Comments on: Publisher wanted: The New Blogger’s Handbook

By: Jamie Olrich

Jamie Olrich — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:12:08 +0000

A business proposal is created to reflect the professionalism of your organisation and is there to persuade a buyer that your goods or services are valuable to them. Along with any other collateral it’s the proposition which you are giving towards the customer and what will hopefully win more function for the business.

By: Lesley Smith

Lesley Smith — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:40:06 +0000

I want to buy this!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:37:10 +0000

I disagree with your self-analysis, Dave. Many times you have written very insightful and timely posts analysing aspects of the media (especially digital media) that no-one else is commenting on, or at least not in so intelligent a way: that’s why your blog has got noticed and why the BBC is onto a good thing.

As for the book, I think uou have the start of a good idea, but as Linda and Sally have said, flesh it out. x

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:32:41 +0000

“not letting you chill out and drift of”

Good spot. Fixed.

By: Concerned, Lincoln

Concerned, Lincoln — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:14:27 +0000

“not letting you chill out and drift of”…

By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:59:25 +0000

Publishers take too long for stuff like this, and take too much (says he writing a book chapter for a traditional publisher). Self publish with Lulu or new startup Blurb.com, and learn some new tricks... Paul Bradshaw’s last blog post..Why do you blog?

By: RT Wilcock

RT Wilcock — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:20:01 +0000

well then, you would never of guessed. I thought you had got a host and left it behind. Didnt realise you had just altered the CSS Templates and bought the domain. i take it all back and will retract everything i have said. I will slink off into the background with my tails between my legs. RT Wilcock’s last blog post..Help, professional footballer stuck on fairground ride

By: Sally Whittle

Sally Whittle — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:19:44 +0000

Dave

Best of luck with it – getting a book published is always good for the CV. I’m interested how your book would differentiate from the blogging books already out there – Blogging Pro, Blogging for Idiots, Blogging for Business et al. From my knowledge of proposals, I think competitor analysis is pretty important to include.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:00:55 +0000

“Nah, i wasn’t aiming at that lol. I was aiming at the fact you left Wordpress a long time ago for all this shiny new output lol.”

But Richard, this is Wordpress! Haha!

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:15:56 +0000

Dave, if you want to get a publisher interested then flag up more why your book is better than any that are already out there from people who make an excellent living blogging – it’s excellent for you that your blog has helped with you journalistic career but if that it your main focus then it that limits your potential readership, it sounds more like the basis for an inspirational longer feature than a book. For a publisher to be interested, you have to have as wide a readership as possible in mind and be able to convince them it is a commercial enough project – you need to be able to tell them how other books on blogging have fared and why yours will do better. Your chapter outlines are very woolly while also too brief. Do you have a longer version? At the moment your synopsis reads like a PR exercise for you and your blog rather than a convincing synopsis for a whole book. You need to be really direct and specific about what is in it for the reader rather than it being about you as an aspiring/established journalist – how can you maximise earning potential for readers etc? But really as you know I have said already it could be better for you to publish it directly – cut out the middle man of the publisher – whatever you do find out all you can about book sales, distribution and marketing to give yourself the best chance possible.

Linda’s last blog post..Now that’s the type of feedback I like to hear!