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What is a Book Agenting?

A book agent (or a literary or publishing agent) is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers and helps sell and negotiate a deal for the book. Book agents provide services that include connecting the author's work with appropriate publishers, negotiating contracts, making sure royalties are paid, and acting as a mediator between the author and the publisher to resolve any questions.

If your book is viable, if your big idea is worthwhile, if there's a market for your book, if you are an authority in your field, and if you have a marketing platform Michael R. Drew can represent you as a book agent. First, you must understand that you don't expect a publisher to find your audience: you bring your audience and your platform to the publisher.

While we are not a literary agency, we can work with publishers because we have the reputation, working relationships, and know-how that comes from being in the book promotion business for two decades.

And because Michael R. Drew is the world's most successful book marketer, with an unprecedented record of nationally bestselling titles, we are more than happy to have a conversation with publishers, to let them know that as a bestseller marketer, we can represent you or we can also direct you to a first-rate agent who can get you the representation you need.

Key Benefits

Expert Guidance

With 25 years of experience in publishing, we will guide you through the the process.

Connect with Publishers

We will help you connect with both major and independent publishers

Led by Michael Drew

You will be represented by the world’s leading book promotion expert

Benefits of Having Us Represent You

In addition to being able to lean into Michael Drew’s extensive experience as you navigate the book publishing space, having us represent you:

Guarantees that you're your book will be taken seriously.
Will ensure that you get represented either by us or a first-rate agent.
Makes certain that your book will be ready for the marketplace so that publishers know they will have an author with a ready marketing campaign in hand.
Will correctly target the audience for your book.
Will include a well-thought-out marketing plan.
Will efficiently target the right audiences.
Will show how to create a conversation around the work.

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Who is this for?

This service is perfect for authors who have not signed with a publisher and may want to get some insider knowledge on understanding publishing options and which option would fit their needs best.

To a publisher, a book is first and foremost a business proposition. Publishers are publishing your book to make money. So when Smarter Voice introduces you, the publisher knows that we know the business side of publishing—that we are building your audience and generating the sales, bestseller success, and social buzz needed to make your book a successful business proposition, and that you understand your job didn’t end when you set the pen down.

If you’d like to have Michael R. Drew represent you to a publisher, that might be an option, especially if you are already engaging us for a major list bestseller campaign. Depending on your situation, a better option might also be to hand that job off to a capable literary agent. We can provide you with details on how to do that.

But if you engage with us for your book representation, you will also be working with us to prepare your book for publication and, most likely, working with us on a major bestseller campaign. We think and work in terms of bestseller campaigns. So before we take you on as a client, we want to ensure that you have a book that can be turned into a bestseller.

What Do I Get?

Throughout the process of finding a publisher for your book, you will have access to Michael R. Drew’s two decades of experience in the book publishing space. You will also be able to lean on his list of extensive contacts in the publishing space, ensuring that you will have reasonable options when it comes to publishing your book.

There are no deliverables for this service, however, we do not charge a fee for representing your book as a book agent – but if we end up representing you as a book agent we will take a 10-15% fee from the sale of the book, and royalties.

Selling a book can take anywhere from days to months. It all depends on what stage an author is with a book, and with a marketing plan. Each book, each author, is different.

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How Does it Work

The Bestseller Uncovery process provides a comprehensive strategy designed to propel your book to the bestseller lists.

Firstly, by choosing to engage us for a Bestseller Uncovery Package, you're investing in the creation of a custom strategy to enhance your business through your book.

The Uncovery process strengthens your marketing focus, comprehends your audience, and accentuates your message to set a blueprint for success.

The key deliverables include:

Two Days of Strategic Planning: This planning session is designed to understand your book, your goals, and your audience, and strategize on how to expand your audience and convert it into a book-buying army.
A Written Game Plan: Based on our Uncovery discussions with you, we will identify your book's audience, the best way to market it, and how to implement this.

The total cost for the Bestseller Uncovery package is $20,000 for the full two-day Uncovery. Should you decide to purchase this service after engaging with Promote A Book for Bestseller Uncovery, we will apply the full amount to the cost of a Platinum Major List Bestseller Campaign.

Our Bestseller Uncovery package lays the crucial foundation for you to become a leading expert in your field with a book that will cement your reputation.

If you're at a point where you understand the impact a book can have on your brand and your business, and you need guidance on a campaign, we're here to assist you. The Bestseller Uncovery package equips you with the strategy needed to gather your audience to buy the books necessary to aim for the national bestseller lists.

You'll find Promote A Book's advice and services transformative because we're in the business of helping authors make a name, make a difference, and make a fortune. And we're the best in the world at what we do.

If you're focused and committed to producing a book that delivers results, the Bestseller Uncovery package is the choice for you.

Optional Add On

If you've dreamt of writing a book but don't know where to start, a Book Writing Uncovery can guide you. It provides a step-by-step roadmap from planning your book to writing each chapter. You'll work with book promotion expert Michael R. Drew on your customized roadmap, the subject of your book, and even potential titles.