An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing / Robin Derricourt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Derricourt, Robin, author.

Series:

Princeton paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scholarly publishing.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 233 p. )

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Directed specifically to the needs of academic authors, this realistic handbook is a guide to publishing success for both beginning and seasoned scholars. Robin Derricourt uses an immensely readable series of informal letters to provide a fund of practical advice: an up-to-date manual on how to plan and prepare a book, approach a publisher, secure a contract, and build a reliable author-publisher relationship that will last throughout the process of publication and marketing. Informed by rare common sense, and a sense of humor, the book speaks clearly about the most recent developments in the rapidly changing world of electronic publishing, clarifying what can and cannot be achieved with word processors. From the possible negative responses of a publisher to the questions implied by success--new editions and subsidiary rights--An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing is indispensable reading for academics in every field. Derricourt's candid yet encouraging suggestions will be useful at any stage of book preparation, including the process of writing, when focusing on purpose and audience benefits both the author and the future publisher, not to mention the future reader! Furthermore, his "letters" include those on various kinds of books--standard monographs, technical books, conference volumes, edited volumes, collected papers, textbooks, and works built on dissertations. A reference of "nuts and bolts," this book is also quick and entertaining reading when perused from cover to cover.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PLANNING AND WRITING

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT

APPROACHING A PUBLISHER

CATEGORY OF BOOK

THE PUBLISHING DECISION

DEALING WITH PRODUCTION

MARKETING THE BOOK

PUBLISHING AND THE ACADEMY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-230) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691186221

0691186227

OCLC:

1132217703