Literary Prospecting: Searching for the little-known, out-of-copyright work of famous authors.
If you want to earn extra money, this site is for you. LiteraryProspector.com will:
Provide you with information on how to use public domain materials for personal profit
Suggest research approaches to help you find such material in libraries, on the Internet, and in reference books
Suggest ways to approach potential clients with your discoveries and make the appropriate sales pitch
Provide a blog site where interactive exchange can take place and your questions about literary prospecting can be answered
Provide ideas on how to use MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and other resources to promote one's writing skills
Comment on the publishing policies of various book companies and media conglomerates such as Random House, Hachette, Penguin Putnam, Tyndale House, Zondervan, HarperCollins, Thomas Nelson, Bantam Doubleday Dell, Turner, Macmillan, Hyperion, Scholastic, Scribners, and others
Comment on articles that appear in various periodicals like the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and others that pertain to publishing
