Contents

 

EPIGRAPHS

DEDICATION        

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD (PRINT BOOK ONLY, CURRENTLY)

CHAPTER 1. PRELUDE      

CHAPTER 2. SYMBIOSIS: THE CORE OF PUBLISHING    

CHAPTER 3. GETTING PUBLISHED VS. SELF-PUBLISHING      

• Getting Published         

• Self-publishing  

• Vanity publishing and camera-ready copy outfits           

• Assisted self-publishing and hybrid publishing  

• The other end of the spectrum: Crowdfunding for books         

CHAPTER 4. ELECTRONIC BOOKS, EBOOKS          

CHAPTER 5. GETTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED: WHAT THE PUBLISHER WILL LOOK FOR          

    •  Risk       

• The book proposal        

• Self-editing        

• Originality: the main text           

• Notes, foot- and end-    

• References and citations

• The use of language       

• House style       

• Technical aspects: Computer hazards – well, just a few of them

• Textbooks         

CHAPTER 6. PREPARING YOUR MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION   

    •  Text and formatting: Paragraph styles   

• Tables   

• Charts and graphs         

• Photos and drawings     

• Maps     

• Permissions and copyright         

• The index, first stage     

• Author information       

• Manuscript preparation: the effect of production processes and technology      

CHAPTER 7. FINDING A PUBLISHER

CHAPTER 8. INDIVIDUAL PUBLISHERS' SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

CHAPTER 9. MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED!       

• …or provisionally, or 'salvageable'        

• Getting your contract    

• On royalties       

• Open Access     

CHAPTER 10. THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT      

• A note on production schedules

• Proofs   

• Layout: print and ebooks           

• Why errors happen: last-minute changes

• Extra proofs      

• Index completion          

• Covers and back cover blurb (or back matter)   

• Multi-author works: differences 

• Dissertations and theses

CHAPTER 11. SALES AND MARKETING         

CHAPTER 12. STAYING IN PRINT, NEW EDITIONS, AND GOING OUT OF PRINT 

CHAPTER 13. THE END OF THE MATTER? 

CHAPTER 14. FURTHER READING    

APPENDIX: THE BOOK PRODUCTION PROCESS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR    

INDEX (PRINT BOOK ONLY)