This is how to get a book published by a commercial publishing company.
Monday, November 19th, 2007If you choose to submit your manuscript to a commercial publishing house, you’ll need to obtain contact information for the acquisitions editor. The acquisitions editor is the person who decides what books will be accepted for publication. The acquisitions editor is well-versed in book publishing and proper marketing methods. Acquisitions editors are busy people. Your relationship with them should start by requesting their guidelines for submission. An important part of how to get a book published involves learning to work with the acquisitions editor. You may find that it is necessary to send a query letter to the editor, which outlines the concept of your book and contains an excerpt or sample chapters. Your concern may be with how to get your book published as soon as possible, but the editors will be thinking about whether or not it will sell. If the potential market for your book is small, the publisher may not be interested in publishing it at all.