General Books


Defend America First: The Antiwar Editorials of the Saturday Evening Post, 1939-1942Defend America First: The Antiwar Editorials of the Saturday Evening Post, 1939-1942
Best Price: $10.99
Defend America First is the perfect title of this collection of articles written by Garet...
How to be a Literary Agent: An Introductory Guide to Literary RepresentationHow to be a Literary Agent: An Introductory Guide to Literary Representation
Best Price: $16.00
I am a literary agent and when I was starting out I found this book to be a great help. I...
Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces (Acm Press Tutorial Series)Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces (Acm Press Tutorial Series)
Best Price: $4.75
A well-organized and concise distillation of graphic design rules backed up by extensive...
Author 101 Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider's Guide to Selling Your Work (Author 101)Author 101 Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider's Guide to Selling Your Work (Author 101)
Best Price: $1.85
While the information in this book is useful, it is specifically aimed at non-fiction authors....
How to Write and Market Your Mystery Novel: A Step-By-Step Guide from Idea to Final Rewrite and MarketingHow to Write and Market Your Mystery Novel: A Step-By-Step Guide from Idea to Final Rewrite and Marketing
Best Price: $11.95
Jean Hager writes enjoyable mysteries. This is a major accomplishment in a market sometimes...


Manuscript Submission (Elements of Fiction Writing)Manuscript Submission (Elements of Fiction Writing)
Best Price: $4.95
I've read all the books in the Elements of Fiction Writing series and this is how I'd rank them....
The Business of Enlightenment: Publishing History of the <i>Encyclopédie</i>, 1775-1800The Business of Enlightenment: Publishing History of the Encyclopédie, 1775-1800
Best Price: $32.04
A great book about an even greater book is a rare event in publishing. Darnton's history of the ...
Commerce with the Classics: Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures)Commerce with the Classics: Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures)
Best Price: $50.00
The style of reading in Renaissance Europe, as seen in the margins of books and in the texts of...
Don't Look Back: A MemoirDon't Look Back: A Memoir
Best Price: $41.37
This is a memoir. These are 'musings and amusements by New York editor and anthologist/poet...
The Writing HabitThe Writing Habit
Best Price: $10.74
David Huddle's text is a reflection of the man, himself. Without making the writer feel tutored...


Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from EuropeGoogle and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from Europe
Best Price: $5.71
This is a book that I happened across while perusing the new books area at the library. Small,...
The Weekend Crafter: Making Books And Journals: 20 Great Weekend ProjectsThe Weekend Crafter: Making Books And Journals: 20 Great Weekend Projects
Best Price: $7.97
I recently found myself making a blank book to fit a leather cover after searching everywhere to...
Journalism and New MediaJournalism and New Media
Best Price: $19.18
Pavlik wrote a great part of this book in his Palm, as himself said. It must be true, because...
World Of Mike RoykoWorld Of Mike Royko
Best Price: $3.46
The book gives glimpses of his personal life, his upbringing, along with his professional life...
Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering: A Source Book of the Best Letter Forms of Past and Present for Sign Painters, Graphic Artists, Commercial ArtisTreasury of Alphabets and Lettering: A Source Book of the Best Letter Forms of Past and Present for Sign Painters, Graphic Artists, Commercial Artis
Best Price: $22.31
Many years ago I borrowed this book from a research library. And in the next few days, I...

Book Lovers' LondonBook Lovers' London
Best Price: $8.96
I wanted a reference that would help me find the best second hand book shops in London so that I...
The 7 Essentials of Graphic DesignThe 7 Essentials of Graphic Design
Best Price: $16.97
Where my reveiw is coming from is a student of graphic design and who has read 5-8 books on the...
Designing for Print Production:  Essential ConceptsDesigning for Print Production: Essential Concepts
Best Price: $28.49
In this innovative book, print design concepts are united with graphic production technology...
Writing and Producing Television NewsWriting and Producing Television News
Best Price: $37.18
The single universal bit of advice that working journalists give students is "learn to...
Lifewriting: Drawing from Personal Experience to Create Features You Can PublishLifewriting: Drawing from Personal Experience to Create Features You Can Publish
Best Price: $8.56
Most basic writer's 'how-to' guides advise using personal experience to create memorable writing...

2006 Writers Market (Deluxe Edition)(Writer's Market Online)2006 Writers Market (Deluxe Edition)(Writer's Market Online)
Best Price: $1.84
If you want to break into writing, you need this book. I would even argue that buying the more...
An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of Emperor Rudolf IIAn Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II
Best Price: $8.68
There are 3 in this set of matching books. The other two are superb in their art choices. This...
Pagemaker(r) 7: The Complete ReferencePagemaker(r) 7: The Complete Reference
Best Price: $29.95
I was disappointed. While the book was well organized and would help people get started, but it...
Aldus and His Dream Book: An Illustrated EssayAldus and His Dream Book: An Illustrated Essay
Best Price: $19.50
This IS a delightful companion to Joscelyn Godwin's translation of the Hypnerotomachia-...
The Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript FormatsThe Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats
Best Price: $4.69
"Angles In Pink" This book is truly a great story between three friends that become...

Fundamentals of Successful Newsletters: Everything You Need to Write, Design, and Publish More Effective NewslettersFundamentals of Successful Newsletters: Everything You Need to Write, Design, and Publish More Effective Newsletters
Thomas Bivins identifies USA Today as a model, with its colorful banner, easy-to-follow page...
How to Write Irresistible Query Letters: An easy-to-follow guide to writing professional queries that produce sales--for articles and nonfiction booksHow to Write Irresistible Query Letters: An easy-to-follow guide to writing professional queries that produce sales--for articles and nonfiction books
Best Price: $2.25
I received my copy today and I tell you once I began to read the first 20 pages I have an...
Book Markets for Children's Writers 2007 (Book Markets for Children's Writers)Book Markets for Children's Writers 2007 (Book Markets for Children's Writers)
Best Price: $7.89
If I could choose only one writer's resource, this book would be it. I order a current copy...
A Companion to the History of the Book (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)A Companion to the History of the Book (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)
Best Price: $142.00
From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this ...
How to Market Books: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Profit and Exploiting All Channels to Market 4th editionHow to Market Books: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Profit and Exploiting All Channels to Market 4th edition
Best Price: $35.00
Alison's book just WORKS - it is full of really practical advice from a many-times published...

A Social History of the Chinese Book: Books And Literati Culture in Late Imperial China (Understanding China: New Viewpoints on History and Culture)A Social History of the Chinese Book: Books And Literati Culture in Late Imperial China (Understanding China: New Viewpoints on History and Culture)
Best Price: $22.45
If you love books and enjoy reading about their history, manufacture and circulation, this...
Creative Edge Page Design (Creative Edge Series)Creative Edge Page Design (Creative Edge Series)
Best Price: $5.99
An interesting book at best. If you are looking for a book filled with page layouts and designs...
Better Handwriting (Teach Yourself Series)Better Handwriting (Teach Yourself Series)
I found the book very technical and hard to penetrate, I just wanted to get down to the bottom...
POD People: Beating the Print-on-Demand StigmaPOD People: Beating the Print-on-Demand Stigma
Best Price: $10.35
I bought this book because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews. After reading the book myself...
The Weekend Crafter: Making Books And Journals: 20 Great Weekend ProjectsThe Weekend Crafter: Making Books And Journals: 20 Great Weekend Projects
Best Price: $7.98
I recently found myself making a blank book to fit a leather cover after searching everywhere to...

Contracts Companion for Writers (Literary Entrepreneur series)Contracts Companion for Writers (Literary Entrepreneur series)
Best Price: $14.33
This book was great because it included several contracts you might run across when starting a...
Two Hundred Years of Publishing: A History of the Oldest Publishing Company in the United States-Lea & Febiger, 1785-1985Two Hundred Years of Publishing: A History of the Oldest Publishing Company in the United States-Lea & Febiger, 1785-1985
Best Price: $3.50
A Book Inside, How to Write, Publish, and Sell Your StoryA Book Inside, How to Write, Publish, and Sell Your Story
Best Price: $14.95
Just getting started with your writing career? Already written your book? Maybe you re a...
Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth CenturyBook in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century
Best Price: $31.50
This is a very useful study of the history of the book (defined rather broadly) in Japan. It is...
The Book Club Companion: Fostering Strategic Readers in the Secondary ClassroomThe Book Club Companion: Fostering Strategic Readers in the Secondary Classroom
Best Price: $21.00
The Book Club Companion is a testament to what is possible when teachers think carefully about...

Marketing Your Book: An Author's Guide: How to target agents, publishers and readers (Writing Handbooks)Marketing Your Book: An Author's Guide: How to target agents, publishers and readers (Writing Handbooks)
Best Price: $5.99
Alison Baverstock's latest is as practical and down-to-earth a guide to marketing books as...
Literary Market Place, 2008: The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry With Industry Yellow Pages (Literary Market Place (Lmp))Literary Market Place, 2008: The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry With Industry Yellow Pages (Literary Market Place (Lmp))
Best Price: $230.00
i bought this book for a few bucks a few weeks ago and the information in it is worth a million...
The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the MakingThe Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
Best Price: $28.04
Adrian Johns tells us much less about the nature of the book than about the origins of the Royal...
Wordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of AmbigramsWordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of Ambigrams
Best Price: $50.16
Were you amazed by the sketches and diagrams by Scott Kim and Hofstadter in "Godel Escher...
PyroMarketing: The Four-Step Strategy to Ignite Customer Evangelists and Keep Them for LifePyroMarketing: The Four-Step Strategy to Ignite Customer Evangelists and Keep Them for Life
Best Price: $3.70
This book has changed my ENTIRE LIFE of marketing - buy it before you spend another $ on...

All About Collecting Boys' Series Books: Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Tom Swift, Jr., Chip Hilton, Ted Scott, Mark Tidd, Tom Slade & OthersAll About Collecting Boys' Series Books: Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Tom Swift, Jr., Chip Hilton, Ted Scott, Mark Tidd, Tom Slade & Others
Best Price: $24.99
There are plenty of FULL COLOR book cover photos here to help you in collecting boys series...
Journalism After September 11 (Communication and Society)Journalism After September 11 (Communication and Society)
Best Price: $16.00
Many Americans seem to have a peculiar sense of dualism about themselves, a feeling at once...
Showcard Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Showcard Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $7.18
Add instant interest to any graphic project with bold, immediately usable fonts, including Rocky...
Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book TradeBook Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade
Best Price: $1.05
I have to admit I'm divided on this book. As a 4-5 block slice of New York City history, it's...
Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United StatesBooks in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
Best Price: $23.19
While mostly concerned with the university presses this book investigates the changes that the...

Letterforms: Bawdy, Bad and Beautiful: The Evolution of Hand-Drawn, Humorous, Vernacular, and Experimental TypeLetterforms: Bawdy, Bad and Beautiful: The Evolution of Hand-Drawn, Humorous, Vernacular, and Experimental Type
Best Price: $11.68
A publishing first, this is the only book on the market to examine the intriguing history,...
Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative WritingDiscovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing
Best Price: $11.42
"Discovering the Writer Within" is like having a classroom in your backpack. It's...
The Everything Get Published Book (Everything)The Everything Get Published Book (Everything)
Best Price: $4.75
The book has all the info that is needed to get things published and it is helpful too.
QuarkXPress 5 Bible (With CD-ROM)QuarkXPress 5 Bible (With CD-ROM)
Best Price: $7.99
A comprehensive guide to the latest release of QuarkXPress, this book explains through many...
Self-Publishing EBooks and PODs: One Step at a Time - Second EditionSelf-Publishing EBooks and PODs: One Step at a Time - Second Edition
Best Price: $12.15
While there is good information in this book, it failed to hold my interest. It read more like...

Floating Off the Page: The Best Stories from the Wall Street Journal's Middle ColumnFloating Off the Page: The Best Stories from the Wall Street Journal's Middle Column
Best Price: $0.05
For those who enjoy good journalistic writing, these stories are like eating a box of...
How to Write, Illustrate, and Design Children's BooksHow to Write, Illustrate, and Design Children's Books
I found the title to be a little misleading. In looking at this, I thought I would be walked...
Fundamentals of Typography (Basics Design)Fundamentals of Typography (Basics Design)
Best Price: $6.24
One of the hardest things for a beginning designer to understand is that there are reasons for...
Guide to Writing Magazine NonfictionGuide to Writing Magazine Nonfiction
Best Price: $47.80
I used this book both as a freelance magazine writer and as a teacher of writing. Bugeja...
 
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