Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 1999-2000 (with CD-ROM) : Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! (076151354X) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

This book has become the indispensable tool for authors, agents, and editors. It names the people writers need to reach to be successfully published, and it shows step-by-step how to catch the attention of those people. Literary agent Jeff Herman provides the names of the editors at over 500 publishing houses, listing each editor's specific areas of interests, and shares over 12 insightful interviews with agents. This edition comes with a CD-ROM, providing auxiliary methods for writers to manage the business side of their work.

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

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Heads up!:

It is nice to have a heads up in the publishing industry, especially if you are a first timer. I liked what this book had to offer.

a great resource for the beginning writer:

I'm trying to get a book published and this book is an excellent resource on how to write the proper query letter and assemble the perfect proposal submission to a publisher.

And, of course, this book has an exhaustive list of publishers of all kinds as well as literary agents. My only complaint would be that I wish they had an index organizing the agents by the genres they accept. It's a minor quibble on an otherwise flawless book.

wonderful book!:

I love the resume format for each literay agent! Helped me tremendously in making a decision.

Read this if you are serious about getting published:

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.... more info

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