How can I find out who ordered my book?

We are unable to provide any specific sales information as to which bookstore, retailer or library purchased the book(s). Christian Publishing House is a private, family-owned company and sales information for the retailer or library who purchased the book(s) is proprietary information and cannot be shared. In reality, we do not even have access to it. What we receive from the distributors is what country they were sold in and how many sales there were, as well as the total royalties we received.

When do I receive Compensation Payments for books sold through Ingram's Global Distribution Network?

The sale of the book is given to us by the printer and distributor 90 days from the end of the month in which the book was sold. You receive the payment the following month. In other words, when your book first starts making sales, you will not receive your first payment for four months. However, when you do receive it, it will be a monthly payment in an arrearage of four months. For example, if you sold books in January, February, March April, and May, you would receive January sales in May, February sales in June, March sales in July, April sales in August, and May sales in September. All payments are made through PayPal, so all authors must have a PayPal account. PayPal is the safest way to make online payments, and it is instantaneous.

How can my customers order my book?

Customers can order your book through physical bookstores, online retailer websites, and through the Christian Publishing House Bookstore. We usually mark the book down by about $2.00 on the CPH website. But if you are marketing and advertising your book on social media, direct traffic to Amazon. Why? (1) They are the world's biggest bookseller. (2) They are a trusted name, and they have superb return policy or money back if the book does not show up. (3) Customers will literally pay more for a book from a known source that gets a discount from a less-known source. (4) You receive more royalties from Amazon than any other store.

How does distribution work?

With Christian Publishing House’s Print on Demand service, books can be purchased through physical bookstores, libraries, and, retail outlets. They can be placed from any major online bookstore. The order prints, ships, and arrives at the customer or store within a few days.

How do stores know about my book?

The printer and distributor sends a metadata feed containing all the information and pricing for your book to more than 39,000 bookstores, libraries, and retail outlets all over the world. Ingram's customers and Print-On-Demand distribution channel partners will upload the metadata for your book to their website and will decide if they want to sell the book through their website. A store can search for your book on Christian Publishing House's website or other websites and see the metadata linked to it.

How long does it take for my book to appear on websites?

During the title setup process, once we click the enable button to add distribution services to your book, it can take 2-6 weeks before appearing on retailer websites or on a distributor or retailer’s internal ordering system. Generally speaking, it will become live as follows.

• The Amazon Kindle eBook will be live within 6-72 hours once we hit publish and the Google eBook with 6 hours, while the FaithLife eBook can take 2-3 weeks.

• The paperback will be live on Amazon first within 1-5 days once we hit publish.

• The paperback in all other stores can take 2-6 weeks to become live.

• The paperback in the computer system of physical bookstores can take 2-6 weeks but can go as much as 12 weeks.

How can I find out who ordered my book?

We are unable to provide any specific sales information as to which bookstore, retailer or library purchased the book(s). Christian Publishing House is a private, family-owned company and sales information for the retailer or library who purchased the book(s) is proprietary information and cannot be shared. In reality, we do not even have access to it. What we receive from the distributors is what country they were sold in and how many sales there were, as well as the total royalties we received.

When do I receive Compensation Payments for books sold through Christian Publishing House?

The sale of the book is given to us by the printer and distributor 30 days from the end of the month in which the book was sold. You receive the payment the following month. In other words, when your book first starts making sales, you will not receive your first payment for four months. However, when you do receive it, it will be a monthly payment in an arrearage of two months. For example, if you sold books in January, you would receive January sales in March, February sales in April, March sales in May, April sales in June, and May sales in July. All payments are made through PayPal, so all authors must have a PayPal account. PayPal is the safest way to make online payments, and it is instantaneous.

How can my customers order my book?

Customers can order your book through physical bookstores, online retailer websites, and through the Christian Publishing House Bookstore. We usually set the price of your book at the recommended retail price on the CPH website. See the chart above. But if you are marketing and advertising your book on social media, direct traffic to Amazon. Why? (1) They are the world's biggest bookseller. (2) They are a trusted name, and they have a superb return policy or money back if the book does not show up. (3) Customers will literally pay more for a book from a known source that gets a discount from a less-known source. (4) You receive more royalties from Amazon than any other store.

How does distribution work?

With Christian Publishing House’s Print on-Demand service, books can be purchased through physical bookstores, libraries, and retail outlets. They can be placed from any major online bookstore. The order prints, ships, and arrives at the customer or store within a few days.

How do stores know about my book?

The printer and distributor send a metadata feed containing all the information and pricing for your book to more than 39,000 bookstores, libraries, and retail outlets all over the world. Ingram's customers and Print-On-Demand distribution channel partners will upload the metadata for your book to their website and will decide if they want to sell the book through their website. A store can search for your book on Christian Publishing House's website or other websites and see the metadata linked to it.

What is the Royalties % for the Author?

Before delving into the percentage, let's look at the brief publishing houses (e.g., Zondervan, Baker, Holman, Thomas Nelson, etc.). These big multi-millionaire and billionaire companies pay a mere 8-15% of the net profit. These big companies do not spend enormous amounts of money marketing a book because they only publish big named persons, and they live off the famous name of their authors.

• Royalties on Publisher’s Editions. For copies of the Work sold by the Publisher under this Agreement, Publisher shall credit Author’s account with the following royalties on Net Copies Sold:

   1. 20% of Net Revenues on Net Copies Sold of any Print Editions. (Note that most big publishers only pay 8-15% royalties on the Net profit.)

 

• 20% of the Net Revenues on sales of any Electronic Editions

• 0% of the Net Revenues on sales when the author uses their discount.

• “Electronic Edition,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to any Edition of the Work that is sold, distributed, or accessed in an electronic or digital format through the publisher’s distribution network.

• “Net Revenues,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to money actually received by the Publisher from the sale of copies of the work, net of returns, after deducting Distribution and Freight Fees.

• “Net Copies Sold,” as used in this Agreement, means the sale, less returns, of any and all copies of the Work sold by Publisher through conventional channels of distribution in the book trade. It does not include promotional and review copies, or copies the author purchases directly from the publisher at author discount. Royalties on all eBooks sold will be paid at 20% of the Net Price (royalties received from the distributors).

• “Deep Discounts,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to all sales in excess of Publisher’s normal wholesale discount. These sales may occur in high discount channels outside the normal book-purchasing channels, such as, but not limited to, brick and mortar bookstores, libraries, colleges, and universities, etc.

• At this time, the Publisher makes payments to the Author(s) by way of PayPal.

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GRANT OF RIGHTS BY AUTHOR

1. Grant of Rights. Author, on behalf of him/herself and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, exclusively grants, assigns, and otherwise transfers to Publisher and its licensees, successors, and assigns the following specific rights in the work for the full term of copyright in the work and throughout the world as defined in paragraph 3 of this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted to Publisher are at this moment reserved exclusively by Author.

   1. The rights to print, publish, distribute, sell, and generally used or developed the work in volume form, including both hardcover, softcover, and eBook editions. (English versions).

   2. The right to use and develop the work in the form of an abridged and/or unabridged “electronic book,” without the use of any additional material of any kind, in any and all electronic and/or digital media, including, by way of example only, portable digital storage media such as disks and diskettes and online computer services on the Internet or other computer-based networks.

2. Territory. The rights of the English version granted to Publisher in this Agreement may be used or developed throughout the world.

3. Term. The rights granted to Publisher in this Agreement may be used or developed for a period of 20 years. After that, the Author has the right to cancel or renegotiate the contract with the Publisher.

AUTHOR COMPENSATION

1. Royalties on Publisher’s Editions. For copies of the work sold by the Publisher under this Agreement, Publisher shall credit Author’s account with the following royalties on Net Copies Sold:

   1. 20% of Net Revenues on Net Copies Sold of any Print Editions. (Note that most big publishers only pay 8-15% royalties on the Net profit.)

   2. 20% of the Net Revenues on sales of any Electronic Editions. (Note that most big publishers only pay 8-15% royalties on the Net profit.)

   3. 0% of the Net Revenues on sales when the author uses their discount.

   4. “Electronic Edition,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to any Edition of the Work that is sold, distributed, or accessed in an electronic or digital format through the Publisher’s distribution network.

   5. “Net Revenues,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to money actually received by the Publisher from the sale of copies of the work, net of returns, after deducting Distribution and Freight Fees.

   6.  “Net Copies Sold,” as used in this Agreement, means the sale, less returns, of any and all copies of the work sold by Publisher through conventional channels of distribution in the book trade. It does not include promotional and review copies, or copies the author purchases directly from the Publisher at author discount. Royalties on all eBooks sold will be paid at 20% of the Net Price (royalties received from the distributors).

   7. “Deep Discounts,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to all sales in excess of Publisher’s normal wholesale discount. These sales may occur in high discount channels outside the normal book-purchasing channels, such as, but not limited to, brick and mortar bookstores, libraries, colleges, and universities, etc.

   8. At this time, the Publisher makes payments to the Author(s) by way of Pay Pal.

THE MANUSCRIPT

1. Delivery of Manuscript. The author agrees to deliver the manuscript of the work in the English language in its entirety (“the Manuscript”) to the Publisher in the form of a computer-readable file compatible with Microsoft Word. It should have been edited for syntax, grammar, and spelling before delivery.

2. Artwork, Permissions, Index, and Other Materials. The author shall deliver to Publisher, at Author’s sole expense, not later than the date(s) as may be designated by Publisher, each of the following:

   1. Original art, illustrations, maps, charts, photographs, or other artwork (collectively “Artwork”) as Author and Publisher may jointly agree upon and approve.

   2. An index, bibliography, table of contents, foreword, introduction, preface, or similar matter (“Frontmatter” and “Backmatter”) if deemed applicable to the work.

   3. Written authorizations and permissions for the use of any copyrighted or other proprietary materials (including but not limited to Artwork, Backmatter, and/or Frontmatter) owned by any third party which appear in the Works and written releases and consents by any person or entity described, quoted, or depicted in the Works (collectively “Permissions”).

   4. If the Publisher, in its sole discretion deems the Manuscript, Artwork, Frontmatter and/or Backmatter, Permissions and/or any other materials delivered by Author under this Agreement to be unacceptable in form or substance, then Publisher shall so advise Author and Author shall have the opportunity to cure any defects and generally revise, correct and/or supplement the Manuscript, Artwork, Frontmatter and/or Backmatter, Permissions and/or other materials.

PUBLICATION

1. Editing and Publication Format. Publisher shall have the right to edit and revise the work for any, and all uses contemplated under this Agreement, provided that the substantive meaning of the work is not materially altered. Publisher shall have the right to manufacture, distribute, advertise, promote, and publish the work in a style and manner which Publisher deems appropriate, including typesetting, paper, printing, binding, cover and/or jacket design, imprint, title, and price. Publisher agrees that Author shall be reasonably consulted on the title and cover design of the work in book form. Notwithstanding any editorial changes or revisions by Publisher, Author’s warranties and indemnities under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

2. Proofs. Publisher shall furnish Author with a paperback proof of the work after the editing phase. The author agrees to read, correct, and respond by email with any correction there may be within fourteen (14) days of receipt thereof. After and final adjustments, the Publisher shall publish the work. If the Author fails to return the corrected proofs within the time set forth above, the Publisher may publish the work without the Author’s approval of the proofs.

3. Author’s Copies. The author shall be permitted to purchase as many copies of the work he or she needs at any time, in any quantity at the percentage discounted on our website Book Submission page[1] by emailing support@christianpublishers.org. On copies of the Work purchase by the author, no royalties will be paid, and the Author’s purchases will be excluded in computing Net Copies sold.  The Publisher’s usual and customary shipping charges will be added to the cost of copies purchased by the Author. The author will order a minimum of 30 initial copies after the publishing of his or her book(s) for the purpose of promoting their book and book signings. This evidences that they intend to work on behalf of their own book.

4. Advertising and Promotion. Publisher shall have the right to advertise, promote, or otherwise use and develop the work, except as Author and Publisher may outline in writing. The author acknowledges that the Publisher is the exclusive print and distribution vehicle for the work. Accordingly, the Author shall make a reasonable effort to engage in public expression to promote the sale of the work whenever appropriate and in coordination with the Publisher’s promotional efforts.

5. Use of Author’s Name and Likeness. Publisher shall have the right to use, and to license to others to use, Author’s name, image, likeness, and biographical material for advertising, and promotion, of the work and other rights granted under this Agreement.

COPYRIGHT

1. Copyright Notice and Registration. Publisher shall, in all versions of the work published by Publisher under this Agreement, place a notice of copyright in the name of the Author in a form and place that Publisher reasonably believes in complying with the requirements of the United States copyright law. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting, modifying, or otherwise affecting any of the rights granted to Publisher under this Agreement.

2. Copyright Infringement. If at any time during the term of this Agreement, a claim shall arise for infringement or unfair competition as to any of the rights that are the subject of this Agreement, the parties may proceed jointly or separately to prosecute an action based on such claims. If the parties proceed jointly, the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and recovery, if any, shall be shared equally by the parties. If the parties do not proceed jointly, either or both parties shall have the right to proceed separately, and if so, such party shall bear the costs of litigation and shall own and retain any and all recovery resulting from such litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Publisher has no obligation to initiate litigation on such claims, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so.

ACCOUNTING

1. Accounting. Publisher shall render to Author a statement of Net Copies Sold and pay Author any amount(s) then owing, for each one-month accounting period, not later than ninety days following the close of each period. Books returned via the distribution channel will incur a negative royalty per copy.

   1. The Publisher shall have the right to debit the next payment of the Author for any overpayment of royalties, or any other amounts owing the Publisher under any other agreement between the Publisher and the Author.

WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND INDEMNITIES

1. Author’s Representations and Warranties.  Author represents and warrants to Publisher that: (i) the work is not in the public domain; (ii) Author is the sole proprietor of the work and has full power and authority, free of any rights of any nature whatsoever by any other person, to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights which are granted to Publisher in this Agreement; (iii) the work has not heretofore been published, in whole or in part, in any form; (iv) the work does not, and if published will not, infringe upon any copyright, trademark, or any other intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of any third party; (v) the work contains no matter whatsoever that is obscene, libelous, violative of any third party’s right of privacy or publicity, or otherwise in contravention of law or the right of any third party; (vi) all statements of fact in the work are true and are based on diligent research; (vii) all advice and instruction in the work are safe and sound, and are not negligent or defective in any manner; (viii) the work, if biographical or “as told to” Author, are authentic and accurate; and (ix) Author will not hereafter enter into any agreement or understanding with any person or entity which might conflict with the rights granted to Publisher under this Agreement.

2. Author’s Indemnity of Publisher. Author shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Publisher, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, partners, associates, affiliates, joint venturers, agents, and representatives, from any and all claims, debts, demands, suits, actions, proceedings, and/or prosecutions (“Claims”) based on allegations which, if true, would constitute a breach of any of the foregoing warranties and representations or any other obligation of Author under this Agreement, and any and all liabilities, losses, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) and damages in consequence thereof.

CESSATION OF PUBLICATION

1. Remainders. Once Net Copies Sold drops below 20 copies per year, Publisher may determine that there is insufficient demand for the work to enable it to continue its distribution, publication, or sale profitably. In this case, the Publisher may remove the work from distribution and dispose of the copies remaining on hand as it deems best. Publisher may continue to sell copies of the work from it’s brick and mortar stores and continue to offer direct sales to the Author. The author will not earn royalties on any Remainder sales.

2. Reversion of Rights to Author. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights in the work granted to the Publisher in this Agreement, except the rights to dispose of existing stock, will revert back to the Author. The author shall have the right, within 30 days of the notice of termination, to purchase cover and interior files used to produce the work. The author shall not re-publish the work using the Publishers name, logo, ISBN, or LOC numbers.

3. Entire Agreement. The author acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement supersedes and replaces all other communications between Author and Publisher, and represents the complete and entire agreement of Author and Publisher regarding the Work.

4. No Employment or Other Relationship. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is an arm’s length transaction between independently contracting parties, and no partnership, joint venture, trust, employer-employee relationship, or other legal relationship is created between them.

5. Multiple Authors. Whenever the term “Author” refers to more than one person, such persons will be jointly and severally responsible for all duties, obligations, and covenants under this Agreement, and shall share equally the total benefits, royalties, and other amounts described under this Agreement, unless otherwise specified in writing signed by all parties.

6. Force Majeure (i.e., unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.). Publisher’s obligations under this Agreement shall be extended by a period equal to any period of force majeure that prevents Publisher from performing such obligations.

7. Binding on Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of Author, and the successors, assigns, and licensees of Publisher.

8. Applicable Law. This agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Ohio.

9. Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising under, out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement will be subject to final and binding arbitration before a three arbitrator panel (one arbitrator selected by each party, which arbitrators select the third) conducted applying Ohio substantive law in accordance with the Rules of Procedure for Christian Conciliation (the “Rules”), to the extent the Rules are consistent with this Agreement, as established by the Institute for Christian Conciliation (a division of Peacemaker Ministries) located in Billings, Montana. Any request for arbitration will be delivered to the other party and will contain a summary of the controversy or claim, the causes of action and theories of liability that the requesting party believes it has against the other party, and a statement of relief which the requesting party believes to be appropriate. The arbitration will be completed in no more than sixty (60) days from the date the arbitrators are selected unless the arbitrators require an extension. Any arbitration hearings will be held in Cambridge, Ohio.  Judgment upon any award rendered in arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

10. Conservative Biblical Views/Positions. The Author(s) fully agree with the conservative biblical views/positions that lie below. The author(s) fully understand that if ever they drop any one of those views, the Author and his or her work will immediately be dropped by CPH and have their books publishing and distribution rights returned. If any view/position is not understood, it will be explained to the Author.

The Author affirms, fully agrees and accepts the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (ICBI)[2]

The Author affirms, fully agrees and accepts the full or absolute inerrancy of Scripture in the original languages.

The Author further affirms, fully agrees and accepts that literal translation of Scripture is the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original.

The Author affirms, fully agrees and accepts that the Bible in the original languages is infallible, authoritative, authentic, accurate and true.

The Author affirms grammatico-historical interpretation (i.e., plain-normal interpretation/“when the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense seek no other sense”) as the position of the Protestant Church since the Reformation.

The Author rejects historical-critical interpretation developed in the rise of the Enlightenment that seeks to dismiss or denigrate the plain, normal meaning of Scripture or apply a meaning foreign or contrary to the literal sense (allowing for figures of speech).

The Author affirms, fully agrees and accepts that the critical text of Westcott and Hort of 1881, the Nestle-Aland and the United Bible Society (WH NU) is the preferred and trusted text in Bible translation. If wants this to be explained, the publisher will do so.

The Author understands that the Textus Receptus (TR), i.e., the Received Text as corrupt and untrustworthy. If wants this to be explained, the publisher will do so.

 

[1] https://christianpublishers.org/book-submissions

[2] http://www.christianpublishers.org/chicago-statement-on-biblica