Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781932344509 ISBN: 1932344500 Label: Thornton Publishing Inc. Manufacturer: Thornton Publishing Inc. Number Of Pages: 140 Publication Date: August 01, 2003 Publisher: Thornton Publishing Inc. Release Date: August 01, 2003 Sales Rank: 1105673 Studio: Thornton Publishing Inc.
Do you want to publish a book? Then you need to know what is in this one!
URGENTLY RECOMMENDED READING...This is the best advice a first time author; could ever get!
EJ Thornton opened her publishing business in an effort to help authors navigate the publishing process, never forgetting what she went through originally to publish Angel On Board.
Inexperience is the real first-time author's curse. Education is the key to success for first-time authors. Learning the publisher's perspective helps authors make much more effective publishing decisions. That is the goal of this book!
In addition to this textbook, EJ Thornton has authored many books including her first novel Angel On Board, the children's book I Have A Secret, Do I Keep It, and the non-fiction series Revenue Beyond... Secrets to Creating Passive Income and becoming financially free and others.
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Rating: - Very extensive overview of publishing - just look at this:
Contents
Foreword
Your Book is Your Baby - Treat it like one
First Time Author's Curse
Publishing is the Easy Part
Publishing Basics
Your Copyright
Other's Copyrights
Creative Rights
ISBN
Title Considerations
Trademarks
Who's Who & What's What
The Publisher
The Author
The Graphic Designer
The Illustrator
The Distributors
The Editors
The ... Read More
Rating: - I am a first-time author
and soon I will be a published first-time author thanks to the advice Ms. Thornton gives in this book. "Profitable Publishing" helped me with edit issues, critique input, cover design and so much more.
Rating: - I've written and published dozens of books...
and my opinion of the publishing industry has changed over the past 20 years. What EJ Thornton teaches about how to publish a book is up-to-date, addresses self-publishing and on demand publishing (not available when I started out) and many more topics that intended to empower the author to create and publish the books of their dreams!
Awesome content. Great value. It is a must-have for any author - especially the first timer, but even as an old-timer in this business, I learned an astonishing ... Read More
Rating: - Reading this book saved me a ton of money on self-publishing!
So, You Want To Write A Book - Jumpstart Your Publishing Success
Combine these books together and you have a winning proposition! OMG!
I knew what I wanted to write about, but didn't know how to organize it. Thinking about the end-customer helped me do that. Then when it came to actually publishing it, this book - especially the anecdotal stories - illustrated how to get it done and do it right the first time! I've talked to so many other first-time-authors who self published who think I must've ... Read More
Rating: - Valuable information - keep this book by your side...
...while you are working on your book, before and after it is finished and while you are soliciting publishers. This information isn't like what everyone else is telling you at the clubs, this information is just plain common sense and good business.