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Shortlist Press - new digital-only, short story publishing house
Info and sub guidelines at http://www.shortlistpress.com/
Re: payment they say "We believe both that writers should be paid properly and readers should not have to spend a fortune to find new writers, and our prices reflect that. Short stories will be priced at 99p each to provide the best of both worlds: a competitive price for the reader and a fair return for the author. Shortlist Press works on a no-advance, profit-share basis."
The site is run by editor Clare Hey.
Comments
I know it's not always about the money, but...did someone redefine the term 'fair' while I wasn't looking?
Yes, I wondered about that too. Not much left there for the author, I suspect.
It's all too loose in detail for me.
Good to hear from you and thanks for publicising Shortlist Press, it's much appreciated.
Fair enough question on the profit share - it is 50/50 after overheads of the price we receive. So, if a reader buys a story direct from the website, it will be 99p minus a percentage for the overheads, split 50/50. If a reader buys from amazon, the 50% would come from the amount we receive from amazon (they take a larger cut, something we can't get away from). I can't be too detailed on the overhead amount as it's commercially sensitive but it is as low as I can possibly make it (a minimal percentage). Of course, any authors we sign up would have a contract which details this in full.
Hope that's useful. Thanks again for all your interest.
Clare
http://www.bubblecow.co.uk/2010/10/how-to-get-your-short-stories-published-and-even-get-paid/
I didn't put that cow in - it just appeared when I copied the link!