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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents 2005: Who They Are! What They Want! How to Win Them Over!

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This book - and its predecessor editions - literally changed my life. No more sitting on slush piles, unread by junior executives in publishing houses! I am now a published author with a great literary agent - and all this is thanks to reading Herman's book. As he says, and as I can say more easily on his behalf, this really does knock the daylights out of Writer's Digest. If you want to get a book published, read, buy, mark and inwardly digest everything that Herman says - and good luck to you thereafter! Christopher Catherwood, author of the bestselling CHURCHILL'S FOLLY: HOW WINSTON CHURCHILL CREATED MODERN IRAQ, published in 2004 thanks entirely to the agent I found in previous editions of this book.

Every year or two I buy an updated copy of Mr. Herman's book, and it's always a great investment.

I sell most of my books to publishers, directly. Perhaps 6 of my 12 books were sold to individuals I found in Herman's editions.

Herman's book provides me with an up-to-date listing of editors who can acquire my titles, along with their phone numbers, and topical interests.

I can't tell you how much time his research saves me, especially when I'm shopping an idea for a new project.

If you want to sell something, it pays to have a great, "smart" list, and that's what Herman's book provides.

And you should know this--I sell my books by telephone, first, and then follow-up with written material--contrary to Herman's advice. But then you'd expect as much from the best-selling author of REACH OUT & SELL SOMEONE and YOU CAN SELL ANYTHING BY TELEPHONE!

--Dr. Gary S. Goodman--

If you cannot afford a latest edition, even the previous incarnation, 2003, 2004, still has much useful info.

I am just hoping that people will give this as gift to inspire all those authors (just born or lost hope of being in print).

Thank you Jeff for the good work. I failed to find your email address to inquire matters professional.

If you write or plan to sell written materials this book is full of useful information you need.