News New Simon and Schuster digital imprint open to submissions

[Claire G]

Why Simon Stream? | Simon Stream | Simon & Schuster UK https://share.google/St6LAfL68p6Zmkshp

 

[James Charles]

Why Simon Stream? | Simon Stream | Simon & Schuster UK https://share.google/St6LAfL68p6Zmkshp

I looked at this. It seems to be NOT a self-publishing operation, correct?

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Not that I'm going to submit - the Stream doesn't do YA - but I clicked on submit to look for the catch (i.e. is this a hybrid venture meaning you need to pay money? What are the royalties for the paperback/audio versions?) and I can't find that info nor actually how to submit.

 

[Claire G]

I looked at this. It seems to be NOT a self-publishing operation, correct?

No, it's not self-publishing xx

 

[Claire G]

Not that I'm going to submit - the Stream doesn't do YA - but I clicked on submit to look for the catch (i.e. is this a hybrid venture meaning you need to pay money? What are the royalties for the paperback/audio versions?) and I can't find that info nor actually how to submit.

It's not hybrid. There's an online form. I'll double check the link I've shared because all the info is there on the website xx

 

[Claire G]

It's not hybrid. There's an online form. I'll double check the link I've shared because all the info is there on the website xx

@Hannah Faoileán The form appears under the accepted genres boxes but it takes a few seconds to load. You're right about some info not being shared too. Apologies! 50% royalties on the ebook is good though, and for some genres it's the main way they're read so where the majority of income would come from xx

 

[Bloo]

Thank you for posting this, Claire. My genre (sci-fi) is not represented. Yet I don't yet have a full manuscript for them to consider, so I can't complain too much.

It's good that a traditional publisher is at least trying to woo unrepresented writers. The form loads abysmally slow, though.

 

[Sarit]

Interesting, I'm just wondering what is the catch? Why the 'new venture'/imprint? I don't expect much but I'll throw in my historical speculative fiction. Not sure what they want the full ms when we all know they read only first 2 pages if that at all (once they skim the pitch).

 

[Claire G]

Interesting, I'm just wondering what is the catch? Why the 'new venture'/imprint? I don't expect much but I'll throw in my historical speculative fiction. Not sure what they want the full ms when we all know they read only first 2 pages if that at all (once they skim the pitch).

Digital-first imprints are on the rise. They can be much more adaptable to meta-data etc (e.g if a book cover isn't working, new ones can be tested and it can be easily changed comparatively). Also, no advances to pay, and as it's print-on-demand, no risk of paying out for big print runs and warehouse costs etc.

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Interesting, I'm just wondering what is the catch? Why the 'new venture'/imprint? I don't expect much but I'll throw in my historical speculative fiction. Not sure what they want the full ms when we all know they read only first 2 pages if that at all (once they skim the pitch).

I've heard from an agency that goes straight into asking for the full MS: - yes, they normally only need a few pages to know if they are interested, but when they are interested, they want to carry on and read the whole thing rather than getting back to the author and maybe having to wait a couple of weeks,. Also, before they did this, there was a lot of time wasted in contacting authores only to learn that the book was not yet finished.

 

[Jake E]

I wonder if they're going to use AI to read submissions.
Cutting out agents will undoubtedly open the floodgates and they'll be inundated with submissions.

 

[Sarit]

I wonder if they're going to use AI to read submissions.
Cutting out agents will undoubtedly open the floodgates and they'll be inundated with submissions.

Hmm.... I wouldn't be surprised. And also I personally would not mind nor can I fight this.

 

[Sarit]

Digital-first imprints are on the rise. They can be much more adaptable to meta-data etc (e.g if a book cover isn't working, new ones can be tested and it can be easily changed comparatively). Also, no advances to pay, and as it's print-on-demand, no risk of paying out for big print runs and warehouse costs etc.

Thank you for explaining this. I think this is smarter because you can adjust things as you go along, less risk for the publisher so they can also take bigger risks on new authors.