Hybrid Publishing

Hybrid publishing is just what it sounds like: a blend of publishing models.

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What is Hybrid Publishing?

Hybrid offers industry-standard quality control, modern distribution, and partnership through the process.
An author invests in a portion of the production costs in exchange for a much larger share of royalties on the sale of the book.

An author may not pay anything to a traditional publisher up front, but there are costs.

They will have invested in their own skills, through courses and coaches and writing programs and often several rounds of professional editing. 

And for the privilege of their traditional publishing contract they will pay the publisher between 85% and 95% of royalties resulting from the sale of the book. Yes, most authors who are traditionally published receive a paltry 5% - 15% of royalties—the publisher keeps the rest.

Hybrid authors earn between 50% and 70% or more in royalties on book sales.  

**Details and percentage vary by publisher and contract.

IBPA's Hybrid 
Publishing Criteria

  • Define mission and vision for its publishing program.
  • Vet submissions.
  • Commit to truth and transparency in business practices.
  • Provide a negotiable, easy-to-understand contract for each book published.
  • Publish under its own imprint(s) and ISBNs.
  • Publish to industry standards.
  • Ensure editorial, design, and production quality.
  • Pursue and manage a range of publishing rights.
  • Provide distribution services.
  • Demonstrate respectable sales.
  • Pay authors a higher-than-standard royalty.

Read more about the Independent Book Publishers' Association's Hybrid Publisher Criteria here.

Learn more about modern publishing models

The Ideal Ingenium Books Author

If you recognize yourself in these characteristics, we may be the publisher you’re looking for: 

Decisive, action oriented  

Collaborative, entrepreneurial

Believe in the power of a strong team

Willing to learn, adapt, and grow

You're a mature professional

Have goals — for you and for your book

Ready and willing to invest in  publishing goals

Have a network cheering you on

Ready to publish with us? 

When you do well, we do well, and vice versa.

Why We're Different

At Ingenium Books, we take the “hybrid” notion a step further. What sets us apart from other publishers is the fact that we blend author and manuscript development into many of our projects.  

A Gap in the Publishing Ecosystem

Our approach addresses a gap in the publishing ecosystem. In the fallout from the 2008-09 crash, traditional publishers stopped developing new author talent as they shed staff and authors who aren't selling enough books to be profitable.  

Authors Always Invest in Publishing

Authors pursuing traditional publishing must first harness their talent and hone their craft. This means investing in writing schools, courses, coaching programs, (sometimes) agents, development editors, and others. They also invest time, effort, and often more money seeking a publisher.

A Direct Path to Published

At Ingenium Books, we offer a straighter, certain path to publishing. We have taken on the important work of developing new authors, guiding / training/ coaching  them as together we produce the best possible manuscript. The sweet reward is publishing and ongoing marketing support on the other side.

Manuscript Needs Work? No Problem

Our publishing model works in these scenarios: 

  • Developing author, partial / incomplete draft 
  • Developing author, complete draft that needs work
  • Author, professionally-edited manuscript and a marketing plan

Tanya Hackney

author, Leaving the Safe Harbor

Thank you for investing yourself in my work. Throughout this whole process, I have never felt stranded or lost, because you steered me through every decision and answered every question.

Gwyn Teatro

author, In the Thick of It

Boni is an excellent coach. She and John helped me through the entire process. They have infinite knowledge of the publishing industry and of journalism, a down-to-earth approach, which allowed me to relax and get on with the work in front of me.

Henrik J. Mondrup

Henrik J Mondrup

author, Achieving Change

Do YOU have a dream receiving endorsements from Harvard University, Stanford University, and others? I had, and thanks to Ingenium Books, my dream came true.

Dana Frank

author, Get Up and Get On It

Working with Boni Wagner-Stafford is a game changer. She met deadlines and her edits maintained my voice and the vision of my story. I highly recommend working with Ingenium Books and Boni Wagner-Stafford. Boni listens and she gets it. Helping tell your story is her gift.”

You don’t need to become
a publishing expert.
You just need one on your team.

Author Investment & Return

AUTHOR INVESTMENT

If accepted, your investment will include coaching/editing, and the publishing partnership is $10K USD, in ten to twelve equal and  manageable monthly  payments. 

PUBLISHER INVESTMENT

Our time, team, experience, and creative assets are valued at more than $35K USD. Like you, we work to recoup our investment in shared royalties from the sale of the book.

ROYALTY EARNINGS

We pay 60% of net royalties across all platforms, formats, countries, and territories. Our royalty reports will include sales by format, market, currency, month. 

Ready to become an Ingenium Books’ author? 

Ready to be an author? Explore partnership publishing options with Ingenium Books today.

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