Sell Your TV Show Ideas: an outsider's guide to getting inside the TV format industry

The author of this book, Bob Barber is incredibly helpful & knowlegeable. The book is reader friendly, and is written in a stimualating and informative way. I found reading the book to be very easy to understand, fun to read and encouraging. I don't know if I would have proceeded further into the process of developing & subsequently submitting my ideas, to production companies, if I hadn't read this valuable book. I think I might have felt overwhelmed & been a bit intimidated by the whole developing ideas for TV process. Topics include: how to develop your ideas and very invaluabe information tellig the reader how to write his/her treatment/formats, how to choose who best to approach & pitch your ideas to once you have developed them, how to format your ideas in the most effective way, how the TV industry really works, how best to protect your ideas, and finally what to expect if you are successful, in terms of an offer and a contract. All of this information is presented clearly and concisely and with a positive 'you can do' attitude. A really brilliant book and I would encourage anyone who is at all interested in developing a TV show format to purchase this book. Many thanks to the author.

A good insight into how to get a show looked at by the right people, a little guarded in some areas but generally a very good read and a great book to have if you are serious about proposing formats to TV people

I stumbled across this great little book which, as far as my research is concerned, seems to be unique. It gives a thorough and succinct appraisal of the TV formats industry. It is full of practical advice about the creative and pitching processes and encourages you to be sensible and business-like - to anticipate the various pitfalls on the one hand but also how to 'go for it' with a degree of caution. The author even offers to consider your ideas personally and it may not be long before he hears from me! If you fancy your chances in this industry, this book represents great value for £12!!

The short answer is very little, perhaps it should be called Sell Your TV show Ideas - or better still to make money write a book on the subject.

I bought this book as I am always thinking up ideas for a TV show but didn't know how to progress them. This book was excellent as it details the process step by step and is packed with useful tips and advice for the novice . It's an ideal book for anyone bored with their job and looking for a way to make some extra cash as it is a very easy read while also containing interseting info on the shows that we all know.

Having read Bob Barbers "Sell Your TV Show Ideas" several times, I can say it is full of practical advice given in simple, plain English. From what to do with your initial ideas, to how to get industry executives interested along with "The 8 Golden Rules" of format writing. If I could give you one piece of advice after reading this, it would be to buy the book and give it a go. You have nothing to lose and possibly a lot to gain.

SELL YOUR TV SHOW IDEAS: After spending more than eight years struggling to sell TV formats I now feel much better equipped to sell my ideas. This book is brilliantly written, very easy to read and understand "every TV format creator should have one!" @ideas4tv

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I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in selling a TV show idea. Truly nuts and bolts and easy to understand and follow and avoid possible pitfalls and detours from your goals. The best!

The book is well written and easy to read. I would suggest it to anyone working or wishing to work in the tv business since it gives a very interesting perspective of what happens in the initial steps of a tv production. The author gives first hand experiences and examples that are very useful and well explained. Inside the book you will find an example of a treatment, a sample contracts and far more. Packed full with helpful and handy suggestions for freelance or first time format creators I made the right choice buying this book.

This is a great book. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn how to pitch or sell and TV Show idea. Do keep in mind that the author is from the UK and most of the information is based upon UK broadcasting. This doesn't mean that the information does not apply worldwide. It just means some of the terms may be a little different. Now that I have completed the book, I will apply what I have learned, take the author up on his offer and get back to all of you so we can see if what I learned will work in the real world. That is what reviews should be about. Just because it is a great read doesn't mean the information will work. I will re-rate this book based upon what happens in the real world. As for now, it was a great read full of great information.

This book is fantastic. It's easy to read, very knowledgeably written from someone with real experience. I learned of a whole world I knew nothing of and am excited to take a crack at pitching my own show soon. Bob Barber also seems to be very invested in readers being successful at pitching shows. I emailed him with some questions the other day at the email address provided in the book. He wrote me back within an hour and gave me some advice and invited to write him again if I have more questions.

Two problems that are NOT the authors' fault. First, this book is written by and for an author in the UK. I realize he has done some work in America but seemingly based off of shows that were already produced in the UK. I didn't really get that from the description. I wanted information about the American TV industry. I suppose there are similarities. Second it is al about the Reality TV genre. That is fine by itself , but again, I don't think that was clear in the presentation. I think this is Amazons' fault. The book is well written with direct and easy to read outlines and ideas. So just take this into consideration.