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May I publicly announce my forthcoming book after I signed my contract?
For sure, go ahead and don't forget to tag us on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky @punctum_books!
Will punctum cover my image licensing costs?
We do not have a budget to cover image licenses. If you want to include copyrighted images in you...
May I republish my own work?
You always retain copyright to your work, so feel free to include parts of it in other publicatio...
May I include previously published materials?
In developing a book authors and editors often include materials that have already been published...
Will my book be used for AI training?
Even though punctum books itself has no direct links to any AI company and will never "sell" its ...
May my book be translated?
Yes, the Creative Commons license that we usually use (BY-NC-SA 4.0) allows for translation of yo...
Will I receive any royalties?
The baseline is that very few scholarly publications ever sell enough copies to compensate for, l...
Transliteration
In different humanities disciplines it is common to refer to certain concepts, names, and titles ...
Biographies
Biographies should be concise, up to date, and contain essential biographical information. They i...
Distribution
Print Books Our print books are printed on demand by KDP, which means they are printed when they...
Book Promotion
At punctum we are committed to ensuring that our books have the widest possible audience. We subm...
House Style (CMoS-based)
1. Spelling 1.1 Use US English spelling conventions. organize, utilize, color, center, jail, dr...
Paying an Invoice
If you received an invoice from us, be it for a library subscription, book order, or book process...
Examples of Footnote References and Bibliographic Entries
1. Notes 1.1 Use footnotes rather than endnotes, as many of our books are read as PDFs and footn...
4. Copyediting
4.1 Once we have agreed on a cover design a few months will pass as your book works itself up alo...
4. Copyediting
4.1 Once we have agreed on a cover design a few months will pass as your book works itself up alo...
Will I Be Charged for Publishing?
punctum is one of the very few Open Access (OA) presses in the world that does not charge what ar...
Submitting Your Manuscript through an Imprint
If you are interested in publishing with one of our Imprints, such as Brainstorm Books, Dead Lett...
6. Publicity and Promotion
6.1 Your book has been a designed PDF for a while now. Everyone has tried to squash errors. It is...
7. Publication Day
7.1 Publication can happen abruptly, but we will try to let you know the day of its coming a few ...