How do I submit my children's book manuscript to a publisher?

Question

I know I'm supposed to request guidelines from individual publishers, but surely there is a way to do this electronically these days, instead of sending it through the mail? I have looked at several publishers' websites and cannot find any information for hopeful authors! Thanks!

Answer 1

Hey sillyolem...,

Sure there is a way to submit these days, of course. You will have to read about the catches and what they want. But here are some good sites.

Answer 2

You can send the manuscript to a publishing house in a major city and pray for good luck. If you simply want it published (and not publisized) you can go to www.lulu.com. Lulu.com is a free publishing site that simply publishes your book and you can personalize everything to how you want it. I have published multiple books on here, and people buy them too!

Answer 3

Many publishers won't even give your manuscript a thought unless you have a literary agent. And often, they don't look so much at quality but at what will sell (celebrity bios, tell all books...).

Check out the publisher I use at www.iuniverse.com. There is an initial investment but it can be well worth it.

And, they actually prefer doing business via email.

Answer 4

I also recommend trying http://www.lulu.com

You can upload the files to put it together and sell it from their site. All for free. Though for a fee they can also help you get into things like Amazon.com

Answer 5

http://www.duotrope.com has a wonderful, free market search with links to guidelines :-)

Good luck!

Answer 6

http://www.underdown.org/



I go on this site all the time. It's full of information, advice and links.

Answer 7

Here's another link that might be helpful. Best of luck to you.

http://www.signaleader.com/