We are a group of Lebanese, French, British, and Canadian authors and editors, spread around the globe.
The company is registered in Cyprus.
Our long-term goal is to publish all types of books in all genres, and have “There’s a Eukalypto for everyone” as our slogan. However, as a start-up, our focus right now is on titles that have mass appeal. We feel that this strategy will enable us to publish all types of books in the future.
We publish books in both English and French. If we believe there is a market for a translated version of a certain book, we might publish it in both languages. If not, then it will be translated once it has sold a certain number of copies.
Are your books available in bookstores?
Eukalypto is both a publishing and book selling platform. A presence in bookstores would generate significant costs related to distribution and storage, and our model relies precisely on avoiding such costs.
Books are sold online only, through the Eukalypto website:
- Digital books are sold directly on our platform.
- Printed books are sold on an external printing and distribution platform.
Are your books divided into collections?
In its first five years, Eukalypto will launch two collections:
Main Collection
Including both fiction and non-fiction titles with mass market appeal.
Club Collection
Including both fiction and non-fiction titles that may not have mass market appeal but are written to very high literary standards.
We will launch the
Junior Collection later. This collection will include both fiction and non-fiction books intended for younger audiences.
Will the website allow readers to leave reviews?
At the end of each book, a link will lead to pages and publications on social media, dedicated to the book, and where readers can comment, review, and debate.
How does Eukalypto protect its books against piracy?
Eukalypto won’t be using any type of protection against piracy, for one simple reason: all digital protection can be cracked.
Instead of spending energy and resources on codes and algorithms, we have chosen to rely on the growing sense of equity in humankind by engaging our readership through social media and other forms of communication. This way, we can raise awareness and create a community of readers who understand the value of a book and are willing to pay a fair price for it.
We want our readership to become the backbone of our fair and humanistic approach, and we will be concentrating our efforts in this direction.
Is Eukalypto a hybrid or vanity publisher?
No. Eukalypto is a fair-trade publisher. We handle the entire book publishing process, from editing and designing, to producing and distributing, for a percentage of the royalties (see our
standard contract
).
We do not ask authors to invest or share in any of the costs of production. Our strength and added value is in managing these tasks for the author.
Who retains the rights of the books you publish?
Authors assign Eukalypto the exclusive rights to publish, reproduce, and sell their work in all formats including digital and audio, in English and French, for a limited duration stipulated in the contract. Authors retain the rights to all other languages and adaptations. However, if an adaptation or a translation deal is signed during the contract period, Eukalypto will receive a percentage of the profits.
How exactly are the profits divided?
Original book version:
- 50% author(s)
- 47.5% Eukalypto (Eukalypto, freelance proofreaders and editors, cover designer)
- 2.5% “Fair Pot” (see below)
Translated book version:
- 35% author(s)
- 15% translation team
- 47.5% Eukalypto (Eukalypto, freelance proofreaders and editors, cover designer)
- 2.5% “Fair Pot” (see below)
What is the Fair Pot?
2.5% of the profits from every book sale are equally divided between all the authors signed by Eukalypto and published in the same collection. That way each author shares in everybody’s profits.
What are Eukalypto’s criteria for accepting submissions?
When our editorial team is in the process of evaluating a submission, they look for both quality, content, and marketability in order to decide if the work can be of interest to us and to determine the collection it could belong in.
Do you accept books with illustrations?
Yes, we do. But please note that for technical reasons, e-books can only be published with illustrations in separate sections and not embedded into sections of text.
Can an author create their own cover design?
Yes, but only with the final approval of Eukalypto’s design team. Having their own cover art increases the author’s revenue share.
Apart from being a publishing company, does Eukalypto offer other services?
Yes, we do. Below are the services we offer:
- Translation (English to French and French to English),
- Revision, line-editing and proofreading,
- Book interior pages design & layout,
- Cover design,
- Advertising of your book on social media,
- Writing workshops and coaching,
- Full training to become your own self-publisher.
our authors
We do not ask our authors for any financial contribution. Our standard contract is fair and equitable. Authors receive 50% of the net profits generated from the sale of their books in the original language and 35% of the net profits from the sale of their books in translated versions. In addition, they benefit not only from their own book sales, but also from all books sold by Eukalypto within the collection their work is part of, through the “Fair Pot”: 2.5% of the profits from every book sale are equally divided among all authors signed by Eukalypto and published in the same collection.
our readers
We select well-crafted, original books that our editorial team—composed of experienced proofreaders, editors, translators, and authors from all around the globe—produces to the highest standards of editing, layout, and printing quality, and makes available at affordable prices.
our environment
Printed books are only produced on demand, and 5% of all print-on-demand books’ profits go towards organisations actively working to reforest the planet, such as Canopy.