{"product_id":"getting-your-book-published-for-dummies-paperback-softback-9780764552571","title":"Getting Your Book Published For Dummies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780764552571","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGetting Your Book Published For Dummies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Parsons Zackheim (Author), Adrian Zackheim (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780764552571, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 July 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere’s never been a better time to be an author!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Your Book Published For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 the next great American novel or a guide to naming babies, here’s your chance to put pen to paper and find out! Written from both sides of the editor’s desk – by a widely published writer and a HarperCollins veteran publisher – this guide puts in your hand the advice you need to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePick an idea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproach the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCraft proposals and queries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork with agents, or act as your own\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-publish\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNegotiate a contract\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate the actual book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSell your published book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull of examples, proposals, query letters, and war stories drawn from the authors’ extensive experience, \u003ci\u003eGetting Your Book Published For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to clear all the hurdles faced by today’s writers – freeing up precious time for you to refine your manuscript. You’ll get the inside scoop on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTitling your book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMajor publishers, smaller houses, niche publishers, university presses, and spiritual and religious publishers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 12 elements of a successful nonfiction proposal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow editors read queries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubmitting fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublishing outside the box\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Your Book Published For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is the clear, A-Z handbook that makes the entire process  plain and practicable. You don’t need to be a celebrity. You don’t need to be some kind of publishing insider. All you need to do is write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About This Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How to Use This Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How This Book is Organized.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Getting Started.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Knocking on the Publisher's Door.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Preparing the Package: Book Proposals and Query.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Letters That Sell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Taking it Public: A Strategic Approach to Placing Your Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part V: Home at Last! Negotiation and Contract.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VI: After the Deal Is Done.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VII: The Part of Tens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Icons Used in This Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Where to Go from Here.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Getting Started.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Idea. It's the Heart of Your Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Evaluating Your Idea.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Refining Your Idea: The Realities of Writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Categorically Speaking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Knocking on the Publisher's Door.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: How a Book Gets Bought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: The Right Submission Strategy for You Approaching a Publisher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Preparing the Package: Book Proposals and Query Letters That Sell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Query Letters That Get Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Preparing Submission Materials That Sell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Taking It Public: A Strategic Approach to Placing Your Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Battle-Tested Submission Tactics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: How to Choose a Publisher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Acting as Your Own Agent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Going the Agent Route.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Publishing Outside of the Box.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part V: Home at Last! Negotiation and Contract.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: The Offer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: The Negotiation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: The Contract.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VI: After the Deal Is Done.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: Know the Players.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: Creating the Actual Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19: Selling Your Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: Publication and Beyond.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VII: The Part of Tens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21: Ten Excuses Publishers Give for Turning Down Book Proposals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22: Ten Clauses to Watch in Your Contract.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23: Ten Common Errors in Dealing with an Agent and\/or Editor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24: Ten Top-Selling Books of All Time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Book Registration Information.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462966178072,"sku":"9780764552571","price":14.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780764552571.jpg?v=1785543686","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/getting-your-book-published-for-dummies-paperback-softback-9780764552571","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}