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Three ways in. Two roles. One catalogue.

Whether you are writing a book, defending a dissertation, or running a press with a catalogue to place — this is how publishing with us actually works.

Start your submissionRegister a publishing house
The BookThe DissertationOther Publisher Books

  • You keep the rights

    Publishing with us is a licence to sell, not a transfer of ownership. The work stays yours, and you can take a title off sale whenever you want.

  • A person reads everything

    Every submission is read by an editor or a moderator before a reader ever sees it — no automated approvals, in either direction.

  • One fee, shown up front

    The submission form calculates your publishing fee line by line and shows the total before you commit to anything.

  • Paid on every sale

    Commission accrues the moment a payment clears and is paid to the account that published the title, on schedule.

The pipelines

The three publishing pipelines

Every title on Glare Books arrived through one of three routes. They share a review and a storefront; they differ in who may use them and what they ask for.

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Which of these is you?

Route 1The BookFor authors publishing original workYour own manuscript — fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a textbook — reviewed by our editors and sold in the Bookstore as a soft copy, a hard copy, or both.See how it worksRoute 2The DissertationFor researchers and graduatesBSc, MSc and PhD research, published in the Dissertation Store and delivered to readers digitally the moment they buy it.See how it worksRoute 3Other Publisher BooksFor registered publishing housesA press lists titles from its own catalogue under its own imprint, naming the authors it holds rights for. One approved account, as many titles as you have rights to.See how it works
The three publishing routes compared
At a glanceThe BookThe DissertationOther Publisher Books
Who can use itAnyone with an accountAnyone with an accountApproved publishers only
FormatsDigital and printDigital only—
Stages5 steps5 steps5 steps

Route 1

The Book

For authors publishing original work

Your own manuscript — fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a textbook — reviewed by our editors and sold in the Bookstore as a soft copy, a hard copy, or both.

Who can use it
Anyone with an account
Formats
Digital and print
Review
Editorial, by a person
You keep
Full ownership of the work
Submit a book
How this route runsyour movewith our teamon sale
  1. 1Sign the author self-declaration — the studio opens straight awayyour move
  2. 2Fill in the guided submission: manuscript, cover, blurb, pricingyour move
  3. 3Pay the publishing fee, shown in full before you commityour move
  4. 4An editor reviews the work and talks to you about any changeswith our team
  5. The title goes live worldwide and starts earning commissionon sale

Route 2

The Dissertation

For researchers and graduates

BSc, MSc and PhD research, published in the Dissertation Store and delivered to readers digitally the moment they buy it.

Who can use it
Anyone with an account
Formats
Digital only
Pricing
Set per degree level
Delivery
Instant, to the reader's library
Submit a dissertation
How this route runsyour movewith our teamon sale
  1. 1Sign the author self-declarationyour move
  2. 2Choose the dissertation route and give the degree, institution and yearyour move
  3. 3Upload the accepted thesis and the abstract readers will seeyour move
  4. 4Pay the fee for your degree level — it is fixed and publishedyour move
  5. An editor checks provenance and formatting, and the work is listedon sale

Route 3

Other Publisher Books

For registered publishing houses

A press lists titles from its own catalogue under its own imprint, naming the authors it holds rights for. One approved account, as many titles as you have rights to.

Who can use it
Approved publishers only
Approval
Application, reviewed by our team
Imprint
Your name beside every title
Authors
Credited on each title you list
Register a publishing house
How this route runsyour movewith our teamon sale
  1. 1Apply to register the publishing house — company details and documentsyour move
  2. 2Our team reviews the application and approves the accountwith our team
  3. 3The Publisher Studio opens with your company profile and catalogueyour move
  4. 4List each title, naming its authors and your imprintyour move
  5. Every title is reviewed like any other before it goes on saleon sale

The roles

The two roles

An account holds one of two publishing roles. One you give yourself; the other we grant after reading your application.

AuthorYou open this door yourself — no waiting
PublisherWe open this one, after reading your application

Author

A person publishing their own work. The role is self-served: sign the declaration and the Author Studio opens immediately — there is no application to wait on.

What this role can do

  • Publish books and dissertations under your own name or pen name
  • Keep a public author profile readers can find and follow
  • Track submissions, reviews and sales in the Author Studio
  • Earn commission on every sale, paid out on schedule
  • Ask for edits to a live title, or take one off sale and relist it later

Where the line is

  • You may only publish work you wrote or hold the rights to
  • You cannot list another author's title on their behalf
  • An account is either an author or a publisher — never both at once

How you get it: Create an account, open the Author Studio and sign the self-declaration. That is the whole of it.

Become an author

Publisher

A registered company placing its catalogue with us. The role is granted after our team reviews your application, because a publisher publishes on other people's behalf.

What this role can do

  • List any title your house holds distribution rights to
  • Credit the authors of each title, with your imprint beside it
  • Keep a public company profile with your whole catalogue on it
  • Manage commissions, payouts and logistics for the house
  • Fulfil hard-copy orders yourself, or let us ship them

Where the line is

  • Registration documents are required and are reviewed by a person
  • Every title is still reviewed individually before it goes on sale
  • An account is either a publisher or an author — converting one to the other is a deliberate, audited step

How you get it: Apply from your account with the company's details and registration documents. We review and come back to you.

Apply as a publisher
Author and Publisher compared
Side by sideAuthorPublisher
Who it is forAn individual writing their own workA registered company placing a catalogue
How you get itSign the self-declaration — instantApply with documents — reviewed by our team
PublishesBooks and dissertationsTitles from the house's own catalogue
Named on the titleYou, under your name or pen nameThe house's imprint, with the authors credited
Who we payYou, directly, on every saleThe company — it settles with its own authors itself
Public pageAn author profile in the directoryA company profile with the whole catalogue
Held together with the other roleNo — one role per accountNo — one role per account

Step by step

From account to catalogue

  1. 1

    Create an account

    A free reader account is the starting point for every route — author, researcher or press.

  2. 2

    Pick your route

    Book, dissertation, or a publishing house registration. The form adapts to the one you choose.

  3. 3

    Submit and pay

    Fill in the guided form and pay the fee, which is shown in full before you commit to anything.

  4. 4

    Editorial review

    A real editor reads the work, runs our checks, and talks to you about anything that needs changing.

  5. 5

    Go live and earn

    Your title is listed worldwide, your public profile links to it, and you earn on every sale.

By the numbers

What that adds up to

Everything below is live — the catalogue as it stands right now, not a figure somebody typed once.

Titles on sale
4
Published authors
5
Publishing houses
2
Reader reviews
0

Questions

Before you start

Do I keep the rights to my work?

Yes. Publishing with us is a licence to sell, not a transfer of ownership. The work stays yours.

How much does it cost?

One publishing fee per title, calculated by the form and shown in full before you pay. Dissertation fees are fixed per degree level.

Can I be an author and a publisher?

No — an account holds one of the two roles. If your circumstances change, our team can convert the account, and every title moves with it.

How long does review take?

Most submissions are decided within the service window shown on your submission. You are notified at every step, and you can message the reviewer from the task.

What happens if my work is rejected?

You are told why, in writing. You can revise and resubmit — repeated near-identical resubmissions are flagged to our reviewers.

Ready when you are.

Pick a route, fill in the form, and let an editor take it from there.

Start your submission