How to Get a Book Publishing Contract (CxOTalk #358)

How can you find a publisher to publish and release a business book? One of the top literary agents in New York City, Mark Gottlieb, explains how to sell and negotiate a book publishing contract on this episode of CxOTalk. He also discusses the importance of building an author website and platform.

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Mark Gottlieb is a prominent literary agent working at book publishing’s leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City. He has ranked highly among literary agents across the industry for overall number of deals and other individual categories. While at Trident Media Group, Mark Gottlieb has represented New York Times bestselling authors as well as major award-winning authors. He has optioned and sold numerous books to production companies and studios for film and TV adaptation. Mark Gottlieb greatly enjoys working with authors to help manage and grow their careers with the resources available at Trident Media Group. In addition to having worked at the company’s Foreign Rights Department, he also ran the company’s Audiobook Department. Utilizing his drive and intuition for discovering talented writers, he is currently expanding his client list of authors.
As a literary agent, he looks forward to bringing authors to the largest possible audience.

Here is what you will learn in this video:

How Can an Author Get a Business Book Publishing Contract?
What is the Book Proposal, Contract, and Publishing Process?
What is an Author’s Publishing Platform?
Can an Author Get a Book Contract Without a Strong Platform?
How can an Author Build their own Platform?
How has Digital Transformation Changed how Publishers Work with Authors?
Traditional Book Publishing vs. Self-Publishing
How can Authors get a Literary Agent?
What are the Book Publishing Issues for Fiction Writers?
Ghostwriting and Publishers
How can Authors Negotiate the Best Deal with a Book Publisher?