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Summary: Double-Check EVERYTHING You Read In This Book!
Review: Before you accept any information in this book at face value, double-check it with another source (preditorsandeditors is a great source). Some of the agents in this book are scam artists. The fact that the author (who, as another reviewer pointed out, comes across as smug and obnoxious), either didn't know who he was recommending, or didn't care, should be enough to steer people away from this book.
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Summary: Jeff is a genious
Review: I have given these books out as presents. Every potential author needs this book. It should be considered the publishing bible.
Rick Frishman author "Guerrilla Mareketing for Writers" and "Guerrilla Publicity". President of Planned TV Arts www.plannedtvarts.com and www.rickfrishman.com
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Summary: Jeff is a genious
Review: I have given these books out as presents. Every potential author needs this book. It should be considered the publishing bible.
Rick Frishman author "Guerrilla Mareketing for Writers" and "Guerrilla Publicity". President of Planned TV Arts www.plannedtvarts.com and www.rickfrishman.com
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Summary: Wrong information
Review: I haven't picked this book up, but just from the inside the book search, at least some of the information isn't correct. My former boss is still listed in this 2004 edition, even though he left the company in 2002, ditto with a couple of the other contacts. Be sure to check your information when you send queries out. I get at least 40 a month, and each one gets only a glance. Don't make it easy to throw your proposal away if right away you don't know what kind of books we publish or who the right person is to contact. Selling a book is like a job interview, imagine if you messed your interviewer's name up, would you honestly think you would get that job?
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Summary: Inaccuracies
Review: I haven't read this book, so this isn't a review as such - just a point of fact. I discover I am cited on page 53 as having written 'the supernatural thriller' Death in the Family. This could simply be a copy-editing problem, but there is nothing even faintly supernatural about Death in the Family or any of my other books, so this seems to add weight to the above comments about inaccuracies.
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Summary: Looks Nice, but Information Is Not Helpful
Review: I tried this directory along with my Writer's Market. Herman's book looks really nice, but when I compared the two, I realized that Herman's is almost all fluff--especially in the listings. Plus, Herman's guide has less book publisher and agent listings, and absolutely no magazine listings.It did have some interesting stuff in there, but is only worth buying if it is used as a supplement to Writer's Market. And definitely pay attention to the title, because this will only help you if you want to get a book published.
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Summary: If you can only buy just one writers guide
Review: If you can only afford to buy one writer's guideline manual skip this book. It's okay but Herman's smug attitude will get on your nerves very quickly and I was extremely unsatisfied with the section on agents. Unless you want to use this as a supplement to Writer's Market I'd say leave this rather expensive dud in the store.
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Summary: Beg, borrow or steal
Review: If you cannot afford a latest edition, even the previous incarnation, 2003, 2004, still has much useful info.
I am just hoping that people will give this as gift to inspire all those authors (just born or lost hope of being in print).
Thank you Jeff for the good work. I failed to find your email address to inquire matters professional.
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Summary: Learn from the best in the business
Review: Jeff Herman is the best in the business... I finally got published at age 50 ("Sales Power, the Silva Mind Method for Sales Professionals," published by Putnam in 1992) and have followed up with both books and self-improvement audio tape and CD albums, all sold to trade publishers by Jeff Herman. His book has chapters from people who work in the industry, and each of them is loaded with expertise. Learn what happens to your book when it gets to the acquisition editor, learn why decisions are made to give it further consideration... or not. The people who do the work will tell you, in the pages of this book. Then Jeff tells you about the editors he calls on, and what they want to buy. Do you think this information can help you find a publisher for your book? You can count on it! Don't wast time... buy this book and learn what to do to get your manuscript turned into a book and placed on the shelves.
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Summary: A terrific resource for writers
Review: Just as useful as Writer's Market, if not more so. This is an excellent tool.
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