Australian Business Book Publishers: Who Are They and How Do You Get Published?
Sending a manuscript off and then waiting months for a response (mostly to hear ‘no’) is never what business authors want to experience. Even though it would be nice to feature your books in the airport–a la Simon & Schuster–the publishing submission process is a test of one’s patience. In my experience, most proposals to Australian business book publishers fail not because the idea is weak, but because the proposal doesn’t come across as commercially sound. Now, at this stage they may have a common question: “Where do I even start with finding good publishers or supporters in Australia?” But… The publishing market is broader than most people expect, and your options range from large trade to small presses to credible hybrid publishers (a paid service) with genuine editorial standards. This article maps out who’s actually publishing business nonfiction in…
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