Frequently Asked Questions

Sulis International Press is a publishing company that publishes unique and select fiction and nonfiction in hardback, paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats, available for purchase worldwide at all major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Apple Books, and more.

Four imprints make up the publishing catalog: Riversong Books (fiction), Sulis Press (general nonfiction), Sulis Academic (academic books and journals), and Keledei Publications (spirituality and biblical studies).

Unlike many small publishers, Sulis is not a vanity press and does not charge authors to publish their books. Sulis’ unique approach to publishing leverages modern technology to lower overhead costs, enabling higher royalties for authors and a quick turnaround to market. Promotion and marketing is in partnership with the authors, utilizing social media and the internet, as well as print and other medium as needed or desired.

Sulis does not require authors to have an agent. You may submit manuscript directly to Sulis with this form. Sulis is looking for unique, engaging, and well-written manuscripts that have been carefully edited. Decisions on publication offers are usually made within 2-3 weeks, and books can often be brought to the market within a matter of months.

Your submitted manuscript should be in Word or Apple Pages format.

It should have been carefully edited and proofread for all grammar, punctuation, and typographical errors. We will do a basic proofreading of the final manuscript. If we find too many errors, we will return it without a decision for remedy. (Most authors hire a copyeditor or we can perform that service for you at a competitive price.) Click here for more.

Format your document according to our Style Guide. Click here to view.

How long before I hear whether my book has been accepted for publication?

Please allow 1-2 weeks for your submission to be evaluated. We will contact you via the email address you sent as soon as a decision is made.

Can I submit a book for consideration even if it is not completed yet?

Yes, but we would treat it as a book proposal instead of a submission. If we accept your proposal, we will send a ‘conditional offer of publication’ until we are able to review the entire manuscript and offer a contract.

If my book is accepted for publication, who copyedits my manuscript?

Authors are expected to deliver a clean manuscript as we provide only basic proofing. Many authors hire a copyeditor, or we can perform than service for you at a competitive price. Ask your editor, or email Cassie Anderson at author & customer support.

What is the Royalty Rate for Authors?
Fiction authors receive 25% royalties (depending on the genre and reader demographic; nonfiction royalties are 20-25% (depending on the subject matter and reader demographic). “Sales” are all proceeds less any direct costs incurred by your book, i.e., printing and distribution costs, or the cost of printing review copies at your request). We do not take costs for our overhead, nor for any work done by our editors, formatters, designers, or promotions staff.

How is the retail price set?
We set the retail price of your book based on page count, content, and intended audience, and printing costs.

When do I receive royalties?
Sales reports and royalty checks are mailed on an annual basis. Reports include monthly sales, categorized by sales channel, medium (print, eBook, audiobook), and, where available, by country of purchase. This is done on the following schedule by author last name:

A-B: January
C: February
D-E: March
F-G: April
H: May
I, J, K, L: June
M: July
N, O, P: August
Q, R,: September
S: October
T, U, V: November
W, X, Y, Z: December

Can I obtain discounts for copies of my books?
Yes, authors receive between 20-55% wholesale discount on their printed books, depending number of copies ordered, etc. (No royalties are paid on author or review copies.)

When do you market my book?
The marketing process begins once we have a publication date. We follow a schedule of pre-publication and post-publication marketing and press releases.

Will you contact me about marketing?
Once you have a publishing contract with us, we will have you fill out some online forms that will help us market your book. You are free to contact us with questions, ideas, or information. Of course, you are free to market your book as you wish.

What can I do to market my book?
If you do not already have one, set up an Author Page for yourself at Amazon’s Author Central and Facebook Author Page (not your personal account). We also encourage our authors to set up their own blogs on WordPress, Blogger, or other blogging platform. Consider social media as well: X, Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. In partnership with you, we can offer time-limited discounts, bulk discounts, and, for eBook versions, discounted special runs. If you wish to place a paid ad, at your cost, in a specific journal, magazine, or website, we will be happy to design and deliver the ad at no cost.

Can I sell my book myself?
You may purchase your print book at 20-50% discount (depending on the quantity ordered, and set your selling price as you wish. These purchases are nonreturnable, and you receive no royalties on discounted books.

Where do you advertise my book?
We advertise all published titles online on our website, blogs, newsletter, and social media with periodic campaigns and banner ads. For some titles, we advertise in other publications. If you wish to place a paid ad, at your cost, in a specific journal, magazine, or online, we will be happy to design and deliver the ad at no cost to you.

Do you send review copies of my book to publications who publish book reviews?
Our marketers make review copy decisions based on the genre and content of your book, our past work with reviewers, and your input.  We can provide review copies, email Kindle review copies, and have a limited number of coupons for free Apple Books downloads for official requests from established journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. If you have personal connections at established promotional channels, encourage them to contact us to request a review copy.