- Paperback: 984 pages
- Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; Pap/Cdr edition (July 8 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076151354X
- ISBN-13: 978-0761513544
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19.7 x 5.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,298,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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So you've got this idea for a book, but you don't know where to begin to look for a publisher. With information on more than 400 publishers in the United States and Canada, the Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 1999-2000 is the perfect place to start your search. Though the alphabetic listing of publishers is somewhat daunting, the index (with its select range of general topics) can narrow down your list. Once you've compiled a list of publishers interested in your topic, you can turn to the in-depth, individual entries to learn more. These profiles include information on the houses' recent successes, its imprints, and its staff--including the names of the people to whom you can send query letters.
The book also contains a list of over 200 top literary agents (the author, Jeff Herman, is a successful agent who has sold nearly 350 titles) and what they're willing to represent, along with essays on the necessity of finding the one who best suits you. Other essays on the merits of different types of publishers, how to write query letters, and how to develop a proposal package round out the book. Perhaps the finest feature of this work, however, is its honest, straightforward tone. While the book remains upbeat, there's no sugarcoating of the truth--that only a small percentage of good writers get published. While offering no guarantees, the Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 1999-2000 will certainly help you in your search to find the one for you. --C.B. Delaney
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Read this if you are serious about getting published,
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This review is from: Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2001-2002: Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! (Paperback)
Jeff Herman is one of the top literary agents in New York. In this book, he offers his own insights, and he also calls on many of the key players in the publishing industry to explain, from their perspective, exactly how the business really works.Learn what an acquisition editor looks for; what motivates an editor to want to publish your book; and the mechanics of the whole process. Armed with this information, you are in a much better position to contact the editors and agents listed in the book. There are other more famous books about markets available to writers... but this one is the best one... in my humble opinion. Oh... in case you think I'm prejudiced... Jeff is my agent and has done wonders with the material I've given to him: We've submitted four projects, and have four sales! I follow his advice, and do whatever he tells me to do with hesitation.
1.0 out of 5 stars
TOO MANY INSIDERS BENEFIT FROM WRITERS' ETERNAL HOPE,
By A Customer
This review is from: Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2001-2002: Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! (Paperback)
This and other books like it purport to help writers. It is certainly comprehensive and well done. The reality is that the gatekeepers and the keymasters of the publishing industry are publishing lots of books for writers that do not seem to advance their cause. This book looks more like an advertisement by literary agents for literary agents and editors, rather than anything that is truly meant to help the writers among us. The literati turn their noses up at most of the query letters they receive.Take a look at the responses most writers get to their queries and you will realize that the literati hold themselves to a much different and lower standard than they require of the writers who query them. This tome makes money for the insider not commensurate with what those who purchase it get in return. His rewards are orders of magnitude greater than any that can be derived by a writer purchasing this work.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocrity Pays,
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This review is from: Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2001-2002: Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! (Paperback)
You can read these sort of books morning, noon, or night. But it all comes down to one thing: integrity. And agents have little or none ... The very nature of selling a book is antithetical to artistic achievement. Just look at the trash that sells to the bovine minded public and you'll understand why Jeff Herman recommends medocrity over artistic achievement. Art is beautiful but it doesn't sell. And sell you must if you want to be the next big thing on the Times best seller list. Oprah not excluded. Baa Baa Baa
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