Disclaimer

General information only

The articles, guides, FAQs and process descriptions on this site are general information for Australian authors. They are not advice about your particular book, and they are not a substitute for the written scope and quote we prepare after reading your manuscript. Where this site and your project scope differ, your scope governs the work.

Prices and timings

Prices shown are starting figures for a standard-length manuscript in reasonable condition, in Australian dollars including GST. Your price depends on word count, the condition of the manuscript and the services you choose, and is confirmed in a written quote. Timings are realistic estimates based on how long this work actually takes; they assume you review each stage within a reasonable time, and they are not guarantees.

No promises about sales

Nothing on this site should be read as a promise, projection or guarantee about sales, royalties, rankings, reviews, prizes, media coverage or bookshop stock. Book outcomes depend overwhelmingly on the book and the market, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you something. Where we describe work we have done, we describe the work and the deliverables, not commercial results.

Legal, tax and financial matters

We explain publishing administration — ISBNs, legal deposit, imprints, how Australian copyright arises on creation — because authors need to understand it. That is not legal advice. For defamation risk in a memoir, contract review, trade mark questions, estate or royalty structuring, or the tax treatment of your writing income, speak to a solicitor or a registered tax agent. On a memoir with real legal exposure we will say so and recommend you get a legal read before publication.

Retailers, printers and other third parties

Where we describe a retailer’s royalty rates, review times, exclusivity programmes or payment schedules, we are describing their published terms at the time of writing. Those terms are theirs to change without notice, and we are not responsible for them. Mentioning a retailer, printer or platform is not an endorsement by them of us, or a claim of partnership.

Portfolio and examples

Covers and case studies on this site are shown to illustrate design and production work: the brief, the decisions and the files delivered. They are not representations about any book’s commercial performance, and no sales figure, bestseller claim, award or review is attached to any of them.

External links

Where we link to an external site — a library, an agency, a retailer — we do so because it is useful. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or their accuracy.

Keeping this current

Publishing administration changes: retailer terms, deposit requirements and printing economics all move. We update these pages when we notice, and the date at the top of each page tells you when it last happened. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.