The Little Guide to Getting Your Book Published: Simple Steps to Success takes prospective authors from idea to draft manuscript to published book in a step-by-step process. Whether a trade non-fiction work, monograph, or textbook, this book is guaranteed to motivate and inspire you to get started on the road to publishing today. Written by a book professional with 30 years of experience on hundreds of publishing projects, it will help you with finding a publisher or agent, signing contracts, and whether to self-publish. The Little Guide answers all the beginner's questions. The book can be read all the way through or serve as a spot reference guide as authors wind their way through the process. It's divided into 32 short, focused chapters. Sections include: "Getting Started," "Writing Your Manuscript," "Selecting a Book Publishing Model," "Getting Published," and "Your Published Book and the Importance of Marketing."

John Bond has been in academic publishing for over thirty years as an editor, publisher, chief content officer, and now publishing consultant. He has overseen the publishing of over 500 books and 20,000 articles in peer-reviewed journals.