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Title: Write the Perfect Book Proposal: 10 That Sold and Why, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0471353124
Author:
Jeff Herman
Deborah Levine Herman
Publicate Date: 2001-05-04
Publish: 2001-05-04
List Price: $15.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Don't hesitate. Buy it. Read it. Use it.
If you want to get your book published then Write The Perfect Book Proposal is the book you must read before contacting any publisher. It is the definitive guide on how to write an excellent that will grab their attention and make your book stand out from the others. Jeff and Deborah also offer incredible examples, with great commentary, on what you should and shouldn't do. It helped me a great deal. Thank you.
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2: Very helpful
This book is great for those of us who need examples to learn. The 1st part of the book gives a brief explanation of what goes in a book proposal and the 2nd half is examples of successful proposals. It would probably benefit a new writer to buy an additional book on how to do a book proposal because others I have purchased are more in depth. That being said this is my favorite due to the samples. So whatever other book you choose to purchase on this subject, I highly recommend you follow up with this one. Really excellent and helpful.
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3: Great for samples
I used this book along with Michael Larson's How to Write a Book Proposal and Elizabeth Lyon's book on Non-Fiction Book Proposals. Larson's and Lyon's books were better at explaining each section and how to create interest, but I liked this book for the actual examples. When I was ready to write a section, I'd read about it in the other books, and then read the samples in this book.
I was successful in getting an agent who asked what books I used in creating my proposal as she said it was very good. I have since sold the book to a publisher as well.
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4: I Was Very Disappointed
Unless you are writing a book along the lines of "How To Succeed In The Business World," or a book on genealogy, or self help, I recommend that you do not buy this book. The agents who wrote the book appear to be mainly focused on books for the business world. The book that I've written is an explosive expos?? on the CIA and bipartisan corruption in the government, but absolutely none of the ten "sample book proposals" in "Write the Perfect Book Proposal" were of any use. But to be fair, this book might be for you if you are writing about business, or self help, or genealogy. (One of the sample proposals deals with genealogy.)
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5: outdated
outdated, pick something on the same subject by someone else that was published this year; this one has extremely stale info. The world of publishing has changed dramatically since it was written 8 years ago or more, with much new info about cybermarketing and other strong ways of reaching audiences and potential publishers. Also, make sure the book you read is about the kind of book you have written /are writing. There are different approaches needed to reach publishers, depending.
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