If you've written a book you want to publish:

A new book is published every 13 minutes in North America.

Terry Whalin is the author of more than 60 books from traditional publishers, a former literary agent and still works as an acquisitions editor. He points out that editors and publishers don't read manuscripts; they want a solid proposal. Whalin's book, Book Proposals that Sell, offers 21 secrets to writing a winning proposal. He also offers courses and seminars to help you through the process. Use this link to reach him and order the updated ebook: http://tinyurl.com/puowhm4

WARNINGS about current publishing scams: 
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/