Getting Your Book Published For Dummies
By: by Sarah Parsons Zackheim, with Adrian Zackheim ; foreword by Nelson DeMille.
Contributors: Zackheim, Adrian.
Series: --For dummies
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Foster City, CA, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780764552571
Subjects: Authorship -- Marketing.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Getting started; title: The idea, it's the heart of your book; title: Evaluating your idea; title: Refining your idea: the realities of writing; title: Categorically speaking; title: Part II: Knocking on the publisher's door; title: How a book gets bought; title: The right submission strategy for you approaching a publisher; title: Part III: Preparing the package: book proposals and query letters that sell; title: Query letters that get attention; title: Preparing submission materials that sell; title: Taking it public: a strategic approach to placing your book; title: Battle-tested submission tactics; title: How to choose a publisher; title: Acting as your own agent; title: Going the agent route; title: Publishing outside of the box; title: Part V: Home at last! negotiation and contract; title: The offer; title: The negotiation; title: The contract; title: Part VI: After the deal is done; title: Know the players; title: Creating the actual book; title: Selling your book; title: Publication and beyond; title: Part VII: The part of tens; title: Ten excuses publishers give for turning down book proposals; title: Ten clauses to watch in your contract; title: Ten common errors in dealing with an agent and/or editor; title: Ten top-selling books of all time