Read the Submission Guidelines and understand the Publishing Process Flow to find out how does Ukiyoto select scripts for final publishing. Mail your entries accordingly to ukiyotopublishing@gmail.com for project consideration.

Usually we get back within two weeks with a response to your entry. Since, our experts thoroughly scrutinize for the right content to ensure quality publication, at times it may take upto three weeks from the date of submission for the evaluation process to complete. We take great care in checking each entry to make sure we deliver quality content.

You would be asked to send either furthur details (if required) or go through the detailed Publishing Guidelines in the link given in your mail. You may get back to us regarding any doubts or queries you have on the publishing guidelines. Once, you are clear with all queries, we will send you the Author Contract in a link where you may place your electronic signature and agree to the terms and conditions of publishing. Post receiving your acceptance, we shall issue you an Author Id which is to be quoted in all future communications and we will start working on your project according to the given time lines. You may go through our Submission Guidelines and Publishing Process Flow before sending us your manuscript.

Post signing the Author Contract, we shall send you a link for submitting your mandatory details and based on your input we will scan our global network of distributors for the best available publishing cost. This is a manual task and may take upto two (2) to three (3) working days. We shall then get back to you with the minimum MRP that you need to set for your book and the corresponding royalty that you would receive. Note, that the percentage royalty that you would receive will be mentioned in your Author Contract. Once, you decide your MRP to be placed which is equal to or greater than the minimum available MRP set by us, we shall freeze the same and proceed forward with the project. Take note that the minimum MRP provided by us shall be globally applicable. Hence, it is possible that you may find out a regional publisher who may be offering a print at a lower cost than ours but on a global scale that same price may not be applicable for your book to reach a vast audience. In such cases, you may write to us with the details of your regional publisher and we can contact him to see how best we may work out to both provide a lower printing cost and also a wider audience reach. Since, we are an author community, we work towards the development of the Author and forming a nexus which would help the community with better results.

Post acceptance of your Author Contract, if you wish to design your own cover, you are most welcome to do so. We will send across a detailed cover designing guide which you may refer to and prepare you own design. You may send across your design post which we will place the QR Code, the MRP, Ukiyoto logo and imprint to proceed for further processes.

You get an author-focused process. We build community. We use a mix of traditional and self-publishing methods. We use technology. We do not charge for submission review or evaluation. If your work passes our quality check, we ask for the next details and move forward with the publishing process.

Here are few of the definitions and terminologies frequently used in the publishing process flow and also you will come across while publishing with us, a. Genre - Every book has a well defined genre such as Fiction - General, Fiction - Romance, Non Fiction - History, Non Fiction - Sculture and many others. The complete list of Genres maybe found on the official website of Book Industry Study Group (BISG). b. BISAC - Book Industry Study Group (BISG) maintains a number of codes to classify both physical and digital products and assigns them a unique reference code termed as BISAC Code. The complete list and details of the codes maybe obtained from the official website of BISG. c. Keywords - These are the words which are used to increase the book's visibility and enable the customers or readers to easily search for the related book by relevant keyword. For example, a book on Romance may have the keywords as, "romantic novels', 'romance', 'romantic books', 'love stories' and many others d. Lamination - This is the process or the type of print to be provided in the final copy of the book. Ukiyoto usually offers two (2) kinds of lamination prints for its paperback namely, i. Glossy - This produces deeper and cleaner line colours and contains rich content. The reflective shiny finish grabs attention of the customer and usually repels dust, dirt and fingerprints. This is also usually used as the standard for all paperbacks ii. Matte - This gives a professional and elegant finish and is used more as a 'fashionable' choice for laminate. Usually designers and readers who focus more on the aesthetics like the look and feel of this finish. The Matter finish is less reflective than Glossy finish, gives a feel of a velvet texture and looks more natural e. ISBN - An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number. ISBNs were ten (10) digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1 January 2007 they consist of 13 digits. ISBNs are calculated using a specific mathematical formula and include a check digit to validate the number.Each ISBN consists of 5 elements with each section being separated by spaces or hyphens. Three of the five elements may be of varying length, i. Prefix element – currently this can only be either 978 or 979. It is always 3 digits in length ii. Registration group element – this identifies the particular country, geographical region, or language area participating in the ISBN system. This element may be between 1 and 5 digits in length iii. Registrant element - this identifies the particular publisher or imprint. This may be up to 7 digits in length iv. Publication element – this identifies the particular edition and format of a specific title. This may be up to 6 digits in length v. Check digit – this is always the final single digit that mathematically validates the rest of the number. It is calculated using a Modulus 10 system with alternate weights of 1 and 3. (ISBN Content Courtesy: www.isbn-international.org) f. QR Code - The Quick Response (QR) Code maybe used as a trademark for a type of barcode and is a machine readable optical label which contains details of the item to which it is tagged. QR Codes maybe used to track sales volumes, website data and many other purposes that the user decides. The QR Code maybe read by QR Scanner which is available for free both on Andrioid and iPhone Play Store g. Spine - This is the part of the book cover which covers the thickness of the book and it falls between front and back cover. This is applicable to perfect bound and hard bound books only. h. Bleed - This is extra area of the book cover which is placed while designing the cover and is cut off at the time of final print. Bleed is usually an extension of the background colour and do not contain any text or graphics which is supposed to come in the final print. The bleed is placed because the trimming is usually never exact and there maybe a slight variation. Hence, if the background of the cover is not extended, there maybe a slight white portion visible on the edges of the cover.

Post intimation on your selection, we go by the following steps to commence work on your project, a. Send across the link to Author Contract b. Post receipt of your signature on the Contract, we will send across the Author Input Form whereby all details provided by you shall be referred to for designing, typesetting, producing, promotion and distribution of your title c. Once, the cover and inner files are ready, we will send across a link to review your files and notify us for any changes or revision. This is a one time activity as it becomes difficult to revise the files once they are into production and sent across to distributors d. After incorporating the changes, we will initiate a final confirmation from your end and start the listing process e. We will intimate you on the royalty of your title and the suggested marked price which you are free to change and let us know f. Once your links get activated, we will share them with you to announce your book launch g. If you have taken additional services such as increasing Instagram followers, conducting book reviews or book launches, the details and timeline of the same will be intimated to you accordingly h. We will provide you with a link to your Earnings Dashboard which is updated by the 5th of every month At any point in time, you are most free to write to us or ask any questions you have. Our official mail id for all communications is ukiyotopublishing@gmail.com