How To Publish Your Nonfiction Book A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes Rudy Shur

ISBN: 0-7570-0000-2 Length: 252 Pages Size: 7.5 X 9-inch Format: Quality Paperback Category: Reference / Writing Price: $16.95 Availability:In Print   Contents Reviews

All writers dream of seeing their books in print. While some succeed, the sad fact is that most don't. Why? Most writers simply don't know what publishers are looking for. Or they didn't--until now. Written by a publisher with over twenty-five years of success in the book industry, this book helps you avoid the all-too-common pitfalls that foil most writers, and maximize your chance of getting your nonfiction book into publication.

How to Publish Your Nonfiction Book begins by helping you define your book's category, audience, and marketplace so that you know exactly where your book "fits in." Following this, you'll be guided in choosing the best publishing companies for your book, and crafting a winning submissions package designed to make editors sit up and take notice. Then the Square One System will tell you exactly how to send out your package in a way that will optimize success, while minimizing time, cost, and effort. A special section on contracts will turn legal mumbo-jumbo into plain English, allowing you to be a savvy player in the contract game. And if the results are not what you hoped for, you'll find a wealth of exciting options, from self-publication to electronic publishing. Most important, this book will help you avoid the errors that so often prevent writers from reaching their goal. So stop dreaming of publishing success, and achieve it. How to Publish Your Nonfiction Book provides a proven step-by-step system that will guide you in taking your work from manuscript to printed book.

Rudy Shur began his work in publishing as a field representative for Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company and William C. Brown Publishing Company, and later founded Avery Publishing Group, where he was responsible for the acquisition of over 1,000 titles, many of which became bestsellers. Currently, Mr. Shur is the publisher at Square One Publishers in Garden City Park, New York.

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. An Introduction

2. Where Does Your Book Fit In?

3. The Business of Publishing

4. Choosing the Right Publisher

5. Preparing the Package

6. Using the Square One System

7. The Deal

8. When It Doesn't Happen

Conclusion

Resource List

Index

Reviews

"Need information on getting your book published? ... [This book] provides basic, detailed advice on everything."

--Publishers Weekly

 

"Chock full of insider tips, this book is perfect for anyone whoever wished they knew someone in publishing."

--Barnes & Noble. Com

 

"Packed full of useful information for any writer/publisher ... if they want to have a chance in today's competitive publishing world."

--Jan Nathan, Executive Director Publishers Marketing Association

 

"The only thing the book doesn't do is prepare the package for you."

--WriteDirections. com

 

"Offers a wealth of information ... Either as a guidebook, an inspiration, or a peephole, this book delivers."

--Foreword Magazine

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