Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! (13th Edition)

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Summary: More Detail than Writer's Market
Review: ...people do get published using market guides like this one. I am a published author of seven books (my last book is in its third printing now) and I have used this book and writer's market to get my queries in front of the right editors for my topic. Writer's Market has more listings, Jeff Herman's has more detail. If you can't afford a $...subscription to Literary Marketplace on line, this and Writer's Market are the books you need. I personally use both because each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

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Summary: I bought every edition of this book for 5 years
Review: and when didn't buy a new edition and I got out from behind my computer and started making cold calls, I got published. I know the pain of writing for so very long with no recognition. All I can say is that maybe this book can make you feel better temporarily, thinking you have some kind of inside track that nobody else has (LOL), but the only way to get published is to make your own inside track. This book won't help you do it.

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Summary: Save your money for something truly up to date!
Review: I'm an editor (prefer to remain anonymous) who found my name as well as the names of my colleagues listed as working for publishing houses we left years ago. (I left my old house in 1998!) Stick to the professional directories or at least always call to confirm staff names.

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Summary: It's a directory - not a magic wand
Review: If you have what it takes to publish (you write well and are writing something saleable), then this book will help you learn the steps you should take to get an agent and publisher. Read and take the advice his book offers as the information is as valauable as gold for those wanting to make money getting published. As a first time writer, I have found success by reading and acting on this information. It happened more quickly than I would have expected. Don't let other reviews dampen your spirits to write and publish. I you want to get published, you need this book.

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Summary: Save your money for something truly up to date!
Review: Sure, the information in this book is current if your potential agent is doing a life term in Sing Sing. But of the five queries I sent out based on the information in this book, two were just unanswered and three came back addressee unknown. Maybe I picked the only five bad addresses in the book, or maybe current it isn't.

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Summary: There's only one reason to buy this book
Review: The contempt the author has for writers and the contempt so many of the agents have for writers is the real theme of this book. If you want names and addresses, use the internet. If you want a book that can actually help you get published, read The Square Guide to Publishing Your Non-fiction Book by Rudy Shur.

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Summary: If you are a serious writer...skip this reference book
Review: This book really sucked! Save your money! The I have tried to contact Mr. Herman about some of the problems I have encountered with the contact addresses he provided. He has yet to respond, meanwhile, I have wasted valuable postage for addresses that are incorrect or not in existance. One other note, many of the persons contacted were not accepting new talent, and hadn't been for quite sometime.

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Summary: If you are a serious writer...skip this reference book
Review: This book really sucked! Save your money! The I have tried to contact Mr. Herman about some of the problems I have encountered with the contact addresses he provided. He has yet to respond, meanwhile, I have wasted valuable postage for addresses that are incorrect or not in existance. One other note, many of the persons contacted were not accepting new talent, and hadn't been for quite sometime.

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Summary: Simply the best available
Review: This is the Bible of Writer's Guides to Book Editors, Publishers, and Agents. I've reviewed several other guides and many of them are both good and useful, but this one is different. If you only purchase one writer's guide to publishers this is the one that you will want. It not only provides the publisher's name, address, and phone number, but who should be contacted for each particular type of submission, the type of submissions they are looking for, and examples of items they have published in the past. For agents it includes their address and phone number as well as their educational background, career history, hobbies and other profile information. Thoroughly researched and well documented, it is the best book you can purchase if you are a new writer seeking to get published or an experienced writer seeking to change agents or publishers.

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Summary: Looking for an agent? Get this book!
Review: This is the indispensible book when seeking a literary agent.