This has nothing to do with erotic stuff:

[photographer]

Have any of you immensely talented Literotica authors managed to get a book published?
I have written a book relating stories of my time owning and running a safari lodge here in South Africa.

I managed to get it listed (published is not the right word) on a 'print-on-demand' site.

The finished article is of a very high standard - don't get me wrong, but their marketing is virtually non existent, meaning NO SALES!!!

I would like to transfer to a 'proper' publisher, but don't have a clue as to how to go about it.
I know that most publishers simply toss unsolicited manuscripts into the bin - unread.
Agents are expensive and their on-going fees ludicrous.

Any help or advice?

 

[PennLady]

I have, but I have published books through an e-publisher (Republica Press), and nothing in print. I know others have had print books published, but again, most if not all seem to be romance or some form of erotica.

 

[sr71plt]

If you wish to PM me, I'll give you the URL to a Writer's Digest "101 Best Web Sites" Web site that discusses all of the basic questions on how to get published.

 

[estragon]

Does anyone use literary agents any more, or are they roadkill on the Information Superhighway?

 

[sr71plt]

Literary agents are still necessary in top-flight mainstream publishing. They serve the publishers, who use them to filter the submissions.

An interesting question, I think, is whether the submissions pressure is being lessened on both mainstream publishers and agents by the e-book revolution. I would think it would be, but I haven't looked into it.