Each time you are approached by influential
representatives from publishing houses to make exclusive deals for your book, give it some thought and dig up the blogosphere what you deserve to get rather than what you must accept.
Writers» conferences are wonderful — some say vital — opportunities to connect with fellow authors, agents, and sometimes even editors and
representatives from publishing houses around the world.
Not exact matches
We will hear
from representatives of some of the regions most important
publishing houses, based in Georgia, Slovenia and Ukraine, about effect these upheavals have had on literature.
Book agents also sometimes act as authors»
representatives for the sale and / or licensing of books with foreign
publishing houses, theatrical producers, film and TV producers, and magazine publishers (interested in
publishing an excerpt
from an author's book).
At New York City's
Housing Works Bookstore Café, Munroe organized a panel of digital
publishing experts, including a
representative from BiblioCrunch, which helps connect authors to
publishing professionals who offer design, editing, and marketing services.
«Hachette Book Group's six
publishing divisions have made major acquisitions all year long
from the biggest and best literary agencies, often for less than other
houses offered, as well as contract renewals with many of our biggest authors,» says a Hachette
representative.
This year's fair had
representatives from 610
publishing houses from 25 countries, as compared to last years 580 firms
from 20 countries.
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.
Barbara Bavis of the Law Library of Congress will explain where and how to locate federal materials using free online resources
from governmental entities, such as the Law Library of Congress, the Government
Publishing Office (GPO), and the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States
House of
Representatives (OLRC).