Saguaro Books, LLC is
a publisher of fine middle grade and young adult fiction by first time authors,
opening for business in late 2012. Why first-time authors, you ask? Authors who
do not have a publishing record experience difficulties attracting an agent,
let alone a publisher. Saguaro Books was founded to address that problem for
authors. That’s also why we don’t deal with agents. We prefer to work directly
with authors. The editors in our company know these authors are new to the
publishing arena. For this reason, our editors take the time to edit the work,
making suggestions and changes while providing information as to how the work
can be improved. The work passes through the editorial process for as many
times as is required to produce a quality book.
However,
not all manuscripts make it through the editorial process. If the editors
determine the manuscript has been submitted prematurely—the work can best
benefit from a critique group or reworking, the author will be advised of this
determination. Other reasons for rejecting a manuscript include:
·
Topic is not
appropriate for the intended audience,
·
Author has already
published at least one title for young adult or middle grade readers,
·
Author is under 18
years of age,
·
Manuscript has
objectionable content,
·
Manuscript is
unreadable or very poorly constructed,
·
Book relies heavily
on illustrations,
·
Book is nonfiction.
We
are dedicated to making reading fun. This sounds like a value statement and it is.
What is fun for one may not be fun for another. Therefore, we seek to provide a
breadth of fiction that has wide appeal. Saguaro Books offers titles in
fantasy, historical fiction, extreme sports, war and military, and
fictionalized nonfiction, which is a kind of self-help for young people.
Saguaro Books will publish its first graphic novel later this fall.
Saguaro Books is
a print-on-demand publisher; we are not a vanity press. This means that all the
books we publish are in print at all times. There are no delays in between
print runs, no boxes of books left over from print runs that were too large,
and new editions can run immediately without old editions requiring disposal.
We do not charge authors for publishing their books—this separates us from vanity
presses, which often charge authors thousands of dollars to edit, print,
publish and promote their books.
We
adhere to strict editorial and publishing standards. All of our editors are
published authors. We utilize the newest publishing technology available. CreateSpace
is our ebook and print publishing resource. The use of CreateSpace gives
Saguaro Books immediate access to Amazon. Saguaro Books operates on a standard
publishing business model. We offer authors a contract to publish their work
when our editors have determined the work is suitable for publication. When the
contract has been signed by the author and counter-signed by Saguaro Books, the
author receives a marketing packet of suggestions for assisting the author in
marketing the book. Saguaro Books markets the books on social media, our
website (www.saguarobooks.com), at book sales and fairs and advertisements in
publishing and library magazines. We publish and distribute a semi-annual
brochure with our complete title list. Our books are available in print and
ebook from Amazon and Barnes and Noble (Kindle and Nook).
