The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published expertly guides you through the entire publishing business, from creating sensational ideas to writing eye-grabbing query letters, and from negotiating contracts to working with your editor and promoting the book when it's done. It provides clever ways to research the market and size up the competition, gives expert advice on finding the right agent, and includes a sample proposal, agent agreement, book contract, and press release.

Sheree Bykofsky, the founder and owner of the Sheree Bykofsky Literary Agency, has written and represented hundreds of successful titles over her long publishing career. She regularly teaches university courses on publishing and speaks at writers' conferences across the country.
Jennifer Basye Sander has been an author and book packager for nearly 20 years. Her career has spanned all aspects of the business, from retail sales and book acquisition to editorial and publicity. She and her husband founded the Big City Books Group, which develops book projects and has over 40 successful books in print.