The problem is, first you have to get by the gate keepers. There called agents.
Actually,
they're called assistant editors, and they read the slush pile. Penguin has a slush pile. That's where my first book was discovered.
Agents are helpful enablers, and they also have huge slush piles. If an agent brings a book to an editor, the editor may be confident that the agent thinks the book will be worth publishing. Not all books submitted by agents are automatically accepted, though.
Even if you do that, you still most likely wont get published because 98% of all manuscripts are rejected, because they don't think it's worth the risk.
Um, no, it's because only 2% of what's sent in is up to commercial standards. The rest are rejected with good reason, cited in the link below.
Risk? Yes, that is a factor. Each time a publisher decides to print a slush pile find they are taking the risk of losing money on the deal. There is no risk in rejecting work that just isn't ready.
PA is taking very little risk by accepting all submissions. They're certain the writers WILL buy copies of their own books during the honeymoon phase, so PA makes a ton of profit.
Why was your book rejected? Judging by the post you need a refresher course for 5th grade English. Sorry, mate, but editors don't have time for otherwise earnest and talented writers who ignore the basics. When you go for a job interview, you are scrubbed, combed, and in clean clothes. Your manuscript deserves the same respect and best effort.
they want to make money, and like stocks, they go for something that looks a lot like the last big winner, or that comes with a lot of pre-sales, because your famous.
Of course they will, but hundreds of books by new writers debut every year.
The ONLY catch is you do have to write well.
Here's other reasons why books get rejected.
Stacia Kane: I don't think this is a clever ruse. I think this person honestly has no idea what he's talking about.
Slam-dunk!