There's two things to note here. One is the quality of the work Atmosphere's people do. I would call it matchless. I've published two books with them, and both editors were absolutely fantastic at getting what I was trying to do (which was strange, and not easily grasped) and helping me to do it better. Ronaldo the cover designer deserves all the awards in the business; especially the second cover he designed for me (for Insecticide: check it out yourself if you think I'm making this up) was the greatest cover design I have EVER seen. Their publicity people got me five reviews (all glowing--a pleasant surprise for me) and two interviews, and got me set up on Goodreads. (The home-town bookstore book launch fell through, but not for lack of Atmosphere's trying.)The other thing is the money. If you're a struggling author trying to write on a shoestring, and trying to support yourself with your writing, Atmosphere may not be the place for you. My situation is different: I'm not wealthy but comfortable enough to afford the subvention, and even to pay for the book-boost publicity. And my big need is to get past the editors at tiny presses wading through hundreds of manuscripts in search of that little domestic drama or adventure story that might sell enough to make it worth a small press's while. My stuff is weird. To me it's the only really enjoyable way to write, but I'm told my writing is an acquired taste--and the way the book publishing biz works, maybe always has worked, is that nobody has time to acquire tastes for independently published books. It's instant gratification or nothing. So it is enough for me to get published and get read by maybe a few hundred people--and the ecstatic reviews Atmosphere got me have been instant gratification FOR ME!
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Atmosphere Press is a best-in-class ethics-forward hybrid publisher dedicated to honesty, transparency, professionalism, kindness, and making your book awesome. They require an author investment for publishing services including editorial meetings, cover design, proofreading, interior design, global distribution, and book publicity including sourcing reviews, landing author interviews, running paid ads, and hosting readings.
Since being founded in 2015 by an author and PhD in Literature, they have published more than 1000 authors across all genres, and their authors have won dozens of awards for writing, book design, and overall quality. Atmosphere Press also sponsors a free author interview series, a free writing residency in Costa Rica, a free book giveaway program, and donate to charitable causes including the World Literacy Foundation and the Inside Books Project.
They are selective in the books they sign on, offering contracts only to authors vetted via a manuscript review and exploratory phone call. Their author contract is available publicly, which is a rarity in publishing, and it guarantees that authors maintain 100% rights to their books and 90% royalties. You can also read the bios of their entire team online, so you know who exactly you'd be working with on your book. See more
