NEW BOOK PROPOSAL FORM

series: Arsenic in the Environment

series editors: Jochen Bundschuh

International Technical Cooperation Program, CIM (GTZ/BA), Frankfurt, Germany

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, e-mail:

Prosun Bhattacharya

KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, e-mail:

ENGINEERING, WATER & EARTH SCIENCES

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Title of proposed book:

Names of Authors / Editors:

When completed, please e-mail this form to:

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1. AUTHOR(S) / EDITOR(S)

1.1 Current professional/academic affiliation:

1.2 Postal Address (please give street and number and not a P.O. Box):

1.3 Telephone and fax numbers:

1.4 E-mail addresses:

1.5 Nationality:

1.6 Date of Birth:

1.7 Homepage:

1.8 Please attach a copy of your professional Curriculum Vitae. If applicable, please provide details of any previous publications.

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2. BOOK & MANUSCRIPT

2.1 Please provide a brief description of the contents of the book (250 words) and its key assets.

2.2 Please create a (draft) table of contents of the book and add a list of contributing authors (if applicable). The current wording is subject to change!

2.3 Please provide up to five key assets of the book (e.g. distinctive features/outstanding selling points).

2.4 Give an indication of the size and features of the book;

2.5 When do you expect to complete the manuscript?

2.6a We assume you will supply the manuscript both on disk and hard copy. Please indicate what software will be used.

2.6b Alternatively, please indicate if the text will be supplied in camera-ready form (ready for printing, following a fixed and agreed layout, without proof procedures involved)

2.7 Will you be able to provide any support material such as problems and solutions to put on a website to accompany the book? If so please give details.

2.8 Do you plan to include material in your final manuscript from other sources for which you do not hold copyright, e.g. photographs or figures from published works, commercial computer programmes?

Please note that copyright permission will need to be sought for all material from other sources and that it is the author's responsibility to apply for permission to use copyright material.

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3. MARKET

In answering these questions, consider the worldwide market and indicate whether any particular areas or countries will be especially strong (or weak) markets for the book.

3.1 Please provide and specify the subject and sub-area(s) to which your work belongs (e.g. engineering  geotechnical engineering  soil mechanics)

3.2 In which section of a bookshop would you expect to find your book? (E.g. Civil Engineering, Water, Hydraulics, etc.)

3.3 Please give the audience you consider the book suited for (e.g. civil engineers, policy makers in water management, hydraulic engineers)

3.4a Can your book be used as a textbook for courses?

3.4b If so, which courses, at what level, use your textbook (e.g. 3rd year BEng.)?

3.4c Please specify likely course titles (e.g. Mechanics of Soils, Civil Engineering BEng).

3.4d Is it required reading (i.e. an adopted course text) or a recommended text?

3.5a Please indicate names of societies/organisations which may be interested in the book? Include relevant websites if appropriate; if listing society/institute membership give details of specialist groups (do not abbreviate - put full details e.g. Institution of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Group).

3.5b Would any societies, associations, companies or other special interest groups be interested in purchasing bulk copies of the book; are there any other special markets?

3.6 Please indicate where the readership will be located geographically

3.7 How long will the book remain up to date?

3.8 What do you consider an appropriate price for the book?

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4. COMPETITION

Which books will your book compete with? Please complete the grid below, attaching additional sheets if necessary. (If appropriate, concentrate in particular on those books which have been published since the publication of the last edition of your textbook).

COMPETITOR A / COMPETITOR B / COMPETITOR C
TITLE
PUBLISHER
PRICE
NO. OF PAGES
PUB DATE
AUTHORS
AFFILIATIONS
COURSE
LEVEL (if appropriate)
CONTENTS
LISTING (attach if necessary)
STRENGTHS &
WEAKNESSES
FEATURES

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5. REFEREES

Please give the names and addresses of at least two or three people who would be able to assess your proposal and advise us on it. Their understanding of the market will be as important as their academic status. We may or may not use the referees you suggest, and will most probably use at least one anonymous reviewer.

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6. OTHER INFORMATION

Please add any other information which will help us to assess your proposed new edition.

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