How To Start And Run A Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide To Self-Publishing And ...8 reviews
Peter I. Hupalo

HCM Publishing, 2002

Financial Wake-up Call

+ Introductory guide for newbies in publishing
+ For authors who are considering private publishing

Peter Hupalo starts off with a caveat; he suggests caution. Starting at the beginning, he asks you to determine if and why you want to be a book publisher. He is down to earth and up to date. For example, on Page 37, he (rightly) recommends against direct mail advertising for books. Hupalo is ...
  
  











  



  
Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore19 reviews
Elizabeth Lyon

Perigee Trade, 2008

Don't like revision?

+ Terrific book for any writer
+ Do yourself a favour and buy this book
+ Elizabeth knows her stuff!
  
  











  



  
Book Publishing Encyclopedia12 reviews
Dan Poynter

Para Publishing, 2006

Publishing Defined - A thru Z

+ A gold mine of information
+ Highly recommended
+ Book Publishing Encyclopedia--Dan Poynter
+ Excellent summary
  
  











  



  
The Book Publishing Industry, Second Edition3 reviews
Albert N. Greco

Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF PUBLISHING

I am a college writing teacher and The Book Publishing Industry is used as a textbook in my classes. It's somewhat like a book for business school, and can be factual to an extreme, but it gives an excellent view of the financial underpinnings of this huge industry.
  
  











  



  
Guide to Literary Agents

F&W Media

Updated annually, the Guide to Literary Agents provides the essentials to connecting writers with an advocate for their work.
  
  











  



  
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self ...243 reviews
Dan Poynter

Para Publishing, 2007

Amazing book, but too optimistic

+ Advice that works
+ I couldn't ask for more!
+ Step One When You Self-Publish Your Book
+ Best for Authors-To-Be
  
  











  



  
Sell Your Book on Amazon: The Book Marketing COACH Reveals Top-Secret "How-to" Tips Guaranteed to Increase ...122 reviews
Brent Sampson

Outskirts Press, 2007

The First Place to Start Your Book Promotion

+ Universal strategies
+ Great self-help book!
+ An outstanding guide through Amazon and the world of self publishing
+ What Can You do for Amazon?
  
  











  



  
The Writer's Workbook: A Full and Friendly Guide to Boosting Your Book's Sales by Sensible Solutions
Judith Appelbaum, F. Janovic

Pushcart Press, 1991
  
  











  



  
Multicultural Books to Make and Share (Grades 1-6)2 reviews
Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord

Scholastic, 1999

Useful Resource For Teachers

+ Easy to Follow, Clear Pictures

This book is a fantastic resource for teachers, especially at the elementary level. The many different types of books detailed here are easy for children to make and make great lesson extensions in Language Arts, Social Studies...really, across the curriculum. I have made the comic books with ...
  
  











  



  
How To Get Happily Published
Judith Appelbaum

Harper & Row, 1988
  
  











  



  
Writer's Guide to Nonfiction (Writer's Compass)5 reviews
Elizabeth Lyon

Perigee Trade, 2003

A Must for Nonfiction Writers

+ Great Place to Begin
+ A excellent book for non-fiction writers
+ Add this book to your collection
  
  











  



  
The Sell Your Novel Tool kit15 reviews
Elizabeth Lyon

Perigee Trade, 2002

The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit

+ Novel Selling Kit
+ Expert guidance for the serious novelist
+ Comprehensive and helpful
+ Problems Solved
  
  











  



  
How to Get Published -- Guaranteed (Revised & Updated Second Edition)1 review
Chevy Alden

Tri-Pacer Press, 1999

Getting Published

This is a do-it-yourself text on how to write, publish and promote your book by a gifted fiction writer. While Chevy Alden has also written nonfiction he has a fiction author's perspective; rare in how-to-publish books. Alden takes you though every step of writing, typesetting, printing and ...
  
  











  



  
Print-on-Demand Book Publishing: A New Approach To Printing And Marketing Books For Publishers And ...45 reviews
Morris Rosenthal

Foner Books, 2008

Answers Many Questions with Clear Explanations and Examples

+ Taking Morris' Advice: Five Years Later
+ Good Book on POD Publishing
+ An eye-opener
  
  











  



  
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self ...243 reviews
Dan Poynter

Para Publishing, 2007

Amazing book, but too optimistic

+ Advice that works
+ I couldn't ask for more!
+ Step One When You Self-Publish Your Book
+ Best for Authors-To-Be
  
  











  



  
How To Get Happily Published
Judith Appelbaum

Harper & Row, 1988
  
  











  



  
Sell Your Book on Amazon: The Book Marketing COACH Reveals Top-Secret "How-to" Tips Guaranteed to Increase ...122 reviews
Brent Sampson

Outskirts Press, 2007

The First Place to Start Your Book Promotion

+ Universal strategies
+ Great self-help book!
+ An outstanding guide through Amazon and the world of self publishing
+ What Can You do for Amazon?
  
  











  



  
The Sell Your Novel Tool kit15 reviews
Elizabeth Lyon

Perigee Trade, 2002

The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit

+ Novel Selling Kit
+ Expert guidance for the serious novelist
+ Comprehensive and helpful
+ Problems Solved
  
  











  



  
How To Start And Run A Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide To Self-Publishing And ...8 reviews
Peter I. Hupalo

HCM Publishing, 2002

Financial Wake-up Call

+ Introductory guide for newbies in publishing
+ For authors who are considering private publishing

Peter Hupalo starts off with a caveat; he suggests caution. Starting at the beginning, he asks you to determine if and why you want to be a book publisher. He is down to earth and up to date. For example, on Page 37, he (rightly) recommends against direct mail advertising for books. Hupalo is ...
  
  











  



  
How to Get Published -- Guaranteed (Revised & Updated Second Edition)1 review
Chevy Alden

Tri-Pacer Press, 1999

Getting Published

This is a do-it-yourself text on how to write, publish and promote your book by a gifted fiction writer. While Chevy Alden has also written nonfiction he has a fiction author's perspective; rare in how-to-publish books. Alden takes you though every step of writing, typesetting, printing and ...