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These are non-fiction books designed to help writers get published.
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Naked Truths About Getting Book Reviews
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Gisela Hausmann (Goodreads Author)
4.65 avg rating — 110 ratings
score: 300,
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3 people voted
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The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully
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4.25 avg rating — 652 ratings
score: 299,
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How to Publish Your Novel: A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes (Square 1 Writers Guides)
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Kenneth Atchity (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 192,
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2 people voted
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2014 Writer's Market
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Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
4.20 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
score: 187,
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Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'em Dead with Style
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Hallie Ephron (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 297 ratings
score: 187,
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Write for the King of Glory
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Mary C. Findley (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 100,
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Amazon Decoded: A Marketing Guide to the Kindle Store
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David Gaughran (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 496 ratings
score: 100,
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Writing Great Books for Young Adults
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3.73 avg rating — 570 ratings
score: 99,
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Writer's Digest University: Everything You Need to Write and Sell Your Work
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4.29 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 98,
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The Writer's Essential Tackle Box: Getting a Hook on the Publishing Industry
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3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 97,
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Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published
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4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings
score: 96,
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2010 Guide to Literary Agents [With Free Web Access]
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Chuck Sambuchino (Editor)
3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
score: 95,
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Sell Your Nonfiction Book (Writing Series)
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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 93,
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Get Known Before The Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths to Grow an Author Platform
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Christina Katz (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 263 ratings
score: 92,
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Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript
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4.12 avg rating — 152 ratings
score: 91,
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Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2014
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4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 89,
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
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Harold D. Underdown (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 188 ratings
score: 88,
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