Publishing: What We Offer

Stay indie but get end-to-end publishing support.

Even in the age of self-publishing, with many breakthrough, independent writers successfully selling their books on their own, publishing is still hard work. It's euphoric and exciting, but it's also grunt work. It's tempting to do it all on your own. We often forget the groundwork that needs to be done to be a successful author.

Our partner-publishing model is designed for authors looking for the independence of self-publishing, with the administrative, editorial, marketing, and distribution support offered by traditional publishers. Publishing has many stages. The editing, formatting, layout, cover design, digital conversion, distribution, and marketing and promotion can often be a chaotic process— consuming much of your time and energy.

We think your time is better spent stoking the creative fires and developing those big ideas that compelled you to write in the first place. Professional support— that's what you get with Night Owls Press. Whether you have a manuscript sitting in limbo on your computer's hard drive, a half-finished draft needing an editor's expert kneading and prodding, or maybe just a brilliant idea rattling around in your head— we can help you publish your book every step of the way.

Turning big ideas into great books...

We invest our resources in projects that show intellectual rigor and unconventional views, working with people who have ideas they're passionate about and the expertise to support them. Meet some of the authors we’ve partnered with. Our books have been featured or mentioned in Yahoo! Small Business, Venture Beat, GigaOM, The Next Web, Fast Company, Business Insider, CNN Money, The Globe and Mail, The Financial Times, Shareable, Deskmag, Small Business Digest, SocialEarth, FreelanceSwitch, North Bay Bohemian, among others.

We're looking for book proposals on topics that challenge and re-imagine prevailing conventions about business, work, and life, focusing on:

Work and business innovation
Social entrepreneurship
D-I-Y culture and the collaborative economy
Lifestyle trends (parenting, travel, health)
Green and environmental initiatives
Education
...and more (surprise us!)

Global Distribution, Managed Payments

Multichannel distribution with Night Owls Press, Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and other vendors. Managed payments, accounting, and tracking for book sales.

Keep all rights to your book. Copyright stays in your name. Simple, straightforward, and readable contracts make it easy and convenient.

Generous Royalties, No Upfront Costs

You get competitive royalties on net sales revenue and are charged no upfront fees.

We have our "skin in the game" and invest in the book with you beyond the release date.

All-Around Publishing Support

Personalized editing, research, design, marketing, and managed payments and accounting support for you and your book.

The advance is paid to the author in two installments: half upon contract signing and the other half upon completion and delivery of the book to Night Owls Press.

Royalties are outlined in individual contracts with authors. Net sales revenue is defined as the sales revenue less the distributor cuts (Amazon or B&N) and sales costs (specifically, merchant processing fees [e.g. PayPal] and print-on-demand costs).

How It Works >>