More comprehensive than ever before--hundreds of names and specialties for editors in the U.S. and Canada
The go-to book agents guide that industry insiders and successful writers refer to and buy, year after year.
Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents takes writers out of the slush pile and puts them on the top of the heap, with great information and great advice.
More comprehensive than the previous edition, this revised edition describes the insider dynamics at hundreds of U.S. and Canadian publishers, with hundreds of literary agent names and specialties for book acquisition editors.
Nearly 200 of the most powerful literary agents reveal great tips, as if they were at a private lunch with the reader. With detailed information on what to do, and what not to do, to break the code, break down the walls, and leapfrog beyond the competition, this guide is truly an author's best friend.
Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2007 (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents)
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by: Jeff Herman
Release Date: 15 September, 2006, Media: Paperback
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Reader Comments
Useful for finding a book agent ...but odds are still horrific
Jeff Herman provides much valuable information about the business side of writing. Though an agent himself, he goes to great lengths to try to open up the publishing world to the unagented.
For a first-time author to get published nowadays is almost like winning the lottery. That's how bad the odds are. As the author himself points out, there are many worthwhile, well-written manuscrpts that will never get published. There is really no connection between the ability to write well and the ability to market your work in what is definitely NOT a seller's market. You wonder what is the percentage of books that are written in the USA and never published. I would guess 80 percent but I imagine there's no way of really telling for sure.
Most of the literary agents Jeff lists have a 98 or 99 percent reject rate for prospective clients. A few say it is even higher than that. Still, you wonder what is the rejection rate that the agents experience in trying to market the projects they have taken on. No book agent will tell you because they all want you to think they are great salespeople, but you have to wonder. My guess would be 95 percent or more for hitherto unpublished authors.
A Classic That Is Better Than Ever!
Let me tell you, I work in publishing and know many colleagues who buy this book every year to update their rolodexes. Publishing changes quickly and no one wants to send a polished query, proposal, or manuscript to an empty desk.
This really is the ultimate insider's guide. Jeff Herman is highly respected in publishing and works hard to put together the most useful and knowlegdeable guide for writers--that editors and book agents use it to keep up with the industry is a plus. Plus he's a pretty nice guy and has great advice for writers--with his trademark quirky humor peppered throughout the book. This book is the best writer's guide out there and this new 2007 edition, which I've already seen, is better than ever with more information, more publishers, and a big fat index.
