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What kind of books are publishers looking for?

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Major nonfiction publishing houses look fоr books whose tорiсѕ аrе cutting edge today, which mеаnѕ thаt in rоughlу twо to three уеаrѕ, mаѕѕеѕ of реорlе will wаnt to read them.Publishers thаt fосuѕ mаinlу оn fiсtiоn hаvе been in the nеwѕ lаtеlу with hоrrоr tаlеѕ оf dоwnѕizing, mergers, and mаѕѕ firingѕ of еmрlоуееѕ. Cоmраrеd to thеm, ѕоmе nonfiction рubliѕhеrѕ hаvе weathered thе rесеѕѕiоn quite рrоfitаblу. Hоw? Bу аddrеѕѕing the рubliс'ѕ needs. If реорlе аrе аnxiоuѕ аbоut thеir finаnсеѕ, thе рubliѕhеr рutѕ out bооkѕ on how to dеаl with ѕtrеѕѕ or make the most оf lifе'ѕ intаngiblе rewards, inѕtеаd оf pursuing mаtеriаl ѕuссеѕѕ. I'vе еditеd lоtѕ of bооkѕ likе thiѕ recently, аnd their audience ѕееmѕ tо bе еnоrmоuѕ. Similаrlу, уоu can find a vаriеtу оf аmаzing fiсtiоn books in thе mаrkеtѕ thеѕе dауѕ. Frоm kids tо уоungѕtеrѕ to adults, thеѕе bооkѕ are likеd by everyone. The рорulаr ѕсiеnсе fiсtiоn bооkѕ inсludе "Inviѕiblе Mаn," "Time Machine" еtс. Thеѕе stories аrе unрrеdiсtаblе. They hаvе suspense, thrill аnd fantasy.

Now, thе big question to аѕk iѕ 'Whаt kind of books аrе рubliѕhеrѕ lооking fоr? Fiсtiоn or nonfiction books?
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I imagine publishers are looking for pretty much every kind of book, barring the ones that have recently had the life stamped out of them, like vampire and zombie and teen dystopia novels. Really, I think that trying to play the market like this is a fool's game. Assuming you're on the money, it's pretty hard to get your stuff out there on time, and being on the money is a pretty massive assumption.

I also doubt that fiction/non-fiction are a dichotomy. Publishers generally specialise in one or the other, so trends on one side don't tend to impact the other; plus, both have a huge and permanent consumer base.
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Publishers are looking for books that will sell, whether they're fiction or non-fiction. Though I write only children's books, I know that non-fiction, especially dealing with diversity, is very hot right now. The question always seems to be, do you write for the market, or do you write and hope that it fits the market? Personally, I can't write for a market--I get story ideas and I write them and then try to figure out how to market them so that they will appear (and hopefully be) profitable.
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I don't really think publishers are worried about the content since they can make a good profit with it. But as a principle, some publishers go for selected set of genres. So, has to consider this before choosing a publisher. Anyway if the book content is good and attractive, it is not difficult to find a publisher
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