How to Write a Great Query Letter    by Noah Lukeman
Price: Free! 15080 words. Published on July 20, 2009. .
Many books have been written about the query letter. But few have been written by literary agents, who receive thousands of queries each year and who grapple with them on a daily basis. New York literary agent Noah Lukeman offers his insights on the query letter, sharing an insider's perspective, giving insights and practical tips about what works and what doesn’t.

How to Land (and Keep) a Literary Agent (excerpt)    by Noah Lukeman
Price: Free! 4650 words. Published on October 27, 2009. .
The first book written from an active literary agent's perspective that teaches authors why agents reject or accept manuscripts; why they decide to represent certain authors and not represent others; the best way to approach agents; the best way to work with an agent on a daily basis; and that offers them dozens of specific resources to make the difference in getting published.

Pub Speak: A Writer's Dictionary of Publishing Terms    by Tracy Marchini
Price: $7.99 USD. 18430 words. Published on March 29, 2011. .
Curious what a certain term means in a book contract? Not sure what the difference is between an easy reader and a picture book? Can’t tell a Newbery from a Nebula? Pub Speak: A Writer’s Dictionary of Publishing Terms is a dictionary for both new and established authors that contains over 400 definitions, including contract and royalty terms, ebooks and audiobooks, and trade organizations.

The Rejection Letter    by Johnny Ray
Price: $6.99 USD. 97130 words. Published by SIR JOHN PUBLISHING  on November 18, 2011. .
To someone else, the rejection letter might be perceived as a simple piece of correspondence. But when Amy, who suffers from bipolar disorder receives a form rejection letter from Edward, an agent she had an affair with at a recent convention, she takes the rejection as both personal and professional—in short—a declaration of war.