OZ POD™ - Australian Print On Demand Publishing Packages

The all-inclusive OZ POD™ (short for Australian Print-On-Demand) Publishing Package options listed below will get your book into print within weeks! All manuscripts will be screened prior to a publishing agreement being offered, and should be edited and complete when submitted. Equilibrium books will include basic typographical corrections as part of our Silver and Gold packages, however, any additional proofing and editing may incur additional costs.

If you are considering publishing with Equilibrium Books, please ensure you download our PDF Sample Agreement (requires Adobe Reader) and read the additional information detailed below. Further information is also provided on our Submissions and FAQs pages, which should be read thoroughly prior to submitting a manuscript for consideration.

OZ POD™ Publishing Packages Features and Inclusions:
• Fee-Free Publishing
• Minimum 25 copy purchase requirement (pre-paid)
• Maximum manuscript word count 60,000 (poetry excluded)
• Maximum manuscript word count 120,000 per book or volume
• Maximum manuscript word count 150,000 per book or volume
• Manuscript formatting, conversion and data backup
• Perfect-bound, A5 Softcover format
• ISBN assignment and barcode
• 300 gsm Silk Matte Gloss Laminated full colour cover
• 80 gsm Alpine Laser internal print stock, PEFC, EMS ISO 14001
• Optional 100 gsm internal stock, EMS ISO 14001^*
• Optional two-sided internal page insert for colour printing^*
• Electronic PDF format proof
• Basic typographical error proofing
• Inclusion of author supplied, b/w illustrations or graphics
• Free EQ PageView with BookBuzzr sample reader
• Ready-to-print 300dpi PDF promotional A4 flyer proof
• Ready-to-print 300dpi PDF promotional postcard proof
• Detailed web page per title with secure online ordering links
• Optional promotional 468 x 60 linking banner for your web site
• National Library Cataloguing-in-Publication and legal deposits
• Title registration with BowkerLINK^™/BIP/Nielsen BookData/BookFind
• Title listing with James Bennett/ALS Library Services/Westbooks
• Order fulfilment and quarterly royalty statement
• Royalties @ 13.5% of sale price, including author purchases
• Up to 33% discount for author copies (includes author royalty)
• Up to 40% discount for author copies (includes author royalty)
• 1 free book included in package
• 5 free books included in package
• 1-year Australian POD Agreement
• 2-year Australian POD Agreement + $75 p/a renewal option
• 2-year Australian POD Agreement + FREE 2-year renewal option
• Author retains all other legal rights in their entirety

Maximum word count per book or volume is 150,000 words for a Gold package, 120,000 words for a Silver package and 60,000 words for the Bronze option.

Author purchase discounts listed above are inclusive of the 13.5% royalty advance for author-purchased copies. (See FAQs page for details.) Our fee-free, OZ POD™ Bronze packages require a minimum author purchase of 25 copies but there are no minimum purchase requirements for our Silver and Gold publishing options.

	Package Options		Package Options
Novella 15,000-35,000	AUD$199.00 (USD$)	Novella 15,000-35,000	AUD$299.00 (USD$)
Medium Novel 35,000-90,000	AUD$299.00 (USD$)	Medium Novel 35,000-90,000	AUD$399.00 (USD$)
Large Novel 90,000 - 120,000	AUD$349.00 (USD$)	Large Novel 90,000 - 150,000	AUD$449.00 (USD$)

Softcover Pricing Guide
A5 Page Count	Minimum Retail Price
50 - 74	AUD$22.95 (USD$)
75 - 174	AUD$24.95 (USD$)
175 - 224	AUD$25.95 (USD$)
225 - 274	AUD$27.95 (USD$)
275 - 324	AUD$29.95 (USD$)
325 - 400	AUD$31.95 (USD$)

* Note: increased cover price may apply

All prices quoted are in Australian Dollars (inclusive of GST if applicable) unless stated otherwise.
USD$ amounts are updated regularly but should be taken as a guide only and are subject to fluctuation.
Prices and Inclusions as of 01/09/2010. Equilibrium Books reserves the right to amend pricing and inclusions as required.