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AGENTINBOX-- TOP ONLINE TOOL FROMWEBOOK.COM± CONNECTS AUTHORS WITH AGENTS FOR PUBLISHING SUCCESS
John Corey Whaley Announces Simon & Schuster Publishing Deal Via WEbook.com
(New York, NY) March 10, 2010 ± WEbook.com, the ground-breaking website that offers aspiringwriters a platform to expose their work to readers and agents alike, announces John Corey Whaley asits first author to successfully secure a commercial publishing deal through WEbook¶s revolutionary AgentInbox online service. As the publishing industry continues to be transformed by the Internet, theutilization of this unique online resource is creating efficiency and accuracy for all players in the processof matching up aspiring writers with prominent literary agents.³Like many writers out there, I had almost given up hope that my novel would ever see a bookshelf other than the one in my own apartment,´ said Mr. Whaley. ³But with WEbook.com and AgentInbox,over the span of just about two and a half months, I have seen that it¶s possible to go from being acompletely unknown writer to a published author. It¶s weird to say at only 26 years old, but I¶m painfullyclose to fulfilling my biggest dream.´Mr. Whaley's alternative path to commercial publication started this past spring when he joinedWEbook.com and then began utilizing the AgentInbox service when it was launched in October. Theground-breaking online platform worked almost immediately. Mr. Whaley received a request for a fullmanuscript from Kenneth Wright, a literary agent with Writers House, just a few days after submittinghis query letter. By late November, Mr. Wright had agreed to represent Whaley. And by January, Atheneum Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, offered Mr. Whaley a publishing contract, helpingto realize his dream of selling his first novel. As a literary agent, Mr. Wright is always researching new sources and outlets to find fresh writing talent.When the Writers House agent first signed on with WEbook.com¶s AgentInbox, the service beganproviding author query letters and manuscript samples directly to his attention, in the specific genres herequested. One of them was Mr. Whaley¶s novel.³Corey¶s first pages were so intriguing; I read the manuscript from beginning to end in one day´, saidMr. Wright. ³It is one of the most exciting novels I have read in a very long time. When work like thiscomes along, it¶s very gratifying to be offered the first look. I¶m impressed by the quality of submissionsfrom AgentInbox.´For AgentInbox, WEbook created an innovative interface for the submit-and-review process designed toconnect writers with the appropriate agents. The service sends genre-specific queries to each agent¶spersonal inbox on AgentInbox²and the inbox tools help slash the time and effort required to manageand respond to submissions and queries. Furthermore, before releasing queries to the target literaryagents, WEbook reviews them all for adherence to basic editorial standard so that agents only receivehigh quality and relevant queries. AgentInbox helps aspiring authors make the best possible impression on prospective agents byproviding tools and tips for preparing query letters that get noticed for all the right reasons. It also helpsauthors like Mr. Whaley track their queries, edit submissions, and pitch new agents.- more -
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