Use feedback from
major traditional editors as a sign of quality, even if they can't buy your book for some marketing reason.
Not exact matches
BlueInk reviews are penned by writers drawn from
major mainstream publications, such as The New York Times and Washington Post, and
editors of respected
traditional publishing houses.
On the one hand, a
major criticism of the
traditional publishing industry is that a small pool of tunnel - visioned
editors get to decide what the public will read.
Here's an idea for you to test your quality: Over a year or so send your book to twenty or so
major editors in
traditional publishing houses.
Budget cuts and overworked
editors and staff have made
traditional publishers fairly sloppy these days, completely killing one
major argument for only going with
traditional publishers.
Note that though there are opportunities to catch the attention of
traditional editors — in digital - first imprints of
major publishers, for example.
If you're being published by a
traditional publishing house, there are many people — from
editors to sales representatives to marketing managers to publicists to even book buyers at the
major booksellers — who will weigh in on the consumer appeal and effectiveness of your book's title.
There are rare exceptions but the
editor - in - chief of a
major traditional publisher told me recently that his staff has no time or skill to do developmental editing.
I'd also like to add something about the people, many of them friends of mine, who work in
traditional book publishing — the
editors, publicists, sales reps.. Most are hard - working, underpaid former English
majors who love books.
Reviews are penned largely by writers drawn from
major mainstream publications, such as The New York Times and Washington Post, and
editors of respected
traditional publishing houses.
Our reviews are penned by writers drawn from
major mainstream publications, such as The New York Times and Washington Post, and
editors of respected
traditional publishing houses.