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Tables of Contents for A Writer's Guide to Book Publishing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xvii
Introduction
1
5
How to Approach a Publisher
6
38
How a Publisher Evaluates a Proposal or a Manuscript
44
20
How to Understand and Negotiate a Book Contract
64
49
How to Prepare a Final Manuscript
113
26
How a Manuscript Is Processed by a Publisher
139
32
How a Manuscript Is Turned into a Finished Book
171
28
How a Publisher Markets a Book
199
69
Alternatives: Small Presses, University Presses, Vanity Presses, and Self-Publishing
268
66
Appendices
A Sample Query Letter
298
1
A Sample Book Proposal
299
6
A Sample Reader's Report
305
2
A Sample Contract
307
24
A Publishing Fable
331
3
Selected Bibliography
334
10
Index
344