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How to Structure Your Book Proposal Guide to Publishing Your Research This is for promotional use only and not for resale KE35179/ISBN:9781498767941 Guide to Publishing Your Research This is for promotional use only and not for resale Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2016 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper Version Date: 20160115 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4987-6793-4 (Paperback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Preface .................................................................................................................... vii How to Structure Your Book Proposal ..............................................................1 Why Have You Decided to Write a Book? ....................................................1 Consider the Table of Contents ......................................................................1 Choose a Title ...................................................................................................1 Consider Your Market .....................................................................................2 Set a Deadline ...................................................................................................2 Number of Pages and Price ............................................................................3 Question: How Do I Determine the Product Type I Want to Write? ...4 Writing a Textbook ..........................................................................................5 The Best Months to Submit a Textbook Manuscript ...................................5 Question: How Can I Adopt My Own Book or Another CRC Press Book for a Course I Am Teaching? .................................................6 Guidelines for Preparing a Textbook Preface, Solutions Manual, and PowerPoint® Slides ..............................................................................6 Remember to keep it short! You don’t want the preface to drag on and on. A good rule is to try to keep it to one page, two at maximum. ....................................................................................................6 Proposal Form: Textbook ...........................................................................6 Writing a Reference, Monograph, Handbook, or Professional Text/ Reference..................................................................................................7 Readership....................................................................................................7 Writing A Preface For Your Reference Work ..........................................7 The Proposal Review Process ........................................................................9 Question: How Many Reviews Are Really Necessary? ....................... 10 Question: Must I Incorporate Reviewers’ Suggestions I Don’t Agree With? ............................................................................................... 10 Question: What Kind of Experience Does a First- Time Author Need to Write a Book? .............................................................................. 10 Question: Why Are Proposals Rejected by CRC Press? ...................... 11 Question: Are You Still Interested if My Manuscript Is Already Complete? .................................................................................. 11 Question: Can a Bad Review Hurt My Chances of Getting This Book Published? ........................................................................................ 11 Question: What Kinds of Questions Are the Reviewers Asked about My Proposal? .................................................................................. 11 Contract Approval .........................................................................................12 iii iv Contents Signing the Contract ......................................................................................12 Question: Do Contributors Who Write a Chapter for My Edited Book Need to Sign an Agreement? .........................................................12 Question: What About Citation Indexing for My Contributors and Their Chapters?.................................................................................. 13 Question: Is Obtaining Permission to Reuse Text or Artwork Really That Important?............................................................................. 13 Question: What Format Do You Want the Manuscript In? Are There Formal Guidelines for Preparing My Manuscript? .................. 13 Question: My Manuscript Is Finished, But I May Not Have Followed Your Guidelines. Do I Really Have to Reformat Everything? ................................................................................................ 14 Question: What if I Want a Technical Review of My Chapters as I’m Writing? ................................................................................................ 14 Question: The Proposal Is Complete, the Contract Is Signed, and the Guidelines Have Been Sent. Now What? ................................ 14 Working with Your Acquiring Editor ......................................................... 15 Question: How Many Individuals Can I Expect to Be Working with at CRC Press? .................................................................................... 15 Changing the Due Date of Your Manuscript ............................................. 16 Writing Style ................................................................................................... 17 Wikipedia and Plagiarism ............................................................................ 17 Question: Will CRC Press Copyedit My Manuscript? What If I Am Not a Native English Speaker? ........................................................ 17 Front Matter .................................................................................................... 18 Other Book Features ...................................................................................... 19 Keeping Motivated during the Writing Process ....................................... 19 Submitting the Complete and Final Manuscript ...................................... 19 The Production Process ................................................................................20 Cover Design .............................................................................................26 Question: Do Readers Really Judge a Book By Its Cover? ...................26 Back Cover Copy and Marketing ............................................................26 Question: What 10 Things Will the Reader Learn from Reading My Book? ....................................................................................................26 Question: How Will You Promote Me and My Book? .........................26 Question: Will My Book Be Available in Both Print and Electronic Formats? ...................................................................................27 Question: How Long Will It Take to Print My Book and How Many Copies Are You Printing? .............................................................28 Question: What Compensation Do Authors and Editors Receive? ...28 Question: What Happens after My Book Is Published? ......................28 Question: Do You Prepare Translations? ...............................................28 Question: Should I Bring to Your Attention My Thoughts on Where to Sell and Market My Book? ......................................................29 Question: What about Revising My Book in the Future?....................29 Contents v Question: What
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