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PUB 1010 Final ExamTraditionally agents receive a _____ commission on everything an author gets paid
(advance and royalties). - ANS-15%
If you, an author, have written a textbook, do you need an agent? - ANS-No, you don't.
True or false: All books need to be agented. - ANS-False
Platform and marketability of your book are more important if you are an author of: -
ANS-Nonfiction
A common complaint from writers about agents if they are unhappy with their agent is: -
ANS-They don't respond to messages enough
If you are a fiction writer, your manuscript _____ be edited further by your agent
typically. - ANS-will
It often takes a _______ and _________ of rejections before finding an agent. -
ANS-long time, hundreds
The first letter an aspiring author sends to an agent is called a ____ letter. - ANS-query
There are generally two paths to becoming an agent.
One is to intern for an agent and work your way up the ladder.
The other path might look like this: - ANS-Work in a relevant career path and switch
laterally to working as an agent.
A query letter or manuscript submission to an editor (at a publication or at a publisher),
or to a literary agent, is often referred to as being part of the ____ - ANS-slush pile
_____ publishing, as opposed to educational or religious publishing, focuses on regular
readers at standard bookstores. - ANS-trade
An ARC is an _____ - ANS-advance review copy
A frontlist book is a: - ANS-book that has come out in the last 6 months
, Name the big 5 publishers: - ANS-HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Simon &
Schuster, MacMillan, Hachette
This area of book publishing was the fastest growing segment in publishing for the past
few years. One of the reasons our book says it is a growing area is that prior to Covid,
people's commutes to work have been growing in length, leaving more time for this: -
ANS-audiobooks
Why has digitizing backlist titles been a challenge to the publishing industry? - ANS-The
books are no longer being promoted and were typically released prior to the current
standard of digitization, so it is more complicated to digitize these than to digitize newer
books.
Name one reason why children's books are a stable market. - ANS-There is always a
demand for children's books, regardless of current trends.
This subcategory of the publishing house is typically established because an editor is
being rewarded by the publishing house. If a publishing house decides to
sub-categorize books upon publication, then on the printed book it might list what is
called an ______ as the primary publisher (rather than the publishing house's name). -
ANS-imprint
POD stands for: - ANS-print on demand
The action of a bookstore associate who recommends a book to a customer, who then
in turn buys it, would be described as ____________ the book in book industry terms. -
ANS-handselling
New Adult books are classified by the presence of what thematic content, typically? -
ANS-sexual content
What is one solid, legal strategy for an indie author to try and make a book a bestseller?
- ANS-Indie authors can speak to and create relationships with independent bookstore
owners so that when their book comes out, the owners are more likely to promote or
hand-sell it to customers.
If you are planning book tour events, the best way to maximize the possibility of hitting a
bestseller list is to: - ANS-cluster them together
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