There are thousands of literary agents currently working in the publishing industry, and yet potential authors with manuscripts still outnumber those agents by almost twenty to one. The truth is that there are millions of people out there who feel they have the next great best seller and for every fresh new novel, there are only a handful of possible people who will read, review, and pass along the novel to a publishing house on your behalf. Finding those select few individuals and convincing them that your work is worthy of their time is the hardest part of getting your book published but if you can find and hire the right literary agent, you will be well on your way to getting your name in print and achieving literary stardom.

This book will guide you through the process of contacting a literary agent and convincing them that you are in fact the next great bestseller. From formatting a query letter to ensuring your manuscript looks presentable, every step of the process from inception to execution will be laid out in vivid detail for you. You will start by learning exactly what is expected of you by the literary field. You will learn how to research literary agents and what to look for in the right agent. You will learn how to identify genre and subset and how to understand what sells and what doesn’t. With this in mind, you will be able to start the process of writing query letters, a complete process that is outlined from the first step to the signature line. You will learn what you must include in every successful manuscript and how to avoid ending up in a slush pile where your manuscript will not be read.

Both published writers who have successfully found and acquired an agent and literary agents who are inundated with manuscripts and requests in the thousands every year, have been interviewed for this book and have provided their personal stories, tips, and tricks as to how you can get into the publishing industry through an agent. You will be given a list of the top agencies in the nation with their genres of choice and represented clients as well as submission guidelines and will learn how to successfully stagger submissions at the right time of the year, month, and even week to be seen first and foremost. Finally, once you have found your literary agent, you will learn how to read contracts, accept offers, and understand what details will be handled exclusively by your agent. This book is for every prospective author who has sought to have their manuscript transformed into a printed book. #9781601384034 $24.95

When Amazon first launched their new digital eBook reader program with the Kindle in 2007, they provided what many people felt was a major leap forward for digital publication of mainstream books. Until that point, it had remained the one point where the Internet had not moved forward all that much – people want the feel of paper and the aesthetic of reading off of it. Now, millions are looking to the low cost, high profit realm of digital publication through Kindle.

This book has been written as a guide for anyone who has found the exciting new prospect of publishing a Kindle Book, but didn’t know where to start. You will learn the basics of what the Amazon Kindle provides and what kind of market it demands in the largest online bookseller in the world. You will learn what formats are accepted and how the review and publication process works through Amazon to get your book published. You will learn how to change or alter the format or style of your book to match the necessities of the Kindle and how to optimize the format of any text for e-reading.

Kindle Writers and Amazon experts have been interviewed for this book to provide a complete overview of everything you need to know about publishing your Kindle book. You will learn how to target your book to the right demographic and what you can do to promote your book in Amazon’s online inventory. You will learn the basics of web promotion and building a business with digital publications on Amazon. You will learn how to create new content and work with Amazon repeatedly to produce new products and most of all you will learn how to monitor for updates to Kindle and the electronic publishing industry. No matter what your goals are, you can start building your very own publishing house in your home with the Kindle technology and this book.  #9781601384058 $24.95 

Millions of prospective writers send out their manuscripts and article ideas every day to newspaper editors, magazines, and literary agents around the world in hopes that they can become the next great best seller or columnist. However, of the nearly 5 million unsolicited manuscripts, letters, and columns received each year (estimated by a 2006 issue of Writer’s Digest), only a small percentage – less than half of one percent are even read when they reach their destination. And most of the problem lies in the lack of a coherent query letter.

This book was written for any potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of the editor or agent to whom it is addressed. You will learn the basics of writing to someone in a letter, including the etiquette and format that apply to printed text that you may not know from using e-mail. You will learn how to address writers and editors and what specific things should be in a query letter, from the format of the first paragraph, to describing yourself as an author to the editor or agent. You will read numerous sample query letters to see how they should and should not look and will learn what 10 major mistakes to avoid in all query letters. You will learn how to format a nonfiction book query and proposal as well as one for a novel.

Dozens of interviews were conducted with both writers who have successfully written query letters and editors who routinely read them to develop a walkthrough of everything that does and does not work. You will learn how to format and write the perfect cover letter and what the etiquette is for numerous different letters between you and an editor. Finally, you will learn how to start formatting your query letters in email as the preferred new format for many editors. No matter whom you are contacting and what you are trying to pitch, this book will provide detailed information to help you get your writing picked up. #9781601384058 $24.95 

What one time was a business dominated by big publishing houses and single names in the industry has changed dramatically thanks to instant technologies that allow print on demand options for self published books. More people than ever before are turning to the option of printing and releasing their own book through Web sites like Amazon or their e-commerce sites. This newfound freedom to interact with the publishing world has produced many first time and celebrated writers.

This book was written to provide a complete overview of everything that you need to know to start printing your own books on demand. You will learn all of the basics of publishing to start with, including how ISBNs and BowkerLink work, the essence of copyrighting, library of congress tags, book printing, book binding, inventory control, and expenses you can write off. You will learn the basics of query letters and book proposals as well as basic negotiating, finding agents, and dealing with publishing contracts and how these issues can be sidestepped by publishing for yourself. You will learn the essentials of trade publishing such as distribution and returns, frontlist and backlist, and imprints. The Print on Demand model will be outlined for you with 10 of the most common myths, the current technologies available, and the economics of the process.

The top publishing on demand companies and writers were contacted and interviewed for this book and have provided their insights to help new writers navigate the complex world of publishing. You will learn how distribution works for small publications, how internet publication can be handled through sites like Amazon, and what stepping stones you can take to larger scale publication. You will learn the basics of the book market, from online stores to brick and mortar businesses and how to sell rights and copies of your book in various different markets. Design and marketing are covered in detail to provide all the tools you need to market your book effectively and finally you will learn how to build an effective internet presence to promote both your book and yourself. For anyone with a dream of self-publication, this book is for you. #99781601384065 $24.95

Children’s books are a very special medium that have introduced millions of young people to the joys of reading. Everyone from single moms to top celebrities have penned bestsellers promoting the virtues and values that children need to learn at a young age to lead happy, healthy lives. There are many different ways that a children’s book can be written, from the simplest rhyming picture books to more involved novella stories. Whatever your story may be, publishing it is well within your grasp.

This book provides a complete overview of everything a prospective children’s writer needs to complete and publish their own children’s book. You will start by learning how to recognize the market and style of the book you have written and adjust your book if necessary to fit a specific market where it will be easier to publish. You will learn the basics of the children’s book publishing industry and how it is fundamentally different from that of the regular publishing industry. You will learn how to choose the right publisher or print on demand option for your book and how to start preparing the package, with special consideration for illustrations and other aspects of your book that might change the overall presentation.

Top publishers and writers in the children’s book industry were interviewed and have lent their expertise to this book to provide an overview of everything that is needed in the process. You will learn what morals and values publishers and readers look for in good children’s books and what you should expect in a publication deal. You will learn how to handle your editor, what to expect in revisions, and how to go about the process of selling your book. You will learn how to gain publicity on your own and what you can do to build your book into a long term career. For anyone that has ever written or is considering writing their own children’s book, this book will provide the information and resources you need to get it published. #9781601384072 $24.95 

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