Comments on: Shopping Your Book Proposal http://ckwebb.com/publishing/shopping-your-book-proposal-some-friendly-advice/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:41:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Online Shopping Mall http://ckwebb.com/publishing/shopping-your-book-proposal-some-friendly-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-24221 Online Shopping Mall Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:41:00 +0000 http://ckwebb.com/?p=308#comment-24221 Good advice, thanks for that!<br><br><br><a href="http://www.mbopmegashop.com/" rel="nofollow">Mbop Megashop</a> Good advice, thanks for that!

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]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://ckwebb.com/publishing/shopping-your-book-proposal-some-friendly-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-8487 Michael A. Banks Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:44:16 +0000 http://ckwebb.com/?p=308#comment-8487 When I read "... the same book ..." my thoughts leaped ahead, thinking you would tell a story about two different authors submitting proposals for the same book. I've seen that happen (and disaster grow from it when editors mishandled the situation). But an author submitting the same proposal to different editors? Was he thinking different imprints didn't talk? Or was he impatient with the other editor? No matter what the reason, submitting to two editors within the same house when one of them editor is already developing the proposal ... worse than a bad idea. --Mike When I read “… the same book …” my thoughts leaped ahead, thinking you would tell a story about two different authors submitting proposals for the same book. I’ve seen that happen (and disaster grow from it when editors mishandled the situation).

But an author submitting the same proposal to different editors? Was he thinking different imprints didn’t talk? Or was he impatient with the other editor? No matter what the reason, submitting to two editors within the same house when one of them editor is already developing the proposal … worse than a bad idea.
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]]> By: Paul Greenberg http://ckwebb.com/publishing/shopping-your-book-proposal-some-friendly-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 Paul Greenberg Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:54:07 +0000 http://ckwebb.com/?p=308#comment-6194 Hi Chris, I think that shopping to multiple editors in the same company is actually despicable, if not unethical. I'm a published author (McGraw-Hill - sorry :-)) and I once introduced a potential corporate author to my editor at McGraw-Hill (buy back involved) with an EXPLICIT caveat that, if I did, there would be no shopping around until my editor made a decision. Needless to say, they promised and still shopped around and I cut them off at the knees, I was so upset. Luckily for me, it didn't hurt my reputation with my editor - but the company involved didn't get my attention for years to come - and part of my work is to analyze companies like that as an "influential" in my industry (CRM). How could I? I didn't trust them because they lied. I think that you're being quite kind and are obviously a good man - since the author shopping around also needs to think of the career of the editors too - you have things that are required of you - including titles - so as collegial as it may be - there are still internal measures that are individual that involve you as an editor. I hope the author is thinking about that when they make such poor decisions. Sorry to vent, but the lack of consideration gets to me. Best and good luck at Wiley Paul Greenberg Hi Chris,
I think that shopping to multiple editors in the same company is actually despicable, if not unethical. I’m a published author (McGraw-Hill – sorry :-) ) and I once introduced a potential corporate author to my editor at McGraw-Hill (buy back involved) with an EXPLICIT caveat that, if I did, there would be no shopping around until my editor made a decision. Needless to say, they promised and still shopped around and I cut them off at the knees, I was so upset. Luckily for me, it didn’t hurt my reputation with my editor – but the company involved didn’t get my attention for years to come – and part of my work is to analyze companies like that as an “influential” in my industry (CRM). How could I? I didn’t trust them because they lied. I think that you’re being quite kind and are obviously a good man – since the author shopping around also needs to think of the career of the editors too – you have things that are required of you – including titles – so as collegial as it may be – there are still internal measures that are individual that involve you as an editor. I hope the author is thinking about that when they make such poor decisions.

Sorry to vent, but the lack of consideration gets to me.

Best and good luck at Wiley

Paul Greenberg

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