I just finished my first book. Well I still need to go back and fix things I KNOW needs to be fixed. I thought now since I'm done with my book I can start researching into good publishers. Does anybody know of any or would recommend? Thanks!!
Where To Find A Good Publisher
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Start with finding a good agent.
Read some of the other boards here like Ask the Agent and Bewares and Background Checks.
Then, your agent will find you a good publisher.
Read some of the other boards here like Ask the Agent and Bewares and Background Checks.
Then, your agent will find you a good publisher.
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Some good methods:
1. Go to a bookstore. Find books like yours. Write down who published them.
2. Get a copy of Writer's Market.
3. Look on Preditors and Editors.
4. See who's buying books on places like Publisher's Lunch.
None of these methods are foolproof. A local PublishAmerica author may have convinced your local bookstore to sell his book, scammers have been known to slip into directories, and Publisher's Lunch certainly does not cover all reputable publishers. So once you've found a possible publisher, check things like online bookstore databases to see if their books are stocked in stores, and check it out in the Bewares and Background Check forum here.
And once they start negotiations, there is one obvious sign you've found a good publisher:
They offer you several thousand dollars as an advance and a contract that doesn't suck.
1. Go to a bookstore. Find books like yours. Write down who published them.
2. Get a copy of Writer's Market.
3. Look on Preditors and Editors.
4. See who's buying books on places like Publisher's Lunch.
None of these methods are foolproof. A local PublishAmerica author may have convinced your local bookstore to sell his book, scammers have been known to slip into directories, and Publisher's Lunch certainly does not cover all reputable publishers. So once you've found a possible publisher, check things like online bookstore databases to see if their books are stocked in stores, and check it out in the Bewares and Background Check forum here.
And once they start negotiations, there is one obvious sign you've found a good publisher:
They offer you several thousand dollars as an advance and a contract that doesn't suck.
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