Strategic Book Publishing

We know that submitting your work to publishers and literary agents is a major effort and quite time consuming. That is why we allow authors to submit this abbreviated form so that we can quickly determine if there is a possibility of working together. We will typically respond to this form within one business week with a yes, no, or maybe. Please review the following areas that we are, and are not, interested in.

We are interested in Children's Book submissions, to learn more please click here.

We are VERY INTERESTED in the following:

Authors with a built-in following or 'platform'. If you have a built in market for your work due to your job, your association, or your subject, we want to know about it.
Authors that have been working with a literary agency or other 3rd party that can provide validation of the quality of work.
Self-published authors that have sold a minimum of 1000 books in the last year. We can assist you in republishing your work and add our sophisticated marketing techniques to expand your sales.

International authors and books that can be sold into the US and Canada. If you are successful in another country, we believe you can be successful in North America. (Please check your existing contract about rights and territories).

We are NOT ACCEPTING the following:

Non-English books.
Books that require legal review due to names, etc.
Hard copy work. It must be in electronic format.

Information Request Would you mind answering the following questions so that we can get up to speed quickly. Just "dash off" the answers, that's all we need. (If this is newly published, or POD, just put Not Applicable (n/a) when appropriate.) Required fields are marked with an *.
About You
*What is your name?
*What is your email address? What is your phone number? (Note: We will only use your phone number if there is a problem with emails).
What is your bio/background?
Your Goals:
What statement best elaborates your goals as it relates to this work?:
Please add a few comments about your goals.
The Book
Title:
*Category:

Genre:
Synopsis:
*Has the book been formally edited? Yes No
*If the book has been edited, please give details.
*Does the book have illustrations other than the cover? Yes No
*If so, how many? And, do you have a formal contract with the illustrator? If the book needs illustrations and they are not done, how many are needed?
*If needed, are the illustrations completed or not? Yes No
Sales and Marketing
Where do you think the marketing 'sweet spot' is? What groups or associations might support the work? What kind of people do you want to reach?
Are you available for author signings at book stores?
Are you available for blog tours via the Internet?
Have you ever researched publicity firms or advertising venues such as library mailings, etc?
What can you commit to doing to support sales of this work? (very important question).
What marketing has been done so far?
How many have been sold, over what time frame?
Corporate Sponsors and Partners
Please list the most likely corporations or types of corporations that might get behind this work. We will research our own lists too, and your ideas will spark our ideas and vice versa.
Internet
How extensive is your Internet presence?
Publishing History (If not published then skip this section)
When was the work published, and by whom?
What is your cost per book?
What is your retail price per book?
How many copies have been printed and how many are in inventory now?
List the URL to all sites that have your book.

Thank you in advance for this information. We will get back to you in one week or less. Please whitelist (accept email from) SubmissionsEB@StrategicBookPublishing.com

Information Request