Selling Your Own Book

If you are trying to find an agent or sell a book to publishers directly, Gini works with a company Publishers And Agents that can send a personalized query by email to several hundred agents and/or editors interested in your type of project. Publishers and Agents can also assist you in writing an effective query letter or write it for you. The company has had more than 1000 clients in over six years in business since January 2003, and there are testimonials on the company’s Website at www.publishersandagents.com. If you are a first time client and mention Changemakers and the new client discount, you will get a 10% discount on your first order.

Gini used to own this company and sold a dozen of her latest books this way, including sales to Random House, Sourcebooks, and AMACOM. Since selling the company in October 2008, she has continued to assist the company with writing, marketing, and promotion.

You will also find Gini’s book SELL YOUR BOOK, SCRIPT, OR COLUMN helpful in how to write an effective query letter. It includes guidelines Gini has used in selling her own books and writing or reviewing letters for over 1000 clients, along with sample letters. The book is available as a paperback through Amazon or iuniverse (www.iuniverse.com) or as a PDF through Publishers And Agents. Please mention that you were referred by Gini if you get the PDF.

If you already have a published book or have anything else you want to promote, Gini can help you with that, too. She has been working with several publicists in the L.A. area who can help you, and she can refer you to them. Her company PR and Networking Connection can send out a query letter or press release for you to daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, TV and radio talk and news programs, and to the Internet media and blogs. The letters and releases are targeted to contacts interested in your type of book or project, and typically go to several thousand contacts, most personalized by name. For more details on this service, go to the PR and Networking Connection (www.prandnetworking connection.com)

Finally, if your book has film or TV potential, Publishers And Agents can help you with that too through it’s Film Connection division at www.filmconnection.biz. Typically, your query will go out to 1400 plus film producers and production companies and to about 700 agents.  Again, as a first time customer, you will get a 10% discount if you mention you were referred by Changemakers and ask for the discount.