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  Types of Publishers and Choosing among Them Excerpt from Publishing for Smarties Publishers differ in size and readership. Some of the ways in which size and readership cause publishers to differ include the following:   advances;   royalties;  financial investment;  author discounts and complimentary copies;  editing of books;  Books in Print (Bowker/ISBN);  Library of Congress (LOC): copyright and the LOC number;   book reviews;  wholesaling & distribution; bookstores;  advertising;  marketing & sales; and  keeping books in print.  Small presses will handle many of these items differently from large presses. Vanity publishers take a very different approach; of course, with self-publishing much does not apply because you are on your own.  The question as to how long it will take from the time you contact a publisher, get a contract, go through the preproduction and production processes, and end up with a book in hand is answered in so many different ways that it is no

  While helping a first-time author, I quite coincidentally came across an old 5-star review for Publishing for Smarties: How to Find a Publisher on Amazon. Review from Amazon: Van W. Wolverton 5.0 out of 5 stars  Kickstart your book’s journey to the marketplace Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014 Verified Purchase The path from “I’m going to write a book about that” to seeing your work in print (whether on paper or screen) is winding, sometimes steep, and sports more than a few hidden potholes. Here’s your shortcut past some of those first blind curves and potholes, a detailed and thorough guide to the various ways you can usher your creation from your computer into the marketplace. “Publishing for Smarties: Finding a Publisher” guides you through understanding the pros and cons of all the current publishing techniques, from the traditional publishing house that takes your manuscript and does as much or as little as it believes necessary to make it market-worthy—which may or