs. The more information you can give about your book, the better. You may include some sample inside pages as well - this is very helpful to potential customers who may want an idea of how the book has been written and what they can expect to get when they buy it. You can also include any reviews that your book may have received. These reviews should be typed out and included in the Description section of the application form.

You must also include the following:

General books:

eBooks:

Downloadable audio book:

Other products:

How many products can you list?

You can list as many as you like, provided they are South African in origin . . .

To list your book/s in our store, download our book listing application form below.

BOOK LISTING APPLICATION FORM