The Author's HandbookUniv of Wisconsin Press, 2006. gada 8. febr. - 228 lappuses Providing essential guidance for both aspiring and experienced authors, the second edition of The Author’s Handbook is a valuable resource for writers of all levels. Extensively updated and expanded to account for significant changes in the publishing industry, The Author’s Handbook outlines effective techniques to develop marketable book ideas, research those ideas, and write a manuscript—either fiction or nonfiction—for publication. The authors provide many tips on topics that include choosing a publisher, negotiating contracts, understanding legal matters, and promoting your work. With this guide, the reader will gain insight into virtually every aspect of publishing. |
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... copies the next year or the year after . As you will see in later chapters , that's a highly subjective , almost mystical talent . Editors whose hunches prove correct often enough can earn salaries of $ 150,000 a year — and are worth ...
... copies were sold . Recently there's been something new added to bookselling : the networks of book wholesalers such as Book Clearing House Fulfillment and Distribution Company . By buying selected titles from publishers in large ...
... copies of enough different books to let the publisher make a profit . Our confidence in them is reflected in the title of chapter 15 , “ How to Help with Book Sales . ” Printers and Binders For reasons that will become apparent as you ...
... copies a day to thousands of books a day — and that your book can make the top ten thousand at least once if you get all your friends and neighbors to buy copies the first day it's published . Since people in publishing are insecure ...
... copies for reference . A lot of writers have trouble deciding when a book idea is too similar to something in existence . For instance , back when Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror clung to best - seller lists for months , you might ...