Most short fiction and poetry, when presented in collections or omnibuses. We consider short fiction to be works less than 40,000 words in length, a length that typically includes novellas. Some independent short works may be produced individually on a case-by-case basis.
Some “timeless” non-fiction, including philosophy, travelogue, classics from antiquity, and notable autobiography.
+Some “timeless” non-fiction, including philosophy, travelogue, classics from antiquity, and notable autobiography. In general, this means books about ideas and experiences, not facts.
Legal documents, including codes of law and constitutions.
-Note that we may occasionally make exceptions, for example for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire or Commentaries on the Gallic War or The Life of Samuel Johnson.
+In general, this means books about facts and not ideas. Note that we may occasionally make exceptions, for example for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire or Commentaries on the Gallic War or The Life of Samuel Johnson.
Books that are illustration-heavy, like picture or art books, or whose content greatly depends on the arrangement of illustrations or graphics.
+Books that are illustration-heavy, like picture or art books, or whose content greatly depends on the arrangement of illustrations or graphics. For example, we would not produce anything by William Blake.
Modern books that have released to the public domain, including self-published books.