If you're currently using your original content in your classroom and are looking for a simple marketing platform where you can share your book with other potential adopters, then yes! We offer customized, print-on-demand, high-level production services for authors using their original content in the academic community. We can help quickly (in 4-8 weeks) transform your manuscript into a real book that your students and colleagues will appreciate.

Here's a list of what you'll receive with the Original Works package:

• – Template cover design options with 2 proof iterations (you can also upload your own image)
• – Interior format and layout
• – ISBN administration
• – Original copyright administration
• – 20% digital preview for students
• – 5 free copies
• – E-commerce distribution through University Readers and Amazon.com
• – 20% royalties on all sales!
• – Indexing with author submitted terms
• – 15 images (i.e. illustrations, sidebar text, photos, figures, charts, tables, graphs) included
• – Start-up Marketing Kit. Kit includes templates for flyers, postcard and e-mails along with copywriting tips and a guide to ordering mailing lists. Also included is a promotional book launch in the ScholarScape e-newsletter and online peer review forms.

We request that your manuscript is submitted as a formatted word document, 12 pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1" margins with no headers or footers. Your manuscript must be a minimum of 10,000 words.

Your manuscript should be edited and proofread prior to submitting. However, we offer additional editorial services if you require assistance perfecting your content. Basic copy editing and proofreading services are charged on a per-word basis.

Have your students and colleagues purchase directly from University Readers! Because Amazon.com charges a 45% distribution fee on all sales, that discount reduces your royalty amount per book. Also, utilize the tools in the Start-up Marketing Kit in promoting your title to increase sales outside your own class.

We offer several optional services that will allow you to enhance the quality of your book. Such services include "from-scratch" custom-design cover, basic copy editing and proofreading, data scanning and image layout. Talk with your account manager to see if these options apply to your specific publishing needs.

You'll consult directly with our graphic design team on your ideal cover. We create a custom design to meet your specific needs and provide you with up to 2 proof iterations in order to make it just perfect.

The price of your book is based on the final page count and format of the book (paperback or hardcover, color or black & white interior).

Yes! We offer a 20% discount for courses with an enrollment of 50 students or more. Not only will your students enjoy this savings, but any other adopting professor with a 50+ enrollment course will also be able to take advantage of this savings. Your students will receive this discount upon check-out on our student ordering site.

Professors can learn all about your book on your personal website by visiting the University Readers Online Catalog. When they're ready to adopt your book for their course, they can do so by visiting www.universityreaders.com/adopt/form/. They simply enter their course information and your ISBN. We request that adoption forms are submitted 4 weeks in advance of the first day of class to ensure full inventory for students. University Readers will provide adopting professors with one complimentary desk copy.

Students can purchase your book by visiting http://www.universityreaders.com/students/. They will be asked to create an account with a login and password and can easily locate your book by searching for the course or professor name. Immediately after purchasing, students will receive a free PDF download of the first 20% of the book so they can begin reading right away while they wait for their book to arrive by mail.

Yes! Bookstores will receive a 20% discount for stocking your book! Keep in mind that the bookstore will add a retail mark-up to the price for the students. Your royalties are derived from the discounted price, not the mark-up.