Of course everyone dreams of getting published by one of the big New York companies, but that can be tough to do. It takes a lot of time and an even greater amount of patience. And if you do strike it lucky and land a contract, you'll probably make between 5-10% of net receipts. Not a great deal of money for all of the time you spent working on your manuscript, is it? Plus, many books are only kept in print for a few short months and, once the season is over, your book may be retired. So "traditional" publishing is no longer the best way to get into print.

Then there are the numerous Print-on-Demand firms that you can find across the Net. Most of them sound great, since you can get 25-35% of net receipts. But if you look carefully at the contract, you'll see that many of them are asking for a lot of the rights to your book. So now you've just cut in somebody else and you still have to pay them to print the book. That's where the Virtualbookworm POD Program is different. Please use the menu at left to explore our various services and see if they are right for you.

Some things to consider in your search for a POD publisher:

• Does the publisher screen manuscripts?
  
• Are you required to choose a template for your book?
  
• Does the company have an online bookstore for customers to purchase your book directly (which means higher revenues for you) or do they force you to rely on Amazon and other “middlemen?”
  
• Are there “outs” in the contract that allow for easy termination if you find a “traditional” publisher?
  
• Does the publisher allow you to keep all rights to your book?
  
• Can you utilize your own imprint?
  
• Does the publisher allow you to design your own book/cover?
• Is there a Returns Program?