At DoujinPress.com we are committed to casting the spotlight on doujinshi artists in a robust, flexible and economically feasible way without sacrificing important core values and interests.
Overview
The Doujinshi Short Publishing Program accepts artwork from aspiring or professional artists and publishes them using an on-demand technology. Publications are sold on DoujinPress.com and the artist receives part of the profits. There is no cost to the artist to publish. Artists that become popular on DoujinPress.com will be considered for larger commissions that will be printed using offset printing methods.
The first round of commission considerations will be on July 30th, 2011. Depending on how things go, DoujinPress.com will begin impromptu considerations after the first round is over.
DoujinPress.com is accepting manga or artbook doujinshi. We are not accepting sketches. Please see below for details.
Content
While DoujinPress.com already has a reputation for selling yuri doujinshi, we are not against other genres. We will accept all series and genres of doujinshi provided they do not contain rap3 and do not extraordinarily s3xually objectify women (or men for that matter). We realize this second point is up to interpretation so if you think you may be submitting something that falls into a gray area, send us an email first.
Explicit content is of course okay.
Colors
Doujinshi covers can be in color or black and white. Inside pages should be black and white and make use of screentone where possible. We will accept full color books provided the artist requests it beforehand. Samples from the artists will be required to secure a full color printing.
Please save black and white pages using grayscale mode.
Page Format
Shorts must be 6, 10, or 14 pages in length. We are actually printing 8, 12 and 16 page books, respectively, however the inside of the front and back cover must be left empty. For longer books please contact us first. When counting pages, please count the cover. Ex: Pg 1 = Front Cover, Pg 2 = Inside of Front Cover, Pg 3 = First Internal Page (Not on the cover).
All submissions must conform to the A4/A5 format we’ve provided as templates (PNG and PSD) . The final book size is a trimmed A5, however it is acceptable to use two-page scenes that will fit in the trim area of the A4 template provided.
You may order your pages and content in Western or Japanese format. Please be clear about what orientation you are using when you submit your book.
Submission
All submissions must be digital. It is acceptable to create doujinshi any way you see fit (but without stealing other people’s art) as long as you can submit them online.
Please submit your cover in A4 format (back and front), and submit your inside pages in A5 format as single pages, which is one side of the template up to the center divider, as full resolution PNGs ordered and named in the correct page order. The best way to transfer large files is to upload an archive (ZIP or RAR) to our Mediafire account. A link to our dropbox can be provided by request.
Acceptance
DoujinPress.com reserves the right to reject any submission. Please closely follow the guidelines in this document to avoid being rejected.
Publishing and Sales
DoujinPress.com will use the inside of the back cover for the “Printed by DoujinPress” page. This footer of this page will read something like this, with changes to accommodate each series and production company:
Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
This is a Touhou Project fanbook.
The Touhou Project is a production of Team Shanghai Alice/ZUN.
After receiving and approving your doujinshi short it will be listed for sale in the main catalog. The price is set by DoujinPress (most books will sell for between $1.50 to $4). Artists will receive about 10-25% of the profit (not the gross) from each sale, paid via PayPal when the total amount owed is over $50. The percentage is determined upon acceptance of each work. Artists who publish more books with DoujinPress.com will receive higher percentages depending on the success of the previous books.
Artists will be able to purchase their own book, in unlimited quantities, at wholesale price (not including shipping.)
Books are, as stated, printed in a trimmed A5 format. The cover is printed on 58lb gloss, and the inside is printed on a bright 32lb or 48lb. Paper specifications will be adjusted as necessary.
Licensing
Submitting your work to DoujinPress.com is providing an exclusive license to DoujinPress.com to sell and market your doujinshi online or offline in any format in the language you submitted the work in and/or English. You also grant DoujinPress.com permission to use the work for marketing purposes. After submitting your work you may not post or share the complete, original files for the work.
Your license with DoujinPress.com is available to expire when DoujinPress.com fails to sell a book containing the artists work within any 6 month time period. At that time the artist may request the expiration of the license.
More Information
Contact Kira directly at kira@doujinpress.com if you have any questions.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: kira@doujinpress.com
For submissions: kira@doujinpress.com
Website: http://www.doujinpress.com
Overview
The Doujinshi Short Publishing Program accepts artwork from aspiring or professional artists and publishes them using an on-demand technology. Publications are sold on DoujinPress.com and the artist receives part of the profits. There is no cost to the artist to publish. Artists that become popular on DoujinPress.com will be considered for larger commissions that will be printed using offset printing methods.
The first round of commission considerations will be on July 30th, 2011. Depending on how things go, DoujinPress.com will begin impromptu considerations after the first round is over.
DoujinPress.com is accepting manga or artbook doujinshi. We are not accepting sketches. Please see below for details.
Content
While DoujinPress.com already has a reputation for selling yuri doujinshi, we are not against other genres. We will accept all series and genres of doujinshi provided they do not contain rap3 and do not extraordinarily s3xually objectify women (or men for that matter). We realize this second point is up to interpretation so if you think you may be submitting something that falls into a gray area, send us an email first.
Explicit content is of course okay.
Colors
Doujinshi covers can be in color or black and white. Inside pages should be black and white and make use of screentone where possible. We will accept full color books provided the artist requests it beforehand. Samples from the artists will be required to secure a full color printing.
Please save black and white pages using grayscale mode.
Page Format
Shorts must be 6, 10, or 14 pages in length. We are actually printing 8, 12 and 16 page books, respectively, however the inside of the front and back cover must be left empty. For longer books please contact us first. When counting pages, please count the cover. Ex: Pg 1 = Front Cover, Pg 2 = Inside of Front Cover, Pg 3 = First Internal Page (Not on the cover).
All submissions must conform to the A4/A5 format we’ve provided as templates (PNG and PSD) . The final book size is a trimmed A5, however it is acceptable to use two-page scenes that will fit in the trim area of the A4 template provided.
You may order your pages and content in Western or Japanese format. Please be clear about what orientation you are using when you submit your book.
Submission
All submissions must be digital. It is acceptable to create doujinshi any way you see fit (but without stealing other people’s art) as long as you can submit them online.
Please submit your cover in A4 format (back and front), and submit your inside pages in A5 format as single pages, which is one side of the template up to the center divider, as full resolution PNGs ordered and named in the correct page order. The best way to transfer large files is to upload an archive (ZIP or RAR) to our Mediafire account. A link to our dropbox can be provided by request.
Acceptance
DoujinPress.com reserves the right to reject any submission. Please closely follow the guidelines in this document to avoid being rejected.
Publishing and Sales
DoujinPress.com will use the inside of the back cover for the “Printed by DoujinPress” page. This footer of this page will read something like this, with changes to accommodate each series and production company:
Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
This is a Touhou Project fanbook.
The Touhou Project is a production of Team Shanghai Alice/ZUN.
After receiving and approving your doujinshi short it will be listed for sale in the main catalog. The price is set by DoujinPress (most books will sell for between $1.50 to $4). Artists will receive about 10-25% of the profit (not the gross) from each sale, paid via PayPal when the total amount owed is over $50. The percentage is determined upon acceptance of each work. Artists who publish more books with DoujinPress.com will receive higher percentages depending on the success of the previous books.
Artists will be able to purchase their own book, in unlimited quantities, at wholesale price (not including shipping.)
Books are, as stated, printed in a trimmed A5 format. The cover is printed on 58lb gloss, and the inside is printed on a bright 32lb or 48lb. Paper specifications will be adjusted as necessary.
Licensing
Submitting your work to DoujinPress.com is providing an exclusive license to DoujinPress.com to sell and market your doujinshi online or offline in any format in the language you submitted the work in and/or English. You also grant DoujinPress.com permission to use the work for marketing purposes. After submitting your work you may not post or share the complete, original files for the work.
Your license with DoujinPress.com is available to expire when DoujinPress.com fails to sell a book containing the artists work within any 6 month time period. At that time the artist may request the expiration of the license.
More Information
Contact Kira directly at kira@doujinpress.com if you have any questions.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: kira@doujinpress.com
For submissions: kira@doujinpress.com
Website: http://www.doujinpress.com
