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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... important for a writer to understand publishing as for a stockbroker to under- stand how the market operates . Traditional Publishing Houses According to R. R. Bowker , the official agency that monitors the United States book industry ...
... important ways . But organi- zationally , full - service publishing houses are all fairly similar . the executives You're not likely to meet the executives at any but the smallest publishing houses . However , it's important that you ...
... important themes . Due to the vagaries of public taste and the importance of the idea in to- day's bookselling , it's all but impossible for authors to predict which books will find publishers . That's why the vast majority of contracts ...
... important to collect proof that publishers have sold a respectable number of books on a subject similar to yours . If you find a dozen or more books on the same general subject but none that exactly dupli- cates your specific idea , you ...
... important concept he refers to or borrows. His messianic prose takes full responsibility for his expansive reinterpretation of civilization's wobbling progress. The flyleaf blurb is as straightforward as the text itself. There's no lean ...