Welcome
At RockWay Press, LLC we focus on our authors, on the quality of their writing (no matter what genre), on the best way in which the author can reach his audience (or how he can reach a new or expanded audience), and on the author's long-term goals and career.
In the past few years, the sales of paper books have collapsed, while the sales of e-books have increased exponentially. This is due to many factors: the increased quality of e-book readers, technological advances, and the availability of authors' back-list titles as e-books. While no one believes that paper books will disappear completely, e-books have irrevocably changed the publishing industry, just as the advent of MP3 players and music downloads forever changed the music-purchasing industry, shattering CD sales.
Now, with the click of a button, consumers can purchase a new book, replace a lost one, read sample chapters before purchasing, borrow or lend books -- all without leaving their homes. Often, from within an e-book itself, readers can be connected to the authors' websites, Twitter & Facebook pages, blogs, and purchase additional titles.
It's an evolution.
One that benefits both readers and authors.
RockWay Press is evolving, too, by publishing its authors in e-book format, available for virtually all platforms and readers, including but not limited to Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's NOOK, Smartphone apps, PCs, Macs, etc. Those RWP authors already out in print will be re-issued as e-books. All newly acquired works will be published as e-books.
RockWay Press' Annual International Contest (1 September - 31 December) will publish its winners as e-books.
At this time, because authors would have to pay to have their books scanned in order to submit manuscript copies for conversion into e-book format, RockWay has discontinued its Out-of-Print Series, though it may be re-instated in the future.
If you care more about your writing than about an advance which may be the only money you will only see from another publishing house; if you care more about the time you spend working on your craft than the time you spend sitting around talking about being a writer; if you want to grow as an artist & improve your writing skills with each book; if you never want to write the same book twice (or even the same type of book twice); if you want a publisher who, as a respected author herself (in all genres) and as a former university professor of world literatures & creative writing, knows how to guide you in exactly the right way to help you become a better craftsman and a better author (a publisher who will tell you the truth, frankly but kindly); if you want to reach an international reading audience & interact with them; if you need to write or die, then you might be one of the authors we're looking for.
Want to sell your books around the world without ever leaving home? Want to connect with your readers from the comfort of your writing space -- through your website, Twitter, Facebook, Online Chats, Blogs, Online Book Discussion Groups, Skype, and other technological advances?
Want to be included in a group of prestigious, award-winning authors who are making the transition from paper books to e-books, taking the leap of faith that selling more e-books at lower prices may, in the long run, earn your more money than traditional book publishing & selling ventures?
If so, you may be a candidate for RockWay Press.
Send us a Query according to our guidelines.
Please note that any queries that do not follow our required guidelines are deleted unread.
Enter our Annual International Writing Contest.
Please note that Contest Entries are only accepted between 1 September & 31 December annually.
Questions? Contact Us.
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Please note that RockWay Press, LLC, is not an Author's Self-publishing house:
Authors cannot pay us to publish their books; authors cannot buy ISBNs from us.
RWP is not a literary agency:
We do not represent authors' books in order to sell them to other publishing houses.
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Web-site Updated: 31 January 2012
