Phil's Advice:
Presentation Matters.
For example, no editor will read a handwritten manuscript. If your material is submitted in the most appropriate format a publisher will be more inclined to give attention to it. For more information please read the Libros guidelines for submission.
Review you work
You’ve just finished you manuscript and now, understandably, you want to submit it to as many people as possible in the hope of getting it published. Many writers send their manuscripts in a ‘raw’ state, fresh of the printer. Do not send your manuscript to a publisher until it is ready to be seen as it could ruin your chances. Be confident that your work is as good as it can be.
Phil Spires - Publicity and Marketing
Libros International is just getting its Publicity and Marketing work off the ground. Philip concentrates mainly on promoting the author's websites, plus posting reviews and articles about the books. This work starts about three months after publication to ensure that all the catalogue listings for the book are already in place.
By all means start with as much initial self generated publicity as possible but please remember your book will take several months to filter into ALL of the trade catalogues. In the early days of Libros one of our authors managed a BBC interview and generated wonderful interest, only to find that the great book buying public couldn't get his book from the local Waterstone's store as it wasn't available in the trade catalogues.
Phil Spires from marketing and publicity will be in touch in due course but don't forget to detail and advise Libros of all activity.
Distribution
Your book will be fully distributed, paid for by Libros International each year. This means your book will be registered in all of the major retail catalogue's, Ingrams, Gardners, Bertrams etc. and also listed on the biggest internet bookshops in the world such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In time our team will register your book with the smaller internet sites too. It's all part of an ongoing, never ending process. But basically your book should beable to be purchased in any English speaking bookshop or outlet in the world.
Amazon
Got a Manuscript to Submit
LIBROS GUARANTEES TO READ ALL MANUSCRIPTS
The Libros team is here to help you publish your book. After all, your success is ours. The team is made up of professionals in directly related disciplines, with a broad range of editing, publishing and marketing skills. The core of the team, Ken Douglas and Trevor Dalton, are both authors in their own right. Ken and Trevor established Libros as an antidote to the problems they had experienced getting their own books published.
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