VASA e- Pub Bookstore Submission Form
Updated: 4  July 2011

** This form is not for booksellers.  Booksellers please download the “Booksellers-submission-form.doc” from “http://vasa-project.com/bkst/ booksellers-submission-form.doc”. **

This form must be completed and uploaded with other materials.  
Incomplete submissions will not be considered for inclusion in the bookstore listings.

By submitting an e-product the author/publisher agrees to the terms and conditions outlined in the author/publisher’s guide available at “http://vasa-project.com/bkst/publisher-guide.pdf”.

Questions: bookstore@vasa-project.com
Upload address: http://vasa-project.com/bkst/bkstore-upload.php
Publisher’s guide: http://vasa-project.com/bkst/publisher-guide.pdf
(Please complete this form, save as RTF, and include it in the VASA Bookstore submission folder)

Contact Information:
Name:
e-mail:
Skype name:
Phone: country code _____ number _________________
Website http://

This project is a: 
___ Photography book  
___ Photography Portfolio  
___ New Media Theory book/manuscript  
___ Digital Art Portfolio
___ Digital Art Book
___ Other [describe: _____________________________________________________]

Please check up to three (3) tags below which best describes your e-pub:
(tags are used to help the user search for particular topics or genres 

__ Documentary/photo-journalism	___ Non-Traditional
__ History of Photography/media	___ Personal vision
__ Landscape  natural/urban	___ Portrait
__ Theory	___ Visual literacy
__ Other (provide tags)

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Submission Information

Title of work as it will appear in the bookstore:

File format:
File size:

Description of the work for bookstore listing: (50 words max. -may be edited)
(Enter description here- text window expands)

Selling Price in US Dollars: $_______
(VASA retains 50% of the selling price for e-pubs.  For example: For an e-portfolio sold at $7.00, the publisher receives $3.50 and VASA receives $3.50) 

Promotion Images Included:
Include 1-cover image 3 jpeg images as content example:
•	Cover image: 
•	Image 1file name and size:
•	Image 2 file name and size:
•	Image 3 file name and size:
** Images are used for promotion and must be 72 dpi and 648 pixels (9 inch width and jpeg, jpg)

Author Bio Statement: (50 words max. -- may be edited) tell the buyer something about yourself.  Keep it short and to the point.

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Uploading information
Upload page is located at: http://vasa-project.com/bkst/bkstore-upload.php

* Compressed (zip) Folder name: your last name/no spaces: 
(Compressed folder must contain all materials, this information form, pdf files, and promotional images, text files, etc.)  For Mac computers select the folder to be compressed and right click and select “compress”.  You will see a “zip” version of the folder.  By placing al of your files into a compressed folder they will remain together.

Check list: Files included in the folder include
1.	The e-publication
2.	Completed Submission information form (this form)
3.   4 images: 3 promotion images plus cover image

Comments/Questions:

(Enter comments here)

This file must be saved as RTF or DOC file.  It is recommended that you keep a copy.

Publisher/Author Agreement Form.

By returning this form and submitting materials to the VASA bookstore you agree with the following and have read the Author/Publisher Guide:

Distribution Agreement:

1. E-products are files (PDF and other formats) of images/ texts/ and media files that are downloaded when purchased from the VASA e-Bookstore.   

2.   The author should consider themselves as the publisher of the e-product with full responsibilities of a publisher including the design and content of the e-product.  The author/publisher takes full responsibility for the content of the e-product.  The author/publisher indemnifies and holds harmless the VASA Project in the event of unauthorized use of the e-product and unauthorized multiple downloads.

3. Copyright is held by the author/publisher (the author being here the artist, photographer, critic, or theorist) with the author taking full responsibility for holding the copyright or receiving permission to reproduce and publish the e-product content. 

4. The pricing of the e-product is established between the author and VASA.
E-products will be priced at a reasonable price to promote consumption.
VASA receives a 50% commission on each product sold and may charge payment fees (usually PayPal fees) associated with the sale of the e-product to the author/publisher.
Authors are paid every two (2) months ( For 2011: June-July and November December) for files sold through the VASA e-Bookstore.  

5. Authors/publishers are paid from VASA through the author/publisher’s PayPal account only.

5. Authors and VASA have the right request that their e-product be removed from the VASA bookstore.  A thirty-day (30) notice is required from the author to VASA.  VASA may remove e-products from its site at any time.

By submitting e-products and support materials, the author/publisher agrees to the above distribution agreement above and has read the VASA Bookstore Author/Publisher’s Guide.

Date:
Name:
Product Name:

Email address
Phone number (country code)