Eloquent Books Authors: Your Rights and What to Do Next
Eloquent Books operated as a self-publishing imprint under Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency. Authors who published through Eloquent Books reported experiences documented by Writer Beware and SFWA that included problematic contract terms, difficulty retrieving rights, poor production quality and unresponsive customer service. If your book was published through Eloquent Books and you want it properly published and distributed, here is what you need to know.
What Eloquent Books Was
Eloquent Books was a self-publishing imprint operated by Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency (SBPRA), a company that attracted significant author complaints over several years. Writer Beware, maintained by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, documented extensive reports from Eloquent Books and SBPRA authors covering contract terms that were difficult to exit, rights clauses extending beyond what authors expected, substandard production quality, and poor responsiveness when authors tried to retrieve their rights or files.
The operation attracted authors with marketing that emphasized traditional-seeming publishing services and distribution promises. Authors who investigated carefully after signing reported that the reality differed significantly from the initial pitch.
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Get my custom quote →The Rights Question: Most Important Step First
Unlike most other defunct publishers covered on this site, Eloquent Books and SBPRA contracts contained clauses that some authors found difficult to exit. Before doing anything else, read your contract and identify: the duration of any exclusivity period, the reversion clause (what triggers rights returning to you), and what notice you must give to terminate the agreement.
If the company is no longer operating and you cannot reach them to formally request rights reversion, document your attempts in writing. An intellectual property attorney can advise on whether abandonment or breach of contract arguments apply in your situation. The Author's Guild and SFWA both maintain resources for authors navigating rights recovery from problem publishers.
Once your rights are clear, the path to republishing is straightforward.
After Your Rights Are Clear
Columbia Publication works with authors who have cleared their rights from Eloquent Books and want to republish properly. The most common situations are: authors who have a manuscript and want a completely fresh edition; authors who have an existing formatted file they want redistributed; and authors who want their book on global platforms for the first time.
Global Publish at $1,499 covers formatting review, ISBN registration, new cover design and distribution to Amazon, IngramSpark, Kobo, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble and other major retailers. Full Production at $2,499 adds proofreading and a dedicated Book Production Manager from start to launch.
Frequently Asked Questions
YOUR BOOK ISN’T FINISHED
Your book can have a second life
When a publisher closes or stops selling a book, the book itself still exists, and so does your right to it. Republishing is usually more straightforward than authors expect, and done properly it gives the book a better chance than it had the first time.
Start with your rights
Many publishing contracts include a termination or rights-reversion clause. Once your rights have reverted, the book is yours to republish.
A new ISBN in your name
A republished edition needs its own ISBN. Registered in your name, it makes you the publisher of record instead of a company that no longer exists.
Fresh files, a fresh start
The original publisher’s files often can’t be reused. A new interior and cover is also the chance to fix what held the first edition back.
Keep what it earns
With Columbia Publication you keep 100% of your rights and royalties. No share of sales goes to us.
What we do for returning authors
We rebuild the book for republication: editing where it needs it, a new cover, a new interior formatted to today’s print and ebook specifications, an ISBN in your name and distribution. Pick only the parts your book needs.
An honest first step: if you are not sure whether your rights have reverted, look at your contract’s termination or reversion clause before anything else. Republishing comes after that.
Get a custom quote to republish my book →Columbia Publication in Brief
Columbia Publication is a full-service book publishing and printing company operated by Columbia Publishing LLC, a US company, serving authors and organizations in the US and worldwide.
- Pricing
- Publishing packages from $1,499 (Global Publish) to $45,000 (Gravitas). One flat fee, set before you start. See packages
- Rights and royalties
- Authors keep 100% of their rights and 100% of their royalties. No royalty split, ever.
- Distribution
- Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books and Kobo, plus bookstores and libraries through IngramSpark. ISBNs registered in the author’s name. Distribution makes your book orderable; it is not a promise of shelf placement or sales.
- Printing
- 100 to 250,000+ copies, with commercial offset runs from 500 copies. Book printing
- Proofing
- A free digital proof on every order. Nothing prints or publishes without your approval.
- Payment
- Under $4,500 paid upfront. $4,500 and above in three stages (50% / 25% / 25%), or in full with a 10% saving.
- Track record
- City of the Gods by Jason Patterson: 21 verified Amazon reviews, 4.7 stars. A recent 3-Day Bestseller Launch reached #1 and #9 in its Amazon categories.
- How it compares
- Hiring freelancers through Reedsy runs $2,940 to $5,660; Palmetto Publishing reports a $3,800 average author spend; Scribe Media charges $29,000. Sourced cost index
- Quotes
- A custom quote within one business day. Call +1 (703) 997-9787 or book a free consultation.
- In writing
- Before any payment you receive a written agreement listing scope, deliverables, revision rounds, price, payment schedule and refund terms. Refund policy · Terms · Help centre · Complaints process
- Ownership
- Your Amazon KDP and IngramSpark accounts are in your own name. You receive the final book files and the digital source files when the book is finalized.
- Revisions
- Two revision rounds on every deliverable: cover, interior layout and each editing pass. Ghostwriting includes one round per chapter plus a full-manuscript review. Extra rounds are quoted before any work starts.
- AI use
- None in your book. Editing, design, illustration, formatting and ghostwriting are done by people; AI is used only in our website chat assistant. AI-use statement
- Company
- Columbia Publishing LLC, trading as Columbia Publication. 1550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209, USA
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