- Paperback: 214 pages
- Publisher: White Ladder Press Ltd (24 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0954821955
- ISBN-13: 978-0954821951
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 175,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I've been a publisher for 42 years... it is the best book I
have read about the nature of book publishing. --Leo Cooper
Before you write a book you should read this one.
--Jilly Cooper
have read about the nature of book publishing. --Leo Cooper
Before you write a book you should read this one.
--Jilly Cooper
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There are plenty of books on how to write, but few until now on how to get your book published. This book, written by a publisher, also draws on her research and interviews with fellow publishers and with agents. It details every stage in the process, from writing a proposal, through finding an editor and hooking a publisher. It even covers self-publishing, understanding contracts and increasing your sales. It covers various genres including fiction, non-fiction, children's books and poetry. Rachael Stock has worked in publishing for 15 years, getting her first commissioning job at the very early age of 24. She has worked for three major publishing houses, and has commissioned books in health, lifestyle, popular psychology, personal development, sport, business and careers. Her biggest success is 'Rules of Work" the behavioural guide to success - an international best-seller published by Prentice Hall Business (part of Pearson). She's equally proud however of another Pearson publication - the charity book "Get Ahead, Give A Damn" - that raised GBP 30,000 to help those without a home or a job get back into work. Though she is now gamekeeper and poacher, Rachael previously resisted the urge to write a book, always suspecting it was easier to scribble all over other people's. She now knows it is. Contents of the book are: how books are commissioned - an insider's guide to the process of publishing; how publishers and authors make money - an insider's guide to the financial side of publishing; choosing the right publisher for you - how to find the most appropriate company to approach; agents - how to decide if you need one, finding a good one and the real truth about publishers and agents; writing a winning proposal - how to write what they want to read; sending it in and following it up - how to make your submission, guard your idea and chase it up; negotiating a contract - how to get a handle on the basics and get a good deal; working with your publisher - how to make sure it all goes smoothly after the contract is done; dealing with rejection - how to learn from the knock backs; and self publishing - how to publish your own book (with or without help).
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Though publishers like to distinguish themselves from other companies (witness the term 'publishing house'), when it comes down to it almost all are, as you would expect, commercial enterprises. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Though publishers like to distinguish themselves from other companies (witness the term 'publishing house'), when it comes down to it almost all are, as you would expect, commercial enterprises. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Demystifying a painful process,
By Jo Owen (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Paperback)
Breaking into the world of publishing is very painful: no one wants to know you unless you are already a successfully published author. Catch-22. I wish I had access to this book years ago: it demystifies the process. It breaks it down into simple steps. Most important, it helps authors see the world through the eyes of those mysterious beast who inhabit planet publishing: editors, agents and publishers. Once you know how these beasts think, you can work out how to sell to them effectively. The book also has one key characteristic authors need to get published: it is well written and readable rather than just a dry and dusty "how to" book.
55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This will help you build a career as an author,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Paperback)
Previously I have been reading books that focus on getting your own baby (read: novel) published. They seem to, in general, have the aim of building up your resistance to rejection, which they all declare you are likely to face time and time again. Rachael’s superb book provides a somewhat new angle for all authors to consider. She is a publisher who genuinely wants to publish great and best-selling books, and she is fantastically successful in her field. What ‘The Insiders Guide to Getting Your Book Published’ will give you is ideas on how to make you, the author, publishable as well as your book. She is open and frank about what types of authors are easy to deal with, and gives hints and tips on how you can go about becoming an expert in your field, thus greatly increasing the chances of getting your manuscript accepted, and you being re-commissioned for future books. In addition to this ‘The Insiders Guide…’ is very thorough, and will be a great help when you plan the start of your writing career. It gives a detailed and precise overview of the trade and how it works, helping you choose what type of publisher to aim for and what type of agent (if any) you should have, depending on what type of book you are writing. It also has very clear chapters on how to write your proposal, how to follow them up, negotiate a contract and very importantly: how to work with your editor from then on. This is the first book I have read that gives you this ‘working with your publisher’ bit of guidance. It is hugely relevant of course, as it is the editor that decides in the end whether or not to ever commission you again. This book genuinely does want you to succeed, not just clinching that first deal with the fat advance that so many writers dream of, but it wants you to succeed as an long term author. It is a very good investment for your career.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not for fiction writers,
This review is from: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Paperback)
Although the book is good and gives interesting information (as other reviewer said, maybe not as much as the fivestar-ers are saying), it's certainly not oriented to fiction writing. The author herself states in her introduction that she specializes in non-fiction, and that is something the reader can feel throughout the book. It seems the author tries hard to insert examples or specific information on fiction, but I found it to be quite obvious in some parts. Others, such as the information about contracts, it certainly is real good.
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