Publishing Terms: Query, Book Proposal, Print on Demand and other Book Publishing Terms to Know

Query. This is typically written as a letter and it's the brilliant concept that sells your book idea to an editor or an agent. In other words, something us self publishing authors don't need. Book Proposal which is mostly for us nonfiction authors. It may contain a chapter or two as an example, but it's rarely the entire manuscript pod or print on demand pod. This is how most self published books get printed these days. It's different than what it was in the past when you'd have to do a giant print run and store your books in your garage. Now the books get printed upon order, although truthfully that's not totally true. Typically you'll find there's a stock of your book being printed so that orders can ship out really fast. Platform. Your platform is essentially anyone in your audience, including newsletter, social media, speaking engagements, your network, like your associations and groups that support you and your book.