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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