AUTHOR SUPPORT SCHEME

 AUTHOR SUPPORT SCHEME

Media Analysis  Research Center is a non-profit platform of mediamates and communication experts. Registered under Indian Trust Act 1882 on March 25, 2008. Reg No. 45/2008/BK IV.
Part of NGO partnership program of Planning board, Govt. of India. Member, Indian Chamber of Non-Government Organizations, Delhi.
Being a research organization, we focus on academic activities, documentation and activists supporting initiatives.
Media Analysis & Research Center's Author Support Scheme is a unique scheme to support new writers and new creations. Novel ideas are promoted through this programme. The programme is an author-MARC participatory venture to publish innovative books. Being an academic community, we concentrate on publication of authentic books. On the sale of the books, an author/ distributor will get 40% and 10% of the MRP as commission and royalty respectively. Also the author will get a special royalty decided by the MARC team.

• Any author of an authentic book can send a hard copy and a soft copy of the book to the director. The MARC selection committee of will scrutinize the work.

• After the completion of the scrutiny, the author will be informed whether the book is accepted for publication or not.

• If the book is accepted, author will be informed the same. The author can expect the book within three months.

• The author should advance the actual production cost. It would be reimbursed after 60% of the copies are sold out.

• Copy right of the book is solemnly vested to MARC forever. All rights regarding the book will be reserved. No part of the material may be reproduced in any form without special permission from the copy right owner.

• The author will get a special royalty for reserving the copy right. The amount will be decided by the MARC team.

• The author will get 10 copies of the published work at free of cost as author’s copy. MARC will use 100 copies at free of cost for review/introduction and file purposes.

• Sale/distribution of the book will be a mutual responsibility of the author and the MARC. Both should make initiatives to sell the copies.

• The author is awarded 10% of the total sale as royalty in each edition.

• If the author initiates for distribution, 40% is deducted on the MRP as commission.

• For book sellers/agents/distributors will get up to 50% as commission for bulk sale. The rate of commission will be fixed time to time considering the volume of books use to distribute.

• If 40% and more copies are pending for sale after one year of publication, the author is responsible for the dead stock. Such stocks should be cleared by paying 50% of the MRP.

• For authors from Lakshadweep, 50% of MRP of the total number of books published will be paid in advance and deliver the copies. We will try to arrange special representatives for distribution in islands. Commission for the represents, accommodation and other facilities are fixed on the basis of discussion.