In a many co-publishing agreements the author, an organization, or a corporation has a specific need for a specific number of copies. The author, organization,or corporation agrees to purchase a given number of copies. In some instances the publisher and the author will share the expenses of producing and marketing the book. The percentage of the costs which the author is asked to pay may depend on the publisher’s evaluation of the market for the book or the author's need to subsidize the price to make the book accessable to a certain constituency. The book is published under the publisher’s imprint.

Usually the publisher maintains inventory and does order fulfillment.

In a co-publishing arrangement the "dividend" or percentage of net revenue paid to the author is in proportion to the author’s percentage of investment. Often the publisher’s portion of the total cost will be recovered from sales revenues before funds are paid to the author.

We do co-publishing under the Kirk House Publishers imprint.

If we judge the manuscript to have literary merit and publishing potential, our first response will be to contact you to begin the process of developing a marketing plan.

The marketing plan will outline how many copies will be pre-purchased and how many additional copies might be sold. Then, we will project the costs for the production and marketing of the book. We will recommend the percentages and amounts the parties to the agreement will invest to achieve a successful publication.

When the publishing agreement has been signed by both parties, the work on the production of the book will begin. The agreement will specifically identify the necessary steps to the publication of your book and who is responsible for each.

We give personal, staff attention to the editing, production, and marketing of every co-published title.

We are a small publisher with limited resources and staff. We are not prepared to read unsolicited manuscripts. Please mail or e-mail a brief (one to two page) précis of your manuscript together with a one page definition of the audience for your book (define your audience.)

Please mail us or give us your address to receive our co-publishing packet.