Getting Your Book Published

Get Your Book Published, 88 minutes ** Each year more than 750,000 would-be authors try to land a publishing contract. Learn how to make major book publishers interested in your manuscript or proposal and how to become among the chosen few who succeed in getting published! ** Some of what you'll learn: 1. The success of a book is 10% content and 90% marketing. Unless the publishing house is behind your book, forget it. 2. The book publishing industry is agent driven. Agents sell the best books for the most money, with some few exceptions. Authors representing themselves can hardly ever match this. 3 The size of the advance absolutely equals the commitment of the publisher. A large advance takes care of the author's concern about whether the publisher will actively promote the book. 4. Only a handful of books per publisher per season are actively promoted. You must gain early indication of this--there is no gray area here. 5. Most editors are afraid to take a risk. Unique topics or unexplored areas must be approved by the higher ups.