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Stellar Literary Press and Media empowers authors at all stages, from aspiring to published. With vast industry experience and dedicated support, we help you navigate traditional publishing avenues and achieve your literary dreams.
Copyright © 2025 | Powered by Stellar Literary Press and Media
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Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC company respects your privacy and values the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you, how we use the information, with whom we share it, and the choices available to you regarding our use of the information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how users of this website and our customers can contact us about our privacy practices.
By using this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this website. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Information We Collect About You
We may obtain personal information about you from various sources. We may collect this information when you provide it over the phone, on our website, or at one of our events. When you visit this website, we may also collect certain information about your device or usage by automated means or by using technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons. Information You Provide. You may choose to provide personal information to us in a number of ways, such as when you create an account on this site, purchase our services on this site or over the phone or participate in an offer, promotion or survey.
The types of personal information you may provide to us includes:
Contact information (such as name, postal address, email address, and phone number).
Payment information (such as your credit card number, expiration date, delivery address and billing address, banking account, and tax-related information).
Username, password, and personal cookies.
Information that you provide when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us.
Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
Any other personal information that you voluntarily provide, including information you provide when you create an account, purchase our services, or contact us.
Information provided to us by social networks when you log in to this website using your social network credentials.
Personal information excludes any information you may choose to submit publicly, such as reviews, comments, critiques, editorials, testimonials, documentaries, forum or blog discussions.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Means
When you visit this website, or interact with our emails or our online advertisements, we collect certain information about your usage or device by automated means or by using technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons. As set forth in more details below, we may also collect information about your usage and browsing habits using various web-based technologies.
The technologies we may use for this automatic data collection may include:
Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small text file placed on the hard drive of your computer or other Internet-connected device that uniquely identifies your browser to store information or settings in your browser. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to use all of the features of this website.
Web Server Logs. In conjunction with obtaining information through cookies, our web servers may log details such as your operating system type, browser type, domain, and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone in which your device is located. The web server logs also may record information such as the address of the web page that linked you to our site and the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet.
Web Beacons. Pages of our website and our emails to you may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Information that you provide when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us.
Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
Any other personal information that you voluntarily provide, including information you provide when you create an account, purchase our services, or contact us.
Information provided to us by social networks when you log in to this website using your social network credentials.
Personal information excludes any information you may choose to submit publicly, such as reviews, comments, critiques, editorials, testimonials, documentaries, forum or blog discussions.
Third Party Web Analytics Services
We may use third party web analytics services on this website, such as Google Analytics. The service providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons and similar technologies to help us analyze how visitors use this website, our emails and our online advertisements. The information collected through these means is disclosed to these service providers.
Targeted Advertising
We also may allow third-party advertising services and networks to use cookies, web server logs, web beacons and similar technologies on our websites and emails; on third party websites and emails; and on our advertising placed on third party websites. They use this information to provide advertisements about our services that may be of interest to you. You may see these advertisements on other websites. We do not control these third party technologies, and they are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We do not authorize these third parties to use this technology to collect personal information about you and they do not have access to your personal information from us. They may, however, track your Internet usage anonymously (that is, without being able to identify you personally) over time and across other websites beyond this website.
To learn more about the use of this information or to opt out of having this information used by our third party network advertisers, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative by clicking thenai.org/opt-out/
We Do Not Track Notice
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We do not respond to these “Do Not Track” signals. At this time, we do not track your personal information about your online activities over time and across third party websites. We also do not authorize third parties to collect any personal information from you on this website for these purposes.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to us and that we collect through automated means to:
Respond to your inquiries.
Call you about our publishing and related services.
Send you emails containing promotional materials or other communications, including information about the services of our various publishing imprints within our imprint Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and other subsidiary imprint.
Provide our publishing and related services to you.
Process your payment transactions.
Make royalty payments to you, if applicable.
Create and manage your account.
Administer your participation in special events, contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other promotions.
Operate, optimize and improve our products, services and operations (including developing new services; managing our communications; performing data analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions).
Comply with applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies.
Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal.
We also may use the information in other ways we describe when you provide the information, or for any other purpose with your consent.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Information We Share
We do not rent lists, or sell or otherwise disclose personal information we collect about you, except as described below. We may share your personal information with:
Our contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business and to fulfill services requested by you, including, without limitation, credit card processing companies, marketing services providers and consultants, public relations firms and printers.
To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Stellar Literary Press and Media, LLC about this website’s users is among the assets transferred. Under such circumstances we would, to the extent possible, require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. Nevertheless, we cannot ensure that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.
To other third parties with your express consent. We may also disclose your personal information:
To comply with any court order, law or legal process.
To respond to law enforcement authorities or other government officials.
To enforce our agreements with you, including for billing and collection purposes.
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your Rights and Choices
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
Email Opt-Out. You can at anytime tell us not to send you marketing communications by email at @stellarliterary.com within the marketing emails you receive from us. This opt-out does not apply to communications we send to you in relation to your transactions with us.
Google Analytics Display Advertising. We utilize Google Analytics Display Advertising to remarket to you by displaying our ads to you on third party websites. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads by clicking Ads Settings.
Reviewing, Updating and Modifying Personal Information. Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about you and update and correct inaccuracies in your personal information. Please note that only you, however, can change or delete tax information, including your TIN, previously provided to us through your Author Center on this website. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
Do Not Call. If you do not want to receive sales calls from us, you may request to have your name placed on our Do Not Call List. We will process your request and remove your name from our active list within 10 days. You can make this request by email at admin@stellarliterary.com or via mail addressed to Stellar Literary Press and Media, LLC, Attn: Do Not Call List, 1968 S. Coast Hwy #3880 Laguna Beach, CA 92651. When submitting a request, be sure to include all the relevant information that you want added to our Do Not Call List, i.e., full name, address, and telephone number(s). Subsequent sign-ups or inquiries may lead to new record creations; these actions by you may lead to inadvertent contact. If that is the case, please do not hesitate to contact us to reiterate the Do Not Call requests. If your information changes, please notify us of your new name, address, and telephone number(s) so that you will remain on the Do Not Call List.
Children Under the Age of 13
This website is not directed to children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 on this website.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to help protect and secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. However, please remember that no data storage or data transmission over the Internet, or by other means, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Thus, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Therefore, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you transmit your personal information to this website at your own risk.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. You should never submit to us payment or tax information via email. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of this website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Links To Other Websites
This website may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from us. Linked sites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest your review if you visit any linked websites. To the extent any linked websites you visit are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for those websites’ content, any use of the websites, or the privacy practices of the websites.
Governing Law
This website is published in the United States. We attempt to protect the personal information of all users of the website and we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to our services, but the website is located and targeted to United States citizens and our policies are directed at compliance with those laws. If you are uncertain whether this Privacy Policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your personal information to us.
Notice To Non-US Users
If you are located outside the United States of America, you should be aware that your personally identifiable information will be transferred to the United States of America, the laws of which may be deemed by your country to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside the United States of America and voluntarily submit personally identifiable information to us on this website, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States of America.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may add new services and features to this website. In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, or if other changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws necessitate changes to the Privacy Policy, this document will be updated accordingly. If we make a material change in the way we use your personal information, we will provide prominent notice of the change on this website.
TERMS AND AGREEMENT
1. RIGHTS AND LICENSES
Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC specifies its finished product into four categories of intellectual property: (1) Your Manuscript;(2) Our Work Product; (3) Our Property; and (4) Third Party Property.
Your Manuscript includes the text of the work in its original form as submitted by the author and as edited by us during the fulfillment of editorial services purchased by the author and graphics or other materials, all owned or authorized in writing by the owners to be submitted by the author that will be incorporated into the work. YOU (AND/ OR THE PERSONS YOU ARE EXCLUSIVELY AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT IN THIS AGREEMENT) WILL REMAIN THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OWNER(S) OF ALL RIGHTS, TITLES, AND INTERESTS, INCLUDING COPYRIGHT, IN AND TO YOUR MANUSCRIPT AND THE FINAL PRODUCTS.
Our Work Product includes the materials and resources used to create your book design, book cover design, graphics, illustrations, and other content that we or our contractors create while fulfilling the Services (except for the text of the work). Our property includes imprint logos, names, trademarks, barcodes, and ISBNs. However, you will remain the sole owner of all rights, title, and interest, including copyright, in and to Our Work Product and Our Property.
Third-Party Property includes content owned by third parties that either we license, you license, or otherwise have permission to use in the work. If your use of Third-Party Property is subject to any restrictions (such as a limit on the number of reproductions of an image), you are responsible for ensuring that you comply with those restrictions. All right, titles and interests in Third Party Property shall remain with the respective Third Party. Third Party Property licensed to us may be used only in the version of the work (in any format) that we create, and may not be removed or used in any other versions of the work or other products or materials.
During the Term of this Agreement and for the purpose of fulfilling the services availed for and of complying with our obligations under this Agreement, with respect to Your Manuscript and Third-Party Property licensed to you for use in the work, you authorize, consent to and grant to us and our contractors the following:
The worldwide rights and license to display, exhibit, reproduce, digitize, modify, license, and otherwise use the information that you provide to us about you (such as your name or chosen penname, image, likeness, appearance, voice, video footage, biographical and personal information, etc.), and information about the work (such as the title, your description of the work, excerpts and images from the work, etc.), in all materials created by us or on our behalf that incorporate any of the information above, in any format and in all media;
The worldwide rights and license to send free review copies of the work to members of the media, interested publishers, and other potential book reviewers or booksellers, at our sole discretion.
The worldwide rights and license to make excerpts or previews of the work available for preview on websites or via other media, including the websites of certain retailers such as Amazon, Google, and Apple, in Our sole discretion.
The exclusive, transferable, worldwide license to manufacture, store, use, display, execute, reproduce (in whole or in part), transmit, modify (for example, for formatting purposes or to create authorized derivative works), import, make, have made, offer to sell, print, publish, market, sublicense, distribute, and sell (individually or as part of compilations of collective works), and license for use via any subscription model or lending model, through all distribution channels available now or at a later time, in any language, in any format, and via any medium, now known or hereafter devised, selected in our sole discretion and consistent with the services you purchase.
The right and license to compile and use statistical information regarding sales of the Work for Internal Use Only.
After this Agreement is terminated, we grant to you a non-exclusive, worldwide license to manufacture, store, use, display, execute, reproduce, transmit, import, make, have made, offer to sell, print, publish, market, sublicense, distribute, and sell Our Work Product and Third-Party Property provided by us only as it exists in the version of the work that was created by us. The resale of copies of the work purchased previously by you or a third party is not subject to the terms of this Agreement.
2. FULFILLMENT OF SERVICES
Before we are required to complete fulfillment of the services, you must submit to us: (a) a fully completed Title Submission Form or other forms requested by us; (b) your manuscript; and (c) full payment for the services. We are not responsible for the loss of or damage to your manuscript while in transit or in our possession. We are not obligated to preserve or return your manuscript or any other submitted materials that’s why digital materials are highly encouraged for submission.
You agree that we will suggest the price at which to sell the various formats of the work (“Suggested Retail Price”). Please note that the suggested retail price is not necessarily the price of the work to the end customer, which is set by the retailer. You may nominate a specific price at your discretion, given that it does not go below the printing and binding cost.
Upon final approval of the work, we will make it available through our website and our contractors, consistent with the services availed. The work may be sold individually in any format, or may be distributed in one or more of the following models: (i) divided with only certain portions of the work sold; (ii) combined, in whole or part, with other works and sold as part of a bundle; (iii) combined, in whole or in part, with other works and sold as part of a subscription service; or (iv) combined, in whole or in part, and sold as part of lending service. We do not warrant that any particular contractor will sell the work product, as this is up to the contractor’s sole discretion. If we receive a complaint from you or a third party regarding the work, we may discontinue the distribution of the work while we resolve the complaint.
You are responsible for the payment of shipping and handling fees for the complimentary copies of your purchased package with Us.
3. ROYALTIES
Royalties will be paid to you on all sales of the work given that It is purchased from our contractors, EXCEPT: (a) sales of used copies of the work purchased from Us; (b) sales of the work purchased by you from Us; and (c) copies of the work given to any person or entity free of charge that came from Us.
You will receive Royalties based on One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Suggested Retail Price for each sale of the individual work in print or audio format through one of our contractors; minus the following expenses:
Printing Cost
Distribution Cost
Shipping and Handling
Royalties and total sales of the work are calculated on a calendar quarter basis. Royalties due will be paid within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter. We may accrue and withhold payment until the total amount of Royalties earned equals or exceeds seventy-five dollars ($75). All held Royalties will be paid in full within ninety (90) after the end of each calendar year. Royalty payments may be reduced by any outstanding amounts you owe to us and are subject to garnishment. We reserve the right to determine or change the method of payment, at our sole discretion. Royalties may be subject to applicable tax requirements and withholding.
You are responsible for supplying and maintaining with us complete and current personal information, including, but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, email address, and bank information, Or PayPal Account. We are not liable for any damages related to delays or failure to maintain accurate current and complete personal information with us. We reserve the right to place a hold on payment of Royalties if an electronic payment is rejected because the bank information you provided is no longer valid. We will continue to hold the Royalties until you provide us with accurate address and bank account information.
4. TERMINATION & REFUNDS
The author has the right to modify, reject, cancel, or stop any and all plans or work in process. However, the author must agree to reimburse Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC for all costs and expenses that Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC incurred prior to the author’s change in instructions, and which relate to non-cancelable commitments, and to defend, indemnify and hold the company harmless for any liability relating to such action. Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and the author agree to use their best efforts to minimize such costs and expenses.
Prior to the submission of raw materials, required forms or signed Terms and Agreement:
0-7 calendar days after the payment: 75% of the purchase price
8-15 calendar days after the payment: 50% of the purchase price
15-30 calendar days after the payment: 25% of the purchased price
Payment beyond 30 days: NO REFUND
After the raw materials, required forms, or terms and agreement are submitted, our production team will automatically work on your purchase service; thus, this results in NO REFUND.
Please note that for refund transactions, there will be a 10% transaction fee that will be charged from the refund amount.
5. PERIOD OF AGREEMENT AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION
This Agreement shall become effective based on the Date and Timestamped and shall continue until terminated by either party upon not less than 60 days’ notice in writing given by either party to the other.
6. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE
Either party to this Agreement may terminate the Agreement if the other party defaults in the performance of any of its material duties and obligations and the default is not cured within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notice of said default, or if the default is not reasonably curable within the said period of time unless the defaulting party commences cure within the said period of time and diligently proceeds to cure the default.
In addition, either party may immediately terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party if the other party is insolvent or has a petition brought by or against it under the insolvency laws of any jurisdiction or in the case of the Author if the Author materially breaches its obligations to make payment pursuant to this Agreement.
7. PAYMENT FOR NON-CANCELABLE MATERIALS
Any non-cancelable materials, services, etc., Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and the author have properly committed to purchasing for the author’s account, (either specifically or as part of a plan such as modules, photography, and/or external services) shall be paid for by the author, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and the author agree to use their best efforts to minimize such liabilities immediately upon written notification from the author. Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC will provide written proof, upon request of the Author that any such materials and services are non-cancelable.
8. MATERIALS UNPAID TERMS
If upon termination there exist any materials furnished by Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC or any services performed by us to which the author has not paid us in full, until such time as the author has paid us in full, the author agrees not to use any such materials, in whole or in part, or the product of such services.
9. TRANSFER OF MATERIALS
Upon termination of this agreement, provided that there is no outstanding indebtedness owing by You to Stellar Literary Press and Media, we shall transfer, assign and make available to You all property and materials in its possession or control belonging to You. You agree to pay for all costs associated with the transfer of materials.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
You represent and warrant the following:
You are either the sole author and sole owner of all copyrights, or you are exclusively authorized in writing to represent all coauthors owning all copyrights to your manuscript, or your manuscript is a work for hire and you own all copyrights in it;
You are either the owner of or you have secured permission to use any Third-Party Property that you give to us to include in the work, and you can provide proof of such permission if requested;
Your manuscript and the work do not: (i) infringe on any copyright or other intellectual property rights; (ii) violate any right of privacy, publicity or other personal or property right whatsoever; (iii) contain any libelous matter or matter otherwise contrary to law; (iv) contain a recipe, formula, or instruction that may be injurious to the user; or (v) contain any information of a third party deemed private by applicable law (such as social security numbers, dates of birth, or private financial or medical information);
All statements in your manuscript or the work asserted as facts are based on your careful investigation and research for accuracy;
There have not been and are not now any pending or, to your knowledge, threatened claims, litigation, or other proceedings pending against you with respect to the content or title of your manuscript or the work or other claims based on any facts that would constitute a breach of any of your representations and warranties;
All information in your manuscript or that you submit or communicate to us is accurate; and you will immediately notify us to update and/or correct any information which becomes inaccurate.
11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
Sales and the success of your project and services are not guaranteed. We cannot control the subjective purchasing decisions of consumers, booksellers, libraries, big publishers, and other people in the publishing industry. We cannot and do not guarantee sales of the work. We make no guarantees or promises as to the minimum success of the services or the amount of book sales that may result from any or all of our offered services.
General disclaimer of warranties, except for any warranties or representations explicitly set forth in this agreement, we make no other warranty, and explicitly disclaim all other warranties, conditions, or representations (express or implied, oral or written, whether arising by law, course of performance or dealing, custom or usage in the trade, or otherwise) with respect to the services, or any part thereof, including, but not limited to, all implied warranties (including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness, or suitability for a particular purpose, whether or not we know, have reason to know, have been advised, or are otherwise, in fact, aware of any such purpose), warranty of title, and warranty against infringement of intellectual property rights of a third party.
The standard turn-around time for publishing a book from raw materials is usually 3-4 months. Book republication may take 1 to 3 months depending on how responsive you are during the production period.
12. REMEDIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We are not liable for any damages related to a contractor’s failure to remove an excerpt or preview of the work or update the version of the work subject to this Agreement during its term, provided that we have given notice of the requested change to such contractor. We will not be liable to you for copyright infringement, or in any other way, for the failure of a retailer or contractor to cease the production, sale, and distribution of the work to remove an excerpt or preview of the work after this Agreement is terminated, provided that we have given notice of the requested change to such contractor. We will continue to pay Royalties for any sales made by us or our contractors after the termination of this Agreement.
The exclusions and limitations in this section will not apply to damages or other liabilities arising out of our or our contractors’ gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct.
COMPLETE AGREEMENT
This written contract is a sole agreement between Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and the Author.
I acknowledge that Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC is a service company that provides creative works, marketing, and publishing services. I understand that while Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC guarantees the fulfillment of these services, it does not guarantee specific outcomes from the marketing services, including but not limited to, the number of book sales, partnerships, or acquisition by traditional publishers, movie producers, bookstores, libraries, and entities unrelated to Stellar Literary Press and Media. I enter into this agreement fully of my own accord, understanding that I have not been coerced or promised acquisitions with traditional publishers, movie producers, or contracts involving any companies or individuals unrelated to Stellar Literary Press and Media.
Service Instructions & Submission Guidelines
This Services and Distribution Agreement includes and incorporates by reference to those additional terms and conditions included in Service Orders, receipts, and communications from Us, as well as Our Privacy Policy, Legal Notice, Content Guidelines, submission and approval forms, and the terms of use governing the use of Our websites and the Author Assisted Tools (collectively referred to as the "Agreement"). As used in this Agreement, "We," "Our" and "Us" refers to Stellar Literary Press and Media LLC and its employees, agents, representatives, partners, parent and related entities and imprints, licensees, successors, and assigns; "Contractors" refers to third party publishers, agencies, vendors, retailers, distribution channels, and suppliers with which We contract; and "You" and "“Your" refers to the person or entity accepting this Agreement by signing below. The Agreement will continue in effect from the date it is first signed by You until terminated as described below ("Term").
By signing this Agreement, you engage Us to provide certain creative, publishing, and editorial services ("Publishing Services"), marketing, and promotional services ("Marketing Services"), as well as book sale and distribution services ("Distribution") [collectively referred to as the "Services"], with the objective of publishing, selling and/or distributing a book, in print, digital, video, and/or audio format (the “Work”). The specific Services purchased by You may be purchased individually or bundled into a "Purchasing Package" and will be set forth in one or more separate "Service Orders." This Agreement applies to and governs all Services provided by Us while this Agreement is in effect, as well as any acts incidental to the fulfillment of the Services or other responsibilities under this Agreement or applicable law.
Step 1 – Final Proofreading
Ensure your manuscript is thoroughly proofread and properly formatted.
Submitting an incorrectly formatted or altered manuscript may delay production. If you have questions, contact us before submitting.
Step 2 – File Preparation
Submit your entire book in one file using:
Preferred Format: Microsoft Word
Alternative Format: Rich Text Format (.rtf)
For large files:
Split into two parts and label clearly.
Use PC-formatted CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Memory Stick, or Zip Disk.
Label your media with:
Submit via:
Email attachment to: production@stellarliterary.com
Upload via: wetransfer.com
Always keep a backup copy.
Step 3 – Summaries Submission
Author's Cover Bio (100 words max): Appears on the back cover.
Author Biography (4,000 characters max): For your author page on the website.
Dedication (100 words max): Placed at the beginning of your book.
Book Summary (100 words max): Appears on the back cover and website listing.
Book Description (4,000 characters max): Appears on your Stellar website page.
Step 4 – Image Preparation
Submit images by email or via WeTransfer.
Image Requirements:
File types: TIFF or JPEG
Resolution: 300 dpi minimum at actual size
Do NOT embed or paste images into your manuscript.
Submit each image as a separate file
Optional image submissions:
Cover Image: Front cover photo or illustration
Cover Design File: Front cover photo or illustration
Author Photo: For the back cover
Acceptable formats include CMYK images, original art, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel Draw, and high-res photographs.
Step 5 – Submission Checklist
Before final submission, double-check that:
All documents and images are properly formatted
Files are named clearly
Required summaries and images are included
Step 6 – Confirmation
A Stellar representative will confirm receipt of your files and verify if any alterations, revisions, or replacements are needed before production begins.
DISCLAIMER
Stellar Literary Press and Media has a long-standing history of assisting numerous authors over the years, with a vast catalog of books under our umbrella. We have consistently demonstrated our reliability and trustworthiness to our clients. However, in recent times, we have encountered various challenges and faced attempts to discredit our reputation due to the competitive nature of the industry.
It has come to our attention that some individuals have misrepresented themselves as affiliated with Stellar Literary Press and Media. This includes former employees who may have departed under unfavorable circumstances and are now spreading misinformation about our company. Additionally, there have been instances where individuals have falsely claimed to be associated with us or have used our company's name without authorization.
We wish to clarify the following points and urge potential clients to exercise caution:
Our agents and employees are not directly affiliated or partnered with traditional or major publishing industries. Stellar Literary Press and Media operates as a Publishing and Marketing company, providing assistance and guidance to clients based on their project goals.
We do not guarantee book sales, acquisition of book rights, or offer pre-agreements with traditional publishing companies, including but not limited to Macmillan Publishers, Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House LLC, and HarperCollins. Stellar Literary Press and Media continues to be a company that supports authors by handling the essential tasks of editing, publishing, and marketing.
Sales Representatives, Consultants, Agents, and other personnel involved in customer engagement are not directly employed by Stellar Literary Press and Media and may operate remotely or independently. Stellar Literary Press and Media functions solely as a service provider and strictly adheres to the terms outlined in the official written contract or agreement. Any statements or commitments made outside of this agreement are not binding on the company.
Stellar Literary Press and Media is not in any way associated or affiliated with the following companies or websites:
Before entering into any agreement with Stellar Literary Press and Media, please ensure that you verify the information provided and conduct thorough research to protect your interests.
For all communications, transactions, and inquiries, please use only the official hotline, phone number, and email domain of Stellar Literary Press and Media. Any communication originating from outside these official channels will be deemed invalid and is not authorized by Stellar’s management. Should you have any reports or concerns, please contact us at legal@stellarliterary.com
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