Sorry I missed the original post...but one of our hs students had a
book published through Author House. http://www.authorhouse.com/ You
maintain control of your book and its marketing. I know that his book
has been available on Amazon...
Barb
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John Campbell Elem
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On Aug 3, 2006, at 11:12 PM, JProctor wrote:
> Several weeks ago I asked about where a young man might get
> published. Thanks to those who responded. I did some editing.
> Several people asked for a HIT so here goes :
>
> Go to public library and check out "Literary Market Place"
>
> "It's a bunny eat bunny world" about publishing in the children's
> market.
>
> It is very difficult to get published by a royalty paying house,
> although that is not impossible. It might be worth sending out the
> queries to see what happens. Writer's Market is an excellent
> resource for finding specific publishers for sci-fi works. If he
> does not want to wait that long-and it can take several months to a
> year or more to hear back-he might want to look into some of the
> print on demand (POD) companies. Lulu is such a company, and they
> are free to use. http://www.lulu.com/?gclid=CPGs3LjCioYCFQJuSwodThFKhQ
> I have no affiliation with Lulu and I have not used this company,
> but people I know have, and have been somewhat pleased. Lulu does
> not do any promotion of the book, so any sales are absolutely up to
> the author. That translates to friends and relatives and anyone he
> might be able to influence through sports, speaking, clubs, church,
> etc. That would not be a large market for most authors,
> particularly a young man, but then he would have a published book
> to show for his efforts. It is rare, but some books have been self-
> published and made such a splash they were later sold to large
> houses. The Christmas Box was one of those.
>
> There are other POD publishers, but many charge and require you
> relinquish copyright to your work. That is NOT a good idea. None
> that I am aware of offer line editing, and consequently POD books
> have a rather poor reputation in the bookstores. Most will not
> consider handling them at all, and certainly not without reading a
> "free sample copy."
>
> WRITER'S MARKET. He'll be able to find listings of virtually every
> publisher in every field...and such things as how to write a QUERY
> LETTER, the best ways to start out., etc., etc.
>
> Lulu : http://www.lulu.com/ It is free. She might want to have a
> look atthat.
>
> How to Get Happily Published, by Judith Appelbaum. This book was
> very helpful to me when I was working on getting my first novel
> into print. It's technically about non-fiction, but applies
> completely to fiction too.
>
>
> Joanne Proctor
> Retired LMS
> Topeka, KS
> joproctor@cox.net
>
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