I have another new book—number 35. Check it out at Amazon. It is so new that I don’t have it up at my website, yet. But you can view it and order it at Amazon.com and at the publisher’s website:
http://www.allworth.com (Type my name at the search prompt.)
This one is Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author. It is a companion book to Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-Cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author (Allworth, 2011).
Publish Your Book is a rewrite and update of my original book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book (Matilija Press, 2006 and 2007).
Authors in any genre and at any stage in the publishing process will benefit from this comprehensive resource. It encompasses 240 pages and includes how to write a book for your target audience, how to build promotion into your book, how to write a successful query letter and proposal, how to choose the right publishing option for your particular project, how to establish and strengthen your platform, how to get your book into bookstores, how to promote and sell your book and more. It is a comprehensive tour of the world of publishing and is designed to help authors successfully navigate the industry.
It also includes samples of query letters, cover letters and the various parts of a book proposal.
Endorsing this book are Brian Jud, author of Beyond the Bookstore and How to Make Real Money Selling Books; Jeff Herman, literary agent and author of Write the Perfect Book Proposal and Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents; Scott Flora, former executive director of SPAN, now vice president of About Books, Inc. and Debbie Allen, bestselling author of Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters.
If you are writing a book, thinking about writing one or you have one that you are trying to promote, please read this book. I think you will find it extremely helpful as you attempt to navigate the publishing industry.
Order your copy at amazon.com or at the publisher’s website (Allworth Press). I’ll let you know when I have it posted at my own website.