[BNM] Bit of book advice

[Richard Vahrman]

Remy Sharp wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I figure there's a few authors so I'm in need of a bit of quick advice.
>
> I've been approached by two different book publishers over the last couple
> of months about doing a book - pretty much the *same* book.
>
> There's no contracts in place yet.
>
> I'm just writing to the second chap now, should I tell him that I've been
> approached by another publishing company or should I keep it to myself -
> i.e. do you think it might put them off?
>
> Should I be looking to play these companies off of each other to find get
> the best deal?  I'm not a particularly shreud businessman - I tend to show
> all my cards early and stick very much to the truth, hense this request for
> help! :-)
>
> Any suggestions/advice would be welcome.
>
> Cheers!
>
>   
http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/index.html has some interesting 
resources for potential authors