AUTHORLINK NEWS/JUNE 2, 2011--The Mystery Writers of America today announced major changes to its membership guidelines, opening the membership door to eBook and print-on-demand publishers, but with numerous restrictions.
Revisions to the MWA's Approved Publisher criteria now accepts books published solely in e-book format or print-on-demand, but do not permit self-published authors to become active members, regardless of format.
Among a number of restrictions on publishers, the publisher must have paid a minimum of $500 in advances and/or royalties to at least five authors with no financial or ownership interest in the company.
The publisher must have paid a minimum royalty of least 25% of net revenue to authors and must prove they have paid at least quarterly. Author payments must be in monies, not barter or in-kind services.
Read MWA's full membership guidelines for publishers on MWA's blog
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