{"product_id":"getting-your-book-published-for-dummies-isbn-9780764552571","title":"Getting Your Book Published For Dummies","description":"\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  Introduction.\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. Sarah Parsons Zackheim has worked at William Morrow, Doubleday, and New York Times Books. She is the author or coauthor of three books, including Dress Your House For Success.  \"This book is the clearest map to book publishing you’ll find.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Scott Adams, creator, Dilbert  \u003cp\u003eFind out how to draft attention-getting proposals and queries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A must read for any aspiring professional writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Peter Maas, author, Underboss and The Terrible Hours\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider this friendly guide your tour of the publishing industry – from understanding the business and its players to the art of negotiating advances, options, and rights. Take advantage of industry insider Sarah Parsons Zackheim’s decades of experience and find out how to refine your book idea, submit winning queries, get an agent, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Getting Your Book Published For Dummies®\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dig your well before you’re thirsty, and before you write your first book, don’t just read Getting Your Book Published For Dummies . . . study it!.\"\u003cbr\u003e – Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks: Without Being Eaten Alive\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent common-sense guide filled with inspiring anecdotes.\"\u003cbr\u003e — Vicky Bijur, President, AAR, Association of Authors’ Representatives, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoose a book idea\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet inspired to write\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind a market for your work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoose a publisher\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAct as your own agent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNegotiate your contract\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-publish your book on the Web\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989290336485,"sku":"NP9780764552571","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780764552571.jpg?v=1761783538","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/getting-your-book-published-for-dummies-isbn-9780764552571","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}