Whether your work is romance, fiction, nonfiction, religious, biographical, self-help, or a children's book, our experts will help you transform your book from a rough draft to a published, printed copy and eBook available for consumer purchase at the world's most prominent retail book outlets.

How to get a publisher for a book

1. Perfect the first three chapters. Some publishing houses and firms may require you to have a finished manuscript before offering a book deal.
2. Write a query letter.
3. Refine your synopsis.
4. Get an agent.
5. Submit to a publisher.

All net proceeds from any sale of your book go to you, with Page Publishing taking only a small commission (typically 20 cents) only after you recoup all your costs. That's wildly different from other publishers who keep most of the profits.

Publishing Process Steps and Descriptions

• SEND YOUR PROPOSAL.
• SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT.
• PEER REVIEW RESULTS.
• ACCEPTANCE AND PRICE QUOTE.
• LANGUAGE COPYEDITING, TECHNICAL EDITING AND TYPESET PROOF.
• INVOICE PAYMENT.
• ONLINE PUBLICATION, PRINT AND DELIVERY OF THE BOOK.

What Do Publishers Want?

• First of all, publishers want a book that they can sell in sufficient quantities to make it financially viable.
• Magazine publishers want stories and features that will be enjoyed by their regular readers.
• Publishers, whether they deal in books or magazines, want material of the right length.

Unless you're a born novelist, try your hand at non-fiction first. Not only do you get to start from a place of passion and familiarity, but you also have the market on your side. It's easier to write, sell, and promote. Non-fiction has a bigger market for both traditionally published books and self-published books.

Once you have a complete manuscript, you can then approach publishers with a well-crafted query letter or book proposal. These documents serve as a formal introduction to your work and provide publishers with essential information about your book, including its genre, target audience, and market potential.

PROFIT SHARING Then, once they've covered all costs, the publisher pays the author a royalty percentage on the profits. Often there is no advance when it comes to deals of this nature, however, the percentage paid to the author is much higher, usually landing somewhere in the 40% to 60% range.

Most publishers pay royalties based on the retail price of the book. That means if the book retails at $20, and the royalties rate is 5%, you will earn $1 per book sold. These kinds of royalties are often called “list royalties” or “retail royalties.”

A publisher pays authors royalties in exchange for the rights to publish their work in book form. Royalty rates are percentages of book sales and they are entirely negotiable, though some publishers have standard royalty rates or standard royalty ranges that they try to stick to for the majority of their book deals.

The Publisher environment consists of the Title Bar, which also contains the Quick Access toolbar, the Ribbon, the Page Navigation Pane, the Publication Page area, and the Status Bar, which also contains the Page Layout View buttons and the Zoom Slider.

4 Steps for Getting Your Book Published

• Edit and proofread. One or two typos won't sink your career, but a bevy of them will make you look unprofessional.
• Identify a target audience for your book.
• Identify potential agents.
• Submit your book proposal.
• Submit directly to a publisher.