"Required reading" for aspiring authors and published writers alike, an up-to-date guide on how to navigate the publishing marketplace like a pro ( Writer's Digest ). How to Be Your Own Literary Agent takes the mystery out of book publishing for any writer, published or not. Richard Curtis -- a top literary agent for more than thirty years -- provides a comprehensive practical overview of the publishing process, from submissions to contract negotiations to subsidiary rights to marketing, publicity, and beyond. He also gives away trade secrets and invaluable wisdom -- candid advice that can be found nowhere else. Now completely revised and expanded, How to Be Your Own Literary Agent is essential reading for all writers. Big publishers, small publishers, self-publishers, e-publishers: how to keep up in a rapidly changing business The new breed of busy literary editors: how to find them and know what they're looking for What the electronic revolution means to you, and how to take advantage of it How to know your "publishing" rights and negotiate effectively How to have a say in your book's design, jacket, and promotion How book chains and superstores have altered publishing -- and what that means for you