Think Like a Publisher: 33 Essential Tips to Write, Promote, and Sell Your Book

We all know the publishing world has changed. An explosion in printed book, Ebooks, and self-publishing has contributed to more new titles coming to market than ever before. With so much happening, how does an author stand out from the crowd? Not to mention turn a profit.

Think Like a Publisher: 33 Essential Tips to Write, Promote, and Sell Your Book is the one-stop guide to understanding the book business and the necessary steps to become a successful author in today's rapidly changing publishing world.

Authored by Randy Davila, President of Hampton Roads Publishing & Hierophant Publishing, Think Like a Publisher explains the basics of the publishing industry in clear and concise language, including what publishers (and readers!) look for in a manuscript, the importance of a good editor and how to find one, author platform building, and marketing strategies, and even how to find the right self-publisher for your manuscript.

Think Like a Publisher offers a chance for every author to get inside a publisher's head to not only increase your chances of being published by a traditional publishing house, but more importantly, teach you how to promote your own book and create a successful "author business model."

Randy Davila is the President of Hierophant Publishing and Hampton Roads Publishing Company. Between the two publishing houses, he has overseen the publication of books by authors such as don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Neale Donald Walsch, Richard Bach, Jack Canfield, and many, many, more. Visit him at www.insighteventsusa.com.