How To Be Your Own Literary Agent : An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published
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Book Description
How to Be Your Own Literary Agent takes the mystery out of book publishing for any writer, published or not. Richard Curtis -- a top literary agent for more than thirty years -- provides a comprehensive practical overview of the publishing process, from submissions to contract negotiations to subsidiary rights to marketing, publicity, and beyond. He also gives away trade secrets and invaluable wisdom -- candid advice that can be found nowhere else. Now completely revised and expanded, How to Be Your Own Literary Agent is essential reading for all writers.
* Big publishers, small publishers, self-publishers, e-publishers: how to keep up in a rapidly changing business
* The new breed of busy literary editors: how to find them and know what they're looking for
* What the electronic revolution means to you, and how to take advantage of it
* How to know your "publishing" rights and negotiate effectively
* How to have a say in your book's design, jacket, and promotion
* How book chains and superstores have altered publishing -- and what that means for you
About the Author
Richard Curtis is a top literary agent.
How To Be Your Own Literary Agent : An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published
How To Be Your Own Literary Agent : An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published,Richard Curtis,Houghton Mifflin,0618380418,Authors and publishing,Authorship,Careers - Other Specific Fields,Composition & Creative Writing - General,Language,Language Arts & Disciplines,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Literary agents,Marketing,Publishing,Self-Publishing,United States,Business & Economics / General
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