Former New York publishing executive Jerry Simmons, author of essential book What Writers Need To Know About Publishing, shares insider secrets about book publishing, marketing & how to make your book stand out from the crowd. He describes how the publishing industry really works, and how an author can avoid the many pitfalls that await the would be author.
Jerry Simmons is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Thursday, July 31, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Former New York publishing executive Jerry Simmons, author of essential book What Writers Need To Know About Publishing, shares insider secrets about book publishing. You will learn:
* The importance of agents and editors in getting your book contract
* What you need to know about book lists, positions, and book seasons
* What questions you must ask your editor and what numbers are crucial to know
* About the power and importance of book sales reps and book buyers in the process
Jerry Simmons' (photo left) career in publishing began in the fall of 1977 as a Sales Representative for Random House. In 1979, Jerry joined the book division at Warner Communications, where he spent more than twenty-three years in sales and management. During that time the company expanded to become The Time Warner Book Group (sold in 2006 to Hachette Book Group USA, a French Company). Their sales team distributed over a thousand titles a year from a number of large publishing houses including Little, Brown; Warner Books; Hyperion; Miramax Books; Bulfinch; Back Bay; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; and Disney.
Jerry sold books to some of the largest independent booksellers and mass merchants in the country as well as managing a sales force nationwide. Jerry Simmons retired as Vice-President, Director Field Sales in 2003.
Over the years, Jerry Simmons worked on books written by such bestselling authors as:
David Baldacci
Michael Connelly
John Feinstein
Robert Kiyosaki
Alice Sebold
Anita Shreve
Scott Turow
Jack Welch
Sandra Brown
Nelson DeMille
Malcolm Gladwell
James Patterson
David Sedaris
Nicholas Sparks
Robert James Waller
Tiger Woods
Jerry also worked on such multi-million copy bestselling titles as:
The Bridges of Madison County
Simple Abundance
The Lovely Bones
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Celestine Prophecy
Presumed Innocent
The Notebook
The Lion King
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Scarlett
Megatrends
Catcher in the Rye
Along Came A Spider
Absolute Power
Kiss the Girls
The General's Daughter
Jerry Simmons spends his time writing, teaching, and speaking with writers about the importance of understanding the marketplace for selling books and the business of publishing.
His commitment is to provide essential information writers need for achieving success. His goal is to help writers become successfully published authors by educating them about the business of publishing and revealing the secrets of the largest booksellers and publishers in the world.
Jerry Simmons appears on Blog Talk Radio at The Publishing Insiders with co-host Penny C. Sansevieri.
My book review of What Writers Need To Know About Publishing by Jerry D. Simmons.
Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
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Let's talk with former New York publishing executive Jerry Simmons, author of essential book What Writers Need To Know About Publishing, shares insider secrets about book publishing, marketing & how to make your book stand out from the crowd. He describes how the publishing industry really works, and how an author can avoid the many pitfalls that await the would be author on Blog Business Success Radio.
