Book Publishing

A successful book starts with a great book proposal. Tired of being rejected by publishers and agents? The problem probably isn't your book—it's your book proposal. Give your book proposal a professional makeover in just five days with insider 's advice from the publishers themselves! Based on a template developed by editors at one of the world's largest publishers, Complete Your Book Proposal in 5 Days is your step-by-step guide to writing and submitting a book proposal that grabs attention by shining the best possible light on your manuscript. Get started today and get your book out of the slush pile and into bookstores!

A successful book starts with a great book proposal. Tired of being rejected by publishers and agents? The problem probably isn't your book—it's your book proposal. Give your book proposal a professional makeover in just five days with insider 's advice from the publishers themselves! Based on a template developed by editors at one of the world's largest publishers, Complete Your Book Proposal in 5 Days is your step-by-step guide to writing and submitting a book proposal that grabs attention by shining the best possible light on your manuscript. Get started today and get your book out of the slush pile and into bookstores!

The most comprehensive account of the women who, as librarians, editors, and founders of the Horn Book, shaped the modern children's book industry between 1919 and 1939. The lives of Anne Carroll Moore, Alice Jordan, Louise Seaman Bechtel, May Massee, Bertha Mahony Miller, and Elinor Whitney Field open up for readers the world of female professionalization.