The making of a bestseller success stories from authors and the editors, agents, and booksellers behind them / [electronic resource] :
Brian Hill and Dee Power.
- Chicago : Dearborn Trade Pub., c2005.
- xi, 251 p.
Includes index.
The incomparable thrill -- Making the list : how they work -- What causes a book to become successful? -- Reviews : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Changes in reader taste -- Editors and publishers -- Literary agents -- Getting the books on the shelves and out the door -- Establishing a brand image with readers -- Promotion : publishers' and publicists' efforts--and of course bookstores -- Climbing the marketing mountain -- Building a career -- From the bookshelf to the silver screen -- Where does the idea come from? -- The process of writing -- The bestselling author's life -- The ups and downs -- Wisdom from the bestselling authors, editors, and agents.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Best sellers--History--United States--20th century. Publishers and publishing--History--United States--20th century. Books and reading--History--United States--20th century. Popular literature--History and criticism.--United States Authorship. Authors, American--20th century--Interviews.