10 Tips For a Nonfiction Book Proposal That Lands a Contract
1. Choose a title that identifies your subject and its sales potential in 30 characters or less so it can fit into industry wide databases. A book’s title is its primary sales tool. Everyone who hears your title should learn precisely what your book is about. With 4 million titles on amazon.com, make your title tell. 2. State how your subject relates to your targeted audience. Who or what are the book’s principal players or concepts and what resonance do they hold for your market? 3. Answer, So what for $27.95? In 3 bulleted sentences list the take-home value of your book for the reader-buyer. 4. Identify a gap in the literature on your subject and state what makes you the best author to write this book. In 2 paragraphs state what each chapter covers and show how the book’s structure is designed to unfold your core argument. 5. Who exactly needs to buy your book and why? How many people is that (e.g., “350,000 members of the national organization for unsighted mo...