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

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Product Description
Jeff Herman is a leading New York literary agent who has represented best-selling authors and has helped thousands of new writers launch successful careers. This latest annual edition of the classic writer's directory provides everything working writers need to find the most receptive publishers, editors and agents for their work. Each entry presents an overview of the publisher, including its history and current lines, followed by the names of specific editors, their areas of interest, and complete contact information. It also features listings for over 150 top literary agencies, along with their agents, what they represent and how to contact them. Finally, this important reference includes expert guidance on such valuable topics as how to pitch a book, prepare a winning query and proposal, negotiate a contract, and much more.

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Writers everywhere agree: When it's time to navigate the complex world of book publishing, this is the book they value most!

• Presents more than 400 major U.S. and Canadian trade publishers – major houses and imprints plus independent, university, and religious/spiritual presses.
• Includes a major section covering the interests, experiences, and personalities of over 130 top literary agents
• Reveals the connections of imprints to their parent companies
• Offers insider interviews with key editors at houses of all sizes, from high-quality indie presses to "Big Five" mega-media conglomerates.
• Features 20 articles by Herman and other industry experts on query letters and proposals, book doctors, self0publishing, ghostwriting, working with agents, and more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 931 pages
• Publisher: Writer, Inc. (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871162105
• ISBN-13: 978-0871162106
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #447,062 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you can only buy just one writers guide, March 3, 2004

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This review is from: Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2004: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) (Paperback)

If you can only afford to buy one writer's guideline manual skip this book. It's okay but Herman's smug attitude will get on your nerves very quickly and I was extremely unsatisfied with the section on agents. Unless you want to use this as a supplement to Writer's Market I'd say leave this rather expensive dud in the store.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong information, September 15, 2004

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This review is from: Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2004: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) (Paperback)

I haven't picked this book up, but just from the inside the book search, at least some of the information isn't correct. My former boss is still listed in this 2004 edition, even though he left the company in 2002, ditto with a couple of the other contacts. Be sure to check your information when you send queries out. I get at least 40 a month, and each one gets only a glance. Don't make it easy to throw your proposal away if right away you don't know what kind of books we publish or who the right person is to contact. Selling a book is like a job interview, imagine if you messed your interviewer's name up, would you honestly think you would get that job?

60 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-So, February 2, 2004

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This review is from: Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2004: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! (Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) (Paperback)

This book is fair. He is a little to negative for my taste, and his contempt for writers seems to come through a litte to much. Also, there are agents listed in his book that are known scams and con-artists, so he does not do that much research. If you want to find a good literary agent or publisher, go to the website "Preditors and Editors", and you find out all you need to know for free.