Does anyone know a good publisher>?

Question

I am completing a western book and need to find a good publisher I can contact. Anyone know?

Answer 1

How to Find the Right Agent ir Publisher

There are several ways to find out what agents and publishers are available and to zero in on the best fits for your book. All of these ways can be employed to obtain a master list of possibilities:

Go to the local big box bookstore and:
find the section presenting books that are most similar to the genre you want to publish. Note down the publishers of these books and check out the acknowledgment sections to see if specific agents are identified (and praised by their client author). You can find “similar books” listings on some library websites and online bookstores like www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.
go to the writers’ reference section. Buy some of the books that list agents and publishers. The most useful of these are the annual Writer’s Market series published by Writer’s Digest (which can also be obtained on constantly updating annual subscription at the Writers Market website) and Jeff Herman’s annual Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents.



Go to the local public library and ask for the latest edition of the Literary Marketplace, known as the LMP, which will probably be in the reference section. (It’s in two volumes the size of big-city telephone directories). This is the bible for the publishing industry concerning who does what and how to get in touch with them. The LMP contains a pretty comprehensive list of publishers, along with the genres they represent, the number of books they published the previous year, and contact names and addresses.


Look for a subsidiary rights section on agent and publisher websites and note agents listed there (and elsewhere) who frequently place books with target publishers.


Follow the discussions on the Publishers Weekly website (www.publishersweekly.com) for what is selling and to
whom - note, especially, the “Hot Deal” section.


Subscribe to Publisher's Lunch, an email newsletter covering what’s being published and publishing deals being made.


For a fee, Agent Research & Evaluation will review a precis of your work and provide you with the names of agents who have sold similar work. The Writer’s Digest School also offers this service.


Search the Internet for agent lists. Two places to start: Bloomsburymagazine.com offers listings of agents and www.writersservices.com offers listings, from The Writers Handbook, of U.S. agents and U.K. agents.
When you have a list of appropriate agents or publishers, you can start focusing on the most desirable of these.

Managing Your Agent of Publisher Hunt

Set up a record-keeping system to keep track of the status of your submissions. At minimum, you should include check-in categories of where you sent queries and follow-up material (with specific names and contact information), dates of submissions, and dates and content of responses.

When you send queries out with self-addressed stamped envelopes (SASEs), remember to use the individual addressee as the return address so you can identify who is sending a response to you. (Agents/publishers sometimes send short form letters that don’t identify themselves.)

I Have My List and System Now What?

You are now ready to review all of the information you have gathered on your master list and categorize. Arrange listed agents/publishers from those most attractive (offer good benefits and services and represent/produce books close to the content and style of your book) to the least desirable.

Concentrate on the top three or four categories (but save the categorized master list--you may eventually have to consider querying agents/publishers in the lower categories). Find out all you can about the reputations of these agents and publishers on the following publishing industry watchdogs:

Preditors & Editors,
Writer Beware,
Agent Research & Evaluation, and
The Association of Authors' Representative (AAR) for U.S. based agents or the Association of Authors' Agents for U.K. based agents.
[And, of course, see what the buzz about a particular agent is in the WritersNet Literary Agents forum. You will more than likely find someone with first hand experience of dealing with the agent you are considering. Ed.]

This process of determining who will actually deal with you honestly will have weeded out a high percentage of the agents and publishers you had on your master list.

Don’t mourn over how short your vetted list now appears. Take heart that the time and money you are now going to put into querying agents and publishers has a higher probability of success. Think of all those aspiring writers who didn’t vet their choices first, who are now engaging in unproductive and ultimately expensive and disheartening discussion with unsuitable and/or disreputable agents and publishers.

this website would help!
http://www.writers.net/articles/writers/method_madness.php
♥Roberta♥

Answer 2

oilhip:
There are many publishers out there and believe me, it is hard to find one. I spent two years and many, many manuscripts sent with only three replies to the negative. One took three years to reply? Just type in (Canadian) USA or English Literary Agency's and try some of these. In your case look for ones that publish westerns. If your work is excepted there are no charges to you. They will give you upfront $ and a percentage on books sold. Usually about 15%. Best selling authors can demand much, more. Good luck.
I went the self publish route. Very hard row to hoe. It worked for me only because I am retired and had time to do many book signings.
I write this mainly to warn you about the bad guys out there trying to take your money for nothing. Check (Warnings & Cautions for Writers) May save you some headaches.
Wayne Russell, The Vagabond Writer

Answer 3

First you need to prepare yourself for the rejections. That's a big part of a writer's life is to be rejected. Many in this country of 300 million have the same dreams, so don't worry about the big NO. Once you overcome this fear and pass this hurdle, go to a bookstore and find western books and write down their publishing companies.

Answer 4

Bloomsbury,Harley Evvot,