Each publisher tends to publish a certain number of books per year. The cost of publishing the books, coupled with the need to appropriately market specific titles, helps publishers determine how many per year to publish.
Most publishers publish in two seasons per year, spring and fall.
Thus, we will tend to publish 15 books each spring, and 15 books each fall. Spring books arrive in our warehouse between January and March, while Fall books arrive from May-July. Often authors assume that a fast response from a publisher is good news. The truth is that rejection letters are often sent more rapidly than acceptance letters. Once your proposal is in our hands, it will be reviewed as we prepare for each season.