Writers who violate this rule will have all their future e-mail automatically put in the trash unread.

Serendipity Systems publishes fiction and reference works related to literature, writing, and publishing.

We are only interested in seeing works which can take advantage of computer-enhanced features such as hypertext or multimedia. Except in rare cases, we do not publish works which are straight prose (no hypertext or multimedia.) We can NOT use manuscripts on paper. We may be able to use Macintosh files if they have been saved as ASCII under System 7 or higher, however, we only publish IBM-PC compatible disks. Royalties for books published under the BOOKS-ON-DISKS (tm) imprint are thirty-three percent of the retail or wholesale sales, less shipping. No advance is offered. Serendipity Systems only contracts for the electronic rights; all on-paper, movie, and similar rights are retained by the author.

We do NOT want to see:

• romance novels
• religious tracts
• sword and sorcery fantasy
• occult works
• anything "new age"
• political diatribes
• imitations of Stephen King or Tom Clancy
• "Penthouse Forum" quality materials
• childrens' literature (pre-teenage)
• "Academic" novels *
• non-fiction works not related to literature, writing, or publishing

We ARE interested in seeing:

• hypertext novels
• mixed-media works
• new computer-enhanced genres
• interactive fiction
• experimental works
• reference works on literature, writing, and publishing
• Windows-compatible works
• manuscripts written in HTML

Submissions should:

• be on IBM-PC compatible disks (160K, 5.25" to 1.44MB, 3.5"; 100MB ZIP disks; CD-ROMs)
• be in ASCII (unless the author has already added hypertext/multimedia features)
• have margins of 1 and less than 80 (WordPerfect users note this!)
• include the complete manuscript
• include an SASE or return postage
• include a cover letter describing the work and the author's qualifications
• send the complete manuscript by postal mail (Postal address below;) send ONLY queries by e-mail
• NOTE: E-mail with attachments from unknown sources will be dumped without being read or opened!

Things change very rapidly in the world of electronic publishing, and we have again changed our focus to meet the new conditions.

We are now publishing Rocket Editions--electronic books that run on NuvoMedia's Rocket eBook portable "reader" device. (See our Rocket Page.)

As a result of our survey of What do Rocket eBook users want? (See the results under "Survey" at EPF29.) we will be most interested in seeing science fiction manuscripts. As always, we are looking for believable plots, credible characters, and a strong story line.

For Rocket Editions we need manuscripts in ASCII or plain HTML. Do not submit manuscripts with complex HTML--Rocket eBooks can not display tables, color illustrations, or many of the common features of the versions of HTML used on the Internet. We will also be publishing windows-compatible versions of our Rocket eBooks--same source code; different display engine.

Submit manuscripts on disk via postal mail only. E-mail with an attached file from an unknown source will be automatically dumped.

We will continue to be interested in new genres, interactive fiction, etc., however, you should keep in mind that there isn't yet much of a market for such material.

Existing books and future publications will be converted into Microsoft Reader format. Other formats will continue be supported as long as they are viable. (The "source code" will continue to be HTML; files will be converted to .lit format.)

Serendipity Systems will publish general non-fiction books (primarily reference books) under the TheInfiniteBook imprint and will launch a www.TheInfiniteBook.com Internet site.

Before submitting a manuscript, see our Writers' Manuscript Help section.

If you are getting rejection slips from publishers, see this file.

For a catalog of electronic books, Click here -> CATALOG

MORE INFORMATION:

THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING FORUM

A Quarterly Magazine about Electronic Publishing

The EPF is now distributed FREE on the Internet--Click here -> EPF, current issue

To submit a manuscript, or
For more information, contact:

Serendipity Systems
John Galuszka, Publisher
P.O. Box 140
San Simeon, CA 93452
E-Mail: bookware@thegrid.net

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Last Updated: Q2 2005