Writer's Guide to Book Publishing 2 Author:Richard Balkin This is the essential professionals' guide to getting a book published - and then marketed successfully. In accessible, down-to-earth language, the reader is taken through every aspect of the publishing process. Included in this completely revised and expanded edition are discussions on the use of computers in preparing manuscripts; the electron... more »ic, multimedia, and audio cassette markets; superstores; and telemarketing. There is invaluable coverage of textbooks, children's books, trade books, small presses, university presses, vanity presses, and book packagers.
A GREAT book about the book business, not about how to write.
Why write it if no one will read it? This is an absolutely essential book for anyone that wants to write a book and get it published. This is not a how-to on writing, but rather great practical advice and a road map for the process of getting a book to print. A MUST if you are serious about learning the business of the book business.« less