Book Proposal Resources
Compiled by Steve O'Keefe
Executive Director, Patron Saint Productions
Preditors
and Editors: Literary Agents
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors
3/23/2004: Great free resource for
locating names and addresses of literary agents and book editors. Compiled
by author David L. Kuzminski.
Publishers
Marketplace
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
3/23/2004: Best source of information on publishing deals, including who sold
(agent), who bought (editor), and roughly how much (advance). Fee-based service:
$15/month.
Everyone
Who's Anyone in Trade Publishing
http://everyonewhosanyone.com/
3/23/2004: Stunningly good list of US and UK agents, publishers, and editors.
Compiled by Gerard Jones. A free resource. Updated April, 2004.
Book
Industry Study Group
http://www.bisg.org/
3/23/2004: BISG does a lot of research on statistical trends in book publishing
-- but most of it is locked behind high price tags for reports.
You can find some general stats here, and a list of other research
sites.
Bureau
of the Census - Book Industry Stats
http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/sas51.html
3/23/2004: Last update was 2002, so the data is pretty stale. Fresher
stuff can usually be found by searching Google News or wire reports
for quarterly reports.
Para
Publishing Statistics on Books & Publishing
http://parapub.com/statistics/
3/23/2004: Good source of one-liner statistics about publishing trade, especially
self publishing. Compiled by Dan Poynter, author of "The Self Publishing
Manual."
Author
Yellow Pages
http://www.authoryellowpages.com
3/23/04: A directory of author web sites and newsletters compiled
by the folks at Authors On The Web. Searchable by alphabet (crude)
or genre. Not a bad list.
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Salon.com
Books
http://www.salon.com/books/
- 3/23/2004: Although a little highbrow, this is arguably the
best supersite online for books and authors, with reviews, articles,
forums, etc.
Patron
Saint Productions Resources Page
http://www.patronsaintpr.com/resources.html
3/23/04:
Terrific resource site for online promotion of books. Has free templates
for book proposals, pitch letters. E-mail info@PatronSaintPR.com for
presentation materials from Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop 2004.
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