Getting Published with a Publisher

Independent Publishing

Getting published is a difficult task and we can offer information and guidance to help you navigate your way through the process. Sign up for one of our courses and you will learn how to:

• Shape your idea into a manuscript
• Shape your manuscript into a book
• Find an Agent
• Find a writing partner
• Create a top-notch book proposal
• Overcome rejection
• Work with a publishing house during negotiation, during the publishing process and once your book is published

In addition, our courses teach you how to overcome some of the basic challenges and realities of book publishing and learn how to navigate the industry like a savvy professional. You will leave our classes more in control and with the knowledge necessary to take the next steps.

BPU offers courses to speakers, industry professionals and others who want to publish under a different model. For many speakers, financial, legal, psychology or parenting professionals, self-publishing is a valid and profitable way to go. We can help you learn the rules and can avoid costly mistakes. Learn:

• When it is a good idea to publish a book yourself and when it is not.
• Where to find the editors and text professionals who can help polish (or even write!) your book.
• Lessons about book design and why it is so important to get it right.
• Find out about the types of companies that prey on self-published authors.
• Get a better understanding of how publishing works so you can evaluate each opportunity and vendor on their own merits.
• Learn all about shaping your book to fit the needs of the market and your customers.
• Find out about your options when it comes time to sell your book to the bookstores, the internet and other retailers.
• How to increase your chance of sales once the book is published.

There are a number of steps and mis-steps that are revealed in our courses for the person who wants to publish their own book. At the end of the day, you will have a better grasp of what to do and what to avoid.