That's right: all Vault listings will be free of charge through 6/30/10. The reason behind the decision to offer six months of free listings, a $60 value per listing, comes down to raising awareness. While the Vault has already registered such searchers as Sourcebooks, NBC/Vivendi/Universal (TV shows, movies, games), agent Nathan Bransford and publishing think tank Idealog, we recognize that the site needs more time to fully develop and become a trusted resource for its intended audience of authors and searchers alike---but we don't expect authors to finance the effort.

This article provides a good overview of what the Vault is and how it works. You can read the Vault's FAQ here, and its Terms of Use here. You can view a sample, dummy listing here, and see what the publisher/agent/producer search form looks like here. If you decide to register for a free account, you can do that here. After doing so, you will receive an email with full details on how to create your listings and bypass the PayPal payment system when publishing them.

We're also working on expanding the Vault to include authors who have published with a small press but are still seeking representation; there will be announcements both here and on Publetariat when site changes to accomodate such authors are complete.