There are three plans available for extended online distribution services at Pothi.com:

Standard
Premium - 200
Premium - 600

The difference between the plans is in size of inventory maintained, which in turn affects the price and royalty of the books and the cost to the author. In Premium options, we print 200 or 600 copies for you, which reduces the production cost of copies. So, you can either set a lower price earning the same royalty, or earn a higher royalty keeping the price the same as in the Standard option. Details specific to each option are given below.

Service Plan/ Details	Standard	Premium - 200	Premium - 600
Cost to Author/Publisher	Rs. 1500/- one time setup fee Rs. 1000/- yearly renewal fee (currently waived)	Rs. 1500/- one time setup fee Rs. 1000/- yearly renewal fee Discounted Author Price for 200 copies	Rs. 1500/- one time setup fee Rs. 1000/- yearly renewal fee Discounted Author Price for 600 copies
Royalty (Estimate at Price and Royalty Calculator)	Standard Distribution Royalty	Premium Distribution Royalty (Higher than Standard for the same book and same price) The discounted Author Price of the copy is also reimbursed along with royalty as the sales happen.	Premium Distribution Royalty (Higher than Standard and Premium-200 for the same book and same price) The discounted Author Price of the copy is also reimbursed along with royalty as the sales happen.
Inventory	A very small inventory (typically of 1-4 copies, sometimes higher depending on the demand) may be maintained by us (not guaranteed). But it is managed internally and no intervention is required from the author	200 copies are printed in one go and orders are fulfilled from that. No extra charges for inventory maintenance for the distribution term.	600 copies are printed in one go and orders are fulfilled from that. No extra charges for inventory maintenance for the distribution term.
Renewal	Yearly	Yearly or at exhaustion of the inventoried copies, whichever is earlier. If copies have exhausted before the annual term is over, author can replenish the inventory by paying the Discounted Author Price for 200 copies again. There would be no need to pay the renewal fee.	Same as Premium - 200
Remainder Inventory	NA	If copies remain in the inventory after annual term (with author not renewing it) or when the author wants to pull the book out of the distribution, the copies can be shipped to him at his cost. Else, they will be discarded.	Same as Premium - 200
Supply to retailers/distributors who are not our partners	Against advance payments only	Against advance payments OR At author’s risk from the inventory (That is, the royalty will not be payable until the payment is received from the buyer. We won’t be responsible for non-payment).	Same as Premium - 200

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