Do not send unsolicited book projects/manuscripts.
Royalty Publishing Program
for genealogy and history
Royalty FAQ

We always suggest that you look toward publishing your genealogy book yourself with professional help. It is a vastly rewarding experience.  However, if you have a genealogy or history book you want to see in print but don't want to do yourself, we would love to be of service to you as well as other genealogists that need your information. Our royalty program is a non-subsidy publishing effort that pays annual royalties based on books sold. Another possible Gregath program to review is POD.

Accepted traditional projects are published at no cost to the Copyright holder and pay annual royalty of 15% of profit. Accepted Smashwords projects pay 50% of purchase price - annual royalty. Extensive book set-up or conversion for Smashwords books are listed as manuscript services.

Preview basic contract information for

• Printed and/or non-Smashwords Ebook (15%)

• Smashwords Edition (50%)

Typically, a book project scenario needs to be suggested to us for review.  We then decide if it is a project we can undertake at the time the proposal packet arrives at GCI.  If the project is accepted, the author will send the completed contract with or ahead of the project.  

Wish to submit your genealogical or history book for consideration?
Always consider taking a more active roll first, rather then turning over all your great work for someone else to take care of.  Compilation is only part of the complete author experience!
Still want to submit?
Do not send unsolicited book manuscripts/projects -
they will not be considered or returned.
Note: We take no responsibility for unsolicited book packages sent to our offices.

Please select a preference for more proposal packet information:
Printed and/or non-Smashwords EBook (15%) | Smashwords Edition (50%)

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