DIY=DIT. Do-it-yourself=do-it-together. It’s your book. In the event that Flex Your Head Press chooses to publish it, you will be involved in the process every step of the way. You will be kept up to date and treated fairly throughout our relationship. You will have editorial and design input and 100% veto power. You will have unlimited access to books at cost to sell through your own channels, at readings, on your website, to stores in your area (if you like), and, of course, family and friends. Royalty rates will be fair and paid regularly. Flex Your Head will do everything possible to get your book into stores, libraries, and readers’ very own hands via grassroots distributors, wholesalers, and mailorder booksellers, including AK Press (US), PM Press (US), and North 49 (Canada). Yes, these ethical partners do sell to the book-industry monoliths (you know who we’re talking about), but their focus is on independent bookstores, mailorder, and direct sales. So, yay, right? Without getting too soapbox-y, we believe the current publishing industry is broken. Writers are treated like commodities. Book giants are reaping the rewards while small presses and emerging writers are expected to lick the spoils. We may not sell enough books to make you any significant amount of money (if that’s what you’re after), but we can do our best to make sure your book finds excited hands and eager eyes and doesn’t rot in a warehouse somewhere.