Cosmos Books uses state-of-the-art print on demand technology to make many classic and out-of-print works available to readers today (plus a few select original titles). If you have professionally published books which are now out of print, and if a demand still exists for them, then we are interested in talking with you about reprinting them in our program.
Requirements:
- Previously published in English (British or American typesetting style)
- All English language book rights must be available: We request hardcover, trade paperback, mass-market paperback, print-on-demand, and book club rights. (This prevents other editions from competing with ours.) We do not require any other rights, although you can assign them to us if you wish us to market them for you.
- 2 copies must be available to work from, if possible, or the book must be available in electronic form (computer files).
Please e-mail saw@neo.rr.com if you wish to submit books. We are particularly looking for multiple books by the same author, so we can prepare a publishing program to promote them. (It's easier and more cost-effective to promote multiple books by a single author.)
Because Cosmos Press is doing so many book projects, we are greatly in need of talented artists who wish to gain greater exposure for their work. (What better way to build a portfolio than with actual printed book covers?) We are particularly looking for existing mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror artwork.
We do have the following requirements:
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Digital submissions only (e-mail, Zip-100, Jaz, or CD-ROM)
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Full color artwork.
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300 DPI Resolution.
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Preferred dimensions: 5.5" wide x 8.5" tall (trade paperback size) at 300 DPI. We can crop or add borders, if necessary, for artwork which doesn't quite fit.
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Previously unpublished in the U.S./Canada.
Do you have a web site? We're happy to take a look at samples there, too.
For e-mail submissions, please send a LOW-RESOLUTION (72 DPI) .jpg/.jpeg file of any artwork you wish to submit to: saw@neo.rr.com Please: make sure it is under 50K in size! If we want to use it, we will request a higher resolution file.
For zip, jaz, or CD-ROM media, send to:
Cosmos Books
PO Box 36503
Canton, OH 44735
USA
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of your media.
Payment is 2 copies of any book with your artwork upon publication, plus $100 or 50% of the amount received (whichever is greater) from licensing a reprint edition of the book to another publisher who also uses your artwork.