Literary agents are now referring prospective authors to Trafford

A well-known among literary agents (whe represents the authors of one of the USA's top selling book series) had this to say about "getting published" in the conventional manner... "As a previously unpublished writer, your chance of landing a contract with literary agents or conventional publishing housea is less than the chances of you being struck by lightning."

I heard this in New York when I was a member of a panel presentation to the International Women's Writing Guild, and the agent was sitting next to me. In the crowd were hundred of prospective authors, most without literary agents and many holding briefcases and satchels containing their manuscripts. They'd come to "pitch" their product to literary agents and publishing companies.

His frank message -- he was being frankly honest, not at all mean-spirited, when he said that -- was disheartening to many. Yet it set the stage well for the message of hope that I could introduce next. I told the audience about a new approach using on-demand printing technology and Internet marketing.

Literary agents recognizing value of a "farm league" approach

A number of literary agents -- and publishing houses themselves -- are referring potential authors to Trafford. For literary agents, "selling" a conventional publishing company on a manuscript means convincing them that your book is a viable business proposition. What better way for the literary agent than if he can SHOW a refined product that has been critically acclaimed and proven in a test marketplace? Self publishing is a form of test marketing: a "farm league" approach. The costs for realistic test marketing used to be prohibitively high -- but no longer because now Trafford's service reduces the cost by 90% (!) and drastically boosts efficiency. Now you can quickly test market your book, present the results to literary agents, and see about "jumping the queue" into the biggest publishers' offices.

Sound great? After investigating the alternatives, you'll be even more impressed with how affordable, convenient and comprehensive Trafford on-demand publishing service^TM really is for self publishing authors.

--- thanks for your interest in Trafford,

Bruce Batchelor, publisher and CEO