Publishers & Publishing Industry
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Off the Record
$19.95 Add to cartEditor John Metcalf has inspired, challenged, and championed countless writers over his long career. In Off the Record, he encourages six to reveal what one rarely discusses in polite society: how the
- Author: Metcalf, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1771965452
- Language: English
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Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History
$20.99 Add to cartA funny and entertaining history of printed books as told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers, collected by television’s favorite rare-book expert from HISTORY’s hit series Paw
- Author: Romney, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062412329
- Language: English
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The Book
$19.95 Add to cartThe book as object, as content, as idea, as interface.
What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it a portable device that gives us access to ent
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Borsuk, Amaranth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: May 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0262535416
- Language: English
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Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century
$20.00 Add to cartGutenberg’s invention of movable type in the fifteenth century introduced an era of mass communication that permanently altered the structure of society. While publishing has been buffeted by persiste
- Author: Miller, Wayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1571313540
- Language: English
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Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed
$19.99 Add to cartMake Your Novel Stand Out from the Crowd
Noted literary agent and author Donald Maass has done it again His previous book, Writing the Breakout Novel, offered novelists of all skill levels and genre- Author: Maass, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 158297263X
- Language: English
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Romance Your Brand: Building a Marketable Genre Fiction Series
$14.99 Add to cartFor the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series–something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week course, now availabl
- Series: Publishing How to #1
- Author: York, Zoe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: December 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1989703232
- Language: English
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The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis In The Creative Interpretation Of Human Motives
$24.99 Add to cart- Author: Egri, Lajos
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 138
- Publish Date: May 24 2009
- ISBN10: 160796130X
- Language: English
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Ideas, Influence, and Income: Write a Book, Build Your Brand, and Lead Your Industry
$21.95 Read moreA comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and launching your book–and monetizing your content
Are you considering writing a book to boost your visibility and credibility? Or just trying t- Author: Hall, Tanya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 27 2018
- ISBN10: 1626345147
- Language: English
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Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
$22.00 Add to cartLearn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows! Amid the hundreds of “how-to” books out there, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Laj
- Author: Egri, Lajos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 15, 1972
- ISBN10: 0671213326
- Language: English
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Techniques of the Selling Writer
$29.95 Add to cartTechniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedur
- Author: Swain, Dwight V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: January 15 1981
- ISBN10: 0806111917
- Language: English
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Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 29th Edition: Who They Are, What They Want, How to Win Them Over
$34.95 Add to cartIf you want to get published, read this book!
Jeff Herman’s Guide unmasks nonsense, clears confusion, and unlocks secret doorways to success for new and veteran writers! This highly respected resourc… [more below]- Author: Herman, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1608687880
- Language: English
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Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author
$16.99 Add to cart“All aspiring authors know the value of a great literary agent, but few know how to get one. Lucinda Halpern has written the definitive guide to attracting an agent and laying the groundwork for a boo… [more below]
- Author: Halpern, Lucinda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1401975143
- Language: English
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Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book
$19.95 Add to cartWinner, 2021 Foreword INDIES award
“Brilliant, time-tested and clear” advice that will help writers at all stages, in all genres, write their very best book–and then make it better. As a freelance edi
- Author: Williams, Allison K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 194911645X
- Language: English
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The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (Or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)
$18.00 Add to cartLongtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the “rights” and “wrongs” of prose … [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Saller, Carol Fisher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 18 2016
- ISBN10: 022624007X
- Language: English
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
$29.00 Add to cartEditing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. Th… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Ginna, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2017
- ISBN10: 022629997X
- Language: English
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Christian Writers Market Guide – 2024 Edition
$34.99 Read moreAn Essential Resource for Getting Published
Foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins The 2024 Christian Writers Market Guide is the most comprehensive and recommended resource on the market for finding an agent,- Author: Laube, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1621842460
- Language: English
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The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers
$22.50 Add to cartSeasoned designer Debbie Berne presents an accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors, and other book people.
Design is central to the appeal, messaging, and usefulness of books, but- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Berne, Debbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0226822958
- Language: English
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Shakespeare and Company, New Edition
$24.95 Add to cartSylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with the expatriate and visiting writers of the Lost Generation, a label that she never accepted. Like moths of great promise, they were drawn to her well-lighte
- Author: Beach, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: October 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0803260970
- Language: English
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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
$29.99 Read moreFrom the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comes the wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the pre
- Author: Garfield, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063292270
- Language: English
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People’s Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business from the Ground Up
$19.95 Add to cartComprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to book publishing written by a successful book publisher.
So, you want to publish books.
Publishing is an incredibly rewarding yet endlessly complicated profess… [more below]- Series: Good Life
- Author: Biel, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 14 2018
- ISBN10: 1621062856
- Language: English
