You Can Write and Publish a Book: Essential Information on How to Get Your Book Published

Over 75% of the people in the United States feel they have a book in them, and they may just be right! You Can Write and Publish a Book: Essential Information on How to Get Your Book Published details the exact steps that you will need to take you from choosing a topic to the published book. Included is a fun Self-Assessment Quiz that contains 89 questions which allows you to gauge your chances of becoming a published author. You Can Write and Publish a Book gives detailed information on: creating a proposal, finding an agent, finding a publisher, writing the manuscript, and marketing the book. It is guaranteed to motivate and inspire you to get started on the road to publishing today. Written by a book professional with 20 years of experience on hundreds of publishing projects, You Can Write and Publish a Book will help you decide which type of publisher is right for you: a big corporation, a smaller specialized publisher, or self-publishing. It gives the secrets on: what you need to know when signing a contract, creating a winning title, and how to find the time to do it all. It includes valuable listings of publishing resources and suggested readings you will want to have at your fingertips. Whether you want to have a best-seller or just write as a hobby, You Can Write and Publish a Book can help you get started today. In fact it will help you plan your second book!

Preface: Sharing Your Experiences; Living Your Dream Introduction: It is Really Short. Read It. SECTION I: You Can Become a Published Author Chapter 1: Writing a Book is Simpler Than You Think Chapter 2: Take This Self-Assessment Quiz Chapter 3: Review Your Results SECTION II: It is Easy to Get Started Chapter 4: Examine Your Motives Chapter 5: Determining the Topic of Your Book Chapter 6: Coming Up With a Title for Your Book Chapter 7: Summarize Your Idea in a Few Words SECTION III: Determine Who Will Publish Your Book Chapter 8: Choosing a Publisher Chapter 9: Writing an Enticing Proposal Chapter 10: Getting Great Endorsements for Your Book Chapter 11: Finding a Publisher Chapter 12: Finding an Agent Chapter 13: Securing a Contract Chapter 14: You're Going to be Published!   SECTION IV: How to Write the Book Chapter 15: Creating the Manuscript Chapter 16: Getting Your Manuscript Reviewed SECTION V: What Happens During the Book Production Process Chapter 17: How a Cover is Designed Chapter 18: How a Manuscript Becomes a Book SECTION VI: How to Market and Promote Your Book Chapter 19: Marketing, Distribution, and Publicity Chapter 20: Selling and Promoting Books SECTION VII: Additional Tasks if Self-Publishing Chapter 21: What Self-Publishers Need to Do SECTION VIII: The End of the Road Chapter 22: Congratulations! Chapter 23: Now Do it All Over Again Bibliography Appendix: Publishing Resources Index

John Bond’s life has revolved around books, reading, and publishing. He has worked for nearly 20 years in publishing. He has worked at a publisher in New Jersey that specializes in medical information, Slack Incorporated. He started as an Editor, and eventually became the Vice President and Publisher for the company’s Book Division. In his career, he has published over 400 projects, including books, CD-ROMs, videotapes, posters, study cards, and DVDs. Some of these projects were student textbooks, manuals, workbooks, dictionaries, monographs, and instructor’s manuals. He has helped formulate and create several web sites that provide information to health-care providers. He has worked with such publishers as Random House, Henry Holt, McGraw Hill, Doubleday, Thomson International on special projects or on distribution arrangements. He is a proud member of the Publisher’s Marketing Association, the Small Publishers of North America, and the American Medical Publishers Association. He has given presentations at meetings involving emerging topics related to publishing. Prior to his work in publishing, he earned a degree in education and worked as a librarian for five years.