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What Does a Book Publisher Do?

Book publishers do much more than just print and sell books. They oversee the entire process of bringing books to market: author selection and development, manuscript editing, promotion, distribution and financial management.

Understanding how book publishers practice their profession can help you decide which role in the book publishing industry might interest you and determine how to prepare for a career in this field.

Author Identification, Selection and Development

The first job...

Publishing 101: What You Need to Know

Here’s your step-by-step guide to the publishing process–how it works, why you need to know and how you can play an influential role in your book’s success.

It might sound like an unfair stereotype, but it’s true: Those of us who have worked in publishing can attest to the obvious fact that few first-time writers have the slightest idea of what goes on behind the scenes at their publishers. And it’s not because it’s top-secret information that agents and editors don’t want you to know. In...

Advice for First-Time Authors

Publishing your book comes with a roller coaster of emotions. As a publisher we know that, and we understand what our writers go through and the nerves that come with the approaching release day. In the spirit of sharing more information on how others have coped with those emotions, we have a guest post by Shelly Oria that perfectly captures the emotions and follows with great advice for all levels of authors during their publishing journey.

Publishing a book, especially your first bo...

Top tips for new writers

Everyone thinks they’ve got a book inside them.

This might sound daft, but starting really is the most important thing. Well – one of the two most important things – finishing is the other. If you can start and finish a book then you’re already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book.

One of the points made later is that writing a book is not easy. It truly isn’t.

So – if you’re prepared to start and finish a book, even in the knowledge that...

Book Tour: The Girl From Silent Lake by Leslie Wolfe

Book: The Girl From Silent Lake 
Series Name: Detective Kay Sharp Book 1
Author: Leslie Wolfe
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
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Her daughter, with emerald eyes and the sweetest smile, is everything to her. Her whole world. “Mommy,” the little girl says, touching her mother’s face with trembling fingers before she’s torn away. “Don’t cry.” Will she ever see her again?

When single mother Alison Nolan sets off with her six-year-old daughter, H...

Book Tour: Oma and the Prince by Susan Ngozi Nwokedi

Book: Oma and the Prince 
Author: Susan Ngozi Nwokedi
Genre: Fairytale
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Oma and the Prince is a unique African fairytale that follows the journey of Oma, a poor girl with a rare skin disease. Oma was ridiculed not only because of her skin, but because she aimed high. This fairytale encourages its readers to dream big and chase those dreams. It covers social topics such as bullying, self-advocacy, and diversity. Along ...

Book Tour: The Lost Princess of Story by Suzanne de Planque

Book: The Lost Princess of Story 
Series Name: The Chronicles of Story Book 1 
Author: Suzanne de Planque 
Genre: Middle-Grade, YA Fantasy
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Prince Charming grew up, became King, and married and murdered his way through six of the most famous fairytale princesses. Now the World of Story is torn by civil war, the Wall has been built, and the Doors closed.

Knights and princesses, heroes and magical creatures are refugees in Brooklyn, t...

Book Tour: Blade of Truth by Lali A. Love

Book: Blade of Truth
Book Subtitle: The De-Coding of Jo
Series Name: Ascending Angel Academy Book 2 
Author: Lali A. Love 
Genre: YA Fantasy
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A hypnotic StarSeed
A mysterious island
A cosmic reboot

Gaia is perishing. Methodically poisoned, she sounds the alarm. The StarSeed Quest is activated to save planet Earth from the Wizard of Bondage, determined to hijack humanity’s existence.

Roma, the Light Warrior, is capture...

BookTour: The Book of Carraig by Andrea Matthews

Book: The Book of Carraig 
Series Name: The Cross of Ciaran Series Book 2 
Author: Andrea Matthews
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Almost a year after waking to find himself in twentieth-century New York, fifth-century Celt Ciarán Donnelly has finally returned to his childhood home, but Ireland is nothing like he remembers it. The realization is overwhelming and taking a toll on his relationship with archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell as w...

Book Tour: The Broken by J.J. Hernandez

Book: The Broken 
Author: J.J. Hernandez 
Genre: Crime Fiction
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Just released from prison, Julian Serrano is determined to get his life back by reconnecting with his son, maintaining a legit job, and steering clear of the life of crime that led him to prison in the first place. All while under the watchful eye of his parole officer, Diana Rivera. But while Julian fights to stay out of the life that cost him everything he loved, Di...