Getting Your Book Published for Dummies

Name: Getting Your Book Published for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780764552571

ISBN-10: 0764552570

ISBN-13: 9780764552571

Edition: 2000

Authors: Sarah Parsons Zackheim, Adrian Zackheim

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Description:

There's never been a better time to be an author. Books like the Harry Potter series create a media phenomenon, with people lining up and camping outside bookstores to purchase newly released titles. Yet book sales overall - not just those of mega-sellers - are on the rise, as more and more people seek knowledge and entertainment through reading. The Library of Congress currently registers about 60,000 new titles for copyright each year. 60,000 books by 60,000 authors. Imagine yourself as one. Getting Your Book Published For Dummies is your complete guide to realizing whatever gem of an idea you've been carrying with you. If you've ever thought, "this would make a really good book," be it…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Sarah Parsons Zackheim has worked at William Morrow, Doubleday, and New York Times Books. She is the author or coauthor of three books, including Dress Your House For Success.



Introduction


About This Book


How to Use This Book


How This Book is Organized



Getting Started



Knocking on the Publisher's Door



Preparing the Package: Book Proposals and Query.Letters That Sell



Taking it Public: A Strategic Approach to Placing Your Book



Home at Last! Negotiation and Contract



After the Deal Is Done



The Part of Tens.Icons Used in This Book.Where to Go from Here



Getting Started



The Idea. It's the Heart of Your Book



Evaluating Your Idea



Refining Your Idea: The Realities of Writing



Categorically Speaking



Knocking on the Publisher's Door



How a Book Gets Bought



The Right Submission Strategy for You Approaching a Publisher



Preparing the Package: Book Proposals and Query Letters That Sell



Query Letters That Get Attention



Preparing Submission Materials That Sell



Taking It Public: A Strategic Approach to Placing Your Book



Battle-Tested Submission Tactics



How to Choose a Publisher



Acting as Your Own Agent



Going the Agent Route



Publishing Outside of the Box



Home at Last! Negotiation and Contract



The Offer



The Negotiation



The Contract



After the Deal Is Done



Know the Players



Creating the Actual Book



Selling Your Book



Publication and Beyond



The Part of Tens



Ten Excuses Publishers Give for Turning Down Book Proposals



Ten Clauses to Watch in Your Contract



Ten Common Errors in Dealing with an Agent and/or Editor



Ten Top-Selling Books of All Time


Index


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