| Here is a book proposal example for a book entitled | | | | libraries. |
| High Rents. | | | | HIGH RENTS can be promoted on radio and TV. I will |
| High Rents | | | | make myself available to these media outlets. I have |
| A Book Proposal | | | | already appeared on the radio when I was a guest |
| By [Your Name Here] | | | | on the "Holiday Ideas" radio show on WCDB-AM in |
| OVERVIEW | | | | Paducah. I write an occasional column in the local |
| How many people pay high rents? Everyone. Yet | | | | newspaper, and I will promote the book there as |
| there are no books on this subject. | | | | well. I have already gotten interest from two |
| HIGH RENTS is the first book to look at this subject | | | | television producers, one from the local ABC news |
| from the renter's point of view. It is divided into two | | | | channel, and another from the local CBS channel. This |
| chapters. Chapter One is about high rents. Chapter | | | | is a good indication that my book will generate |
| Two is about how to deal with high rents. The book | | | | massive publicity when published. |
| will be 75,000 words long and be ready one year | | | | COMPETING BOOKS |
| after receipt of the advance. | | | | There is only one competing book, and it is entitled |
| MARKETING AND PROMOTION | | | | RENT by John Author (Competing Books Publisher |
| This book will appeal to everyone who pays rent, | | | | 2007) but his book doesn't deal with high rents. In |
| and that includes 53 percent of the U.S. population, | | | | contrast my book will focus exclusively on high rents |
| for a total of 41 million adults. An additional market | | | | and will be of interest to more people because |
| will be attorneys who represent landlords and | | | | everybody wants to avoid high rents. |
| tenants. A further market will be book clubs and | | | | |