Book Publishing Encyclopedia [Paperback]

Dan Poynter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2006

You have questions about writing, publishing & promoting. This book has answers and they are easy to find. This book is the best investment you could make in your publishing future. It contains thousands of tips and references in an easy-to use alphabetical encyclopedia. It is your "Book Publishing Answer Book." This book will save you time, save you money and make you look brilliant. You will underline, highlight and dog-ear this book. This is the book publicist's guide to Internet resources. More than 1001 ways to write, publish & promote your book. "For nonfiction, Dan Poynter is the top coach for writing, publishing and, most important, promoting." -John Tullius, Director, Maui Writers Conference. "One essential ingredient to our Chicken Soup success was consulting with Dan Poynter in the early stages." -Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series (more than 80 million sold-so far) "Dan Poynter has generously guided thousands to authorship. Their books make this a better world." -Dr. Robert Müller, Past Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and author of 2000 Ideas & Dreams for a Better World.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For nonfiction, Dan Poynter is the top coach for writing, publishing and, most important, promoting."

?John Tullius, Director, Maui Writers Conference.

"One essential ingredient to our Chicken Soup success was consulting with Dan Poynter in the early stages."

?Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series (more than 80 million sold-so far)

"Dan Poynter has generously guided thousands to authorship. Their books make this a better world."

?Dr. Robert M?ller, Past Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and author of 2000 Ideas & Dreams for a Better World.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Para Publishing; Completely REV edition (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568601271
• ISBN-13: 978-1568601274
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #88 in Books > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias > Business

More About the Author

Dan Poynter is an author of more than 100 books, has been a publisher since 1969 and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

He is an evangelist for books, an ombudsman for authors, an advocate for publishers and the godfather to thousands of successfully-published books.

His seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal and his story has been told in US News & World Report.
The media come to Dan because he is the leading authority on book publishing.

Dan travels more than 4,000 miles each week to share, inspire and empower writers, publishers and professional speakers through keynotes and seminars.

Dan was prompted to write The Self-Publishing Manual because so many publishers wanted to know his secret to selling so many books. Dan is one of the publishing industry's most energetic, experienced and respected leaders. He lives in Santa Barbara.

See http://ParaPub.com

As an author and a publisher, Dan Poynter sometimes reviews books that will be useful to others. He does not review books he can't recommend with a full five stars. He reviews books about his loves: book writing, book publishing, book promotion, parachute equipment, skydiving and (occasionally) business.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Smorgasbord of Publishing Information, March 23, 2006

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A. J Terry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book Publishing Encyclopedia (Paperback)

Dan Poynter's _Book Publishing Encyclopedia_ reminds me of John Kremer's classic _1001 Ways to Market Your Book_. It's a smorgasbord of ideas--and especially, online sources where you can find further information, advice, and products. Arranged in alphabetical order, it touches on everything from how to get an ISBN to creative book-packing ideas (balloons, anyone)? An excellent complement to a process-oriented publishing book such as Poynter's _Self-Publishing Manual_. You'll probably get your money's worth after five minutes of reading.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Poynter, I Have Just One Question . . . Now Can I Ask a Second One?, July 28, 2006

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Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 110,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book Publishing Encyclopedia (Paperback)

Dan Poynter has been showing new writers the ropes to creating book and publishing them for almost 30 years. If you're totally new to the subject, you should be sure to read the 15th edition of his classic, Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual. But if you think you have just one question, you'll find it easier to start with Dan Poynter's Book Publishing Encyclopedia. Presented in alphabetical order, you'll quickly locate key ideas, tips and resources to implement what interests you.

I thought that this book was so well done that I read it cover to cover . . . and kept learning things that I didn't know that I didn't know . . . even though I've written four books and am in the process of finishing a fifth. As you can imagine in this Internet age, Dan can send you to lots of great Web sites (many of which are ones that he has developed).

Every new writer should have both the self-publishing manual and the book publishing encyclopedia. Every experienced writer should have the book publishing encyclopedia. It's great!

To give you a sense of how thorough this encyclopedia is, the references for Amazon take up 6 1/2 pages . . . include many bits of information that I suspect less than 1 percent of all authors know. You'll find ways to contact Amazon, how to use book reviews on Amazon to be more successful, what the sales rankings mean in terms of sales, tracking your book's history at Amazon, how to use Booksurge to be even more successful at Amazon, changing titles, checking prices with a cell phone, e-books, getting your cover image up faster on your Amazon sales page, large print book publishing at Amazon, keeping in stock, other ways to sell collectible books at Amazon and tracking your sales.

Can you afford not to know those things? I thought not!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not an encyclopedia, May 13, 2011

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S. Ashley (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book Publishing Encyclopedia (Kindle Edition)

This book is not an encyclopedia. It's a collection of internet links. Many of the links take me to the author's own website, where there is one teaser paragraph and a link to purchase an article. Why should I pay this author twice? At least there are links to other resources that actually exist as articles and not ads. Unfortunately many of these links are out of date. "Encyclopedia" is a grandiose overstatement of what this book is and I'm very disappointed in it. It is doubly discouraging to feel suckered by a book that pretends to be helpful, "how-to," and a resource for beginners when it's really a profit center for the author. Welcome to publishing, indeed.