How do you get a Book Published? How much is the price?

Question

Like... How do I find a publisher and to get them to publish
a book I have written?? Help!

Answer 1

you should first subscribe to something like writersmarket...go to their website...then send out 15-20 queries (letters to publication offices) to little brown and co, megan tingly books, scholastic..etc...to write a querie takes experience...buy a publication book at borders or the library and it will explain how to write an official looking letter....then send the querie off and wait for replies...its not as easy as it looks...its a lot of calls, time, agencies, writing and stuff..you also should be perpared for rejection...you will get many rejection letters before a publishing company picks u up...

Answer 2

I use to have a book that listed all the publishers that would do it if they liked it. If anything, I'd say go to the library and search for How to publish. I'm pretty sure you will find the book that I use to have... Good luck and take care!

Answer 3

There is no definite way to have your book accepted by a publisher regardless of how well written it is. However, I do recommend checking out Poets and Writers magazine's classified section at www.pw.org. This section always has publishers looking for new books.

Regardless of how difficult it is to getting a publisher to publish a book you can always resort to self-publication. Many well know authors have resorted to this technique.

There are publishers that will publish and try to distribute a book for you, for a fee, but they can't guarantee results. These are referred to as vanity presses. Vantage Press is a prominent one, and they've been publishing for many years.

Many authors have resorted to contracting out with a printing press themselves, and tried to sell copies of their books. Many authors who tried this method have had about 5,000 copies of their book printed, iving them away as Christmas presents, funerals, etc., and having abut 4,900 copies left molding in the basement when they gave up writing. About 5,000 copies is considered a standard print run at a standard printer. Anything less gets very expensive on a per book basis.

However, current technology is making self-publsihing a far less costly and emotionally difficult course to take. Now, there is print on demand publishing, and anyone can have their book printed at essentially no financial or emotional cost. In this light, I recommend taking a look at www.cafepress.com.

Cafepress is a print on demand company where you can offer everything from buttons to t-shirts to books that you write.

Each person doing business with cafepress is given a "store". If you offer a single item, such as a book, there is no charge to run your store. If you offer numerous items, it's about $5 per month to maintain your store.

Cafepress creates the button, book, t-shirt, greeting cards, etc. when an order is placed, ships it, bills it, and sends you a check for your sales. They have a set base price for an item, and you charge above that for whatever profit you want to make. For a book, they have a base price of so many cents per page. Advertising your store is up to you.

Answer 4

you gotta take the script to publishers and try and get them interested.. get a list of publishers an start ringing around! they may well ask you to make changes if they feel something is lacking or whatnot, but a lot of the time its fair to assume they'll say no..its easier for them, but keep trying and if its decent someone will take interest

as for money, i wouldnt expect you'd get much for a first time thing, little known authors dont sell copies like the well known ones, plus they take advantage of your difficult situation and will no doubt drive a hard bargain, but as you gain fans and support the demand for you will increase and logically so should the publishers willing to take you on and thus the money they are willing to offer to get you!