Comments on Book Marketing Bestsellers: Promoting books to a worldwide audience. Book Promotion Blog!: Electronic Submissions to Book Publishers

I never said that real publishers don't accept ele...

2008-08-12T23:35:00.000-07:00

I never said that real publishers don't accept electronic submissions. I said they don't accept unsolicited submissions. That is true. Also true is that all publishers do accept electronic submissions -- only if solicited or approved beforehand.

Many publishers will go the way of the dinosaur, especially if they don't adapt to the new world of the Internet.

your comment that real publishers don't accept ele...

2008-08-12T14:40:00.000-07:00

your comment that real publishers don't accept electronic submissions is a flat out LIE. Small publishers do as a cost saving measure, maybe the big time, no way in hell a new author gets published houses don't, but they will, soon, or they will go the way of the dinosaur, as they should. They make it so damn difficult to even get read that they deserve to go under.

Yes, Baen and many publishers will accept electron...

2006-12-01T15:32:00.000-08:00

Yes, Baen and many publishers will accept electronic submissions, but few will take unsolicited submissions. They couldn't reasonably accept such submissions via email. They might accept such submissions via a form on their website.

Actually Baen Books prefers electronic submissions...

2006-12-01T08:31:00.000-08:00

Actually Baen Books prefers electronic submissions, and I think there are a number of other small publishers who do also.

Great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark ...

2005-10-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

Great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you! I have a bulk leads site. It pretty much covers bulk leads related stuff.

Come and check it out if you get time :-)

John, it's great to see you now have a blog as wel...

2005-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:00

John, it's great to see you now have a blog as well as your newsletter! RE. unsolicitated submissions by email, you're absolutely right. Submitting by email without prior permission is one way to brand yourself an amateur in the eyes of a publisher and ruin any future chances of publishing with them. However, once a writer has written for a certain publisher, it's not uncommon to turn in future manuscripts strictly by email. I haven't used a postage stamp for years, except for returning contracts.

Many publishers will accept queries by email, but I sure wouldn't take the risk and guess. Check writer's resources (Writer's Market online is a great example, and is updated regularly--well worth the annual fee for access) to be sure before taking that leap.
~Bonnie~

The number 80% of all book sales are made as a res...

2005-02-01T12:00:00.000-08:00

The number 80% of all book sales are made as a result of word-of-mouth is a number I heard once. I don't remember who said it or how they came by that number. But the number makes sense to me, in my own experience of publishing as well as my experience with so many other publishers and authors.
Is the number right? Gee, I don't know. But it is good enough to be right. Creating word-of-mouth is essential to good book promotion.

Hi John - pls tell me more about your comment abou...

2005-02-01T04:15:00.000-08:00

Hi John - pls tell me more about your comment about 80% of books being sold by word of mouth. Thanks, Centime