PublicBookshelf Goal:
The goal of PublicBookshelf is to provide authors with a no cost promotional platform for new and previously published quality books.
What Books Qualify:
We love all kinds of romance books including contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense, inspriational romance, fantasy and paranormal romance and western romance. To qualify a book must meet our Submission Guidelines. In general, a book must meet the following qualifications:
- The manuscript must be 10,000 words or more.
- Only the rightful owner (i.e. author or publisher of the print version) of the work may submit it.
- The book must be relatively error free. PublicBookshelf will not edit your work; but, we do a general review to ensure the content is reasonably grammatically correct, makes sense and is optimized for online use.
- The content must abide by the Terms of Use. This means your book may not include unlawful content, including defamation, abuse, harassment, stalking, threats, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others.
- Does not include excessive profanity or violence.
- Does not include pornography or erotic content.
How Submission and Publication Works:
PublicBookshelf values the creative process and understands how frustrating it can be when copyright infringement occurs. In an attempt to circumvent the publication of infringed works, we require each author to register as an author. Those who write under a pseudonym may also be required to provide additional proof, such as a publishing contract showing both your real name and pseudonym.
- Use the Author Dashboard to upload a copy of the book. See the Submission Guidelines for specific submission information.
- The PublicBookshelf staff will review the book to make sure it adheres to our basic guidelines for: (a) quality (grammar, spell check, general reading ease); (b) original web content; (c) minimum word count; (d) violence and obscenity tolerance levels; and (e) is optimized for online use.
- The book is either accepted for publication or you will receive a rejection email with an explanation.
- If your book is accepted for review, the PublicBookshelf staff will offer you a publishing agreement to review and approve.Once you approve the agreement, your book will be readied for publication to the PublicBookshelf website..
- The PublicBookshelf staff will add your cover or provide a cover.
Let the popularity and community of PublicBookshelf help you promote your book, promote yourself as an author and get the readership you need to become a recognized author.
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