THEAUTHOR/EDITOR(Pleasedeleteasappropriate)

TextbookPublishingProposalForm

THEAUTHOR/EDITOR(pleasedeleteasappropriate)

1.Yourname,dateofbirth and nationality(required bytheBritishLibrary andtheLibraryofCongress)

2.Presentandpreviouspositions,withdates,includingfullcurrentacademicaffiliation

3.Youre-mailaddress,personal/institutionalwebpage(ifany)andfullpostaladdress.

4.Booksandarticleswritten forinternationalpublishers,withdates.Pleasementionifyouhavecontributedtoatextbookintherecentpast.

5.Whatareyourcurrentresearchinterests?

6.Whatindividualsandtheorieshaveparticularlyinfluencedyou?

7.Whatcoursesdo youteachandat what level?Whattextbooks areyoucurrently using for yourcourse?Will you beinaposition to adoptyourownbook for anyof thesecourses? If so,how manystudents are youexpecting,is thecourse compulsory or elective andwhendoesthecourserun?Would yourproject be suitablefor the whole,orjust part,ofthecourse?Will anyoneelseatyour institutionbe likely touse yourtextbook?

8.Pleasegive thenames andaddressesof two refereeswhoarefamiliarwith and would bequalified to provideanopiniononyourworkorwho teachasimilarcourse and maywishtoadoptyourtextbook

THEBOOK

Please bear in mind that to maximise sales and citations the title, and chapter titles, need to be discoverable on Internet search engines. They must be concise and include key terms/concepts from the book. Please think about what search terms your readers may use to find out about the book and individual chapters contained within it.

9.Likelytitleandsub-titleofthebook.

10.Probablelength in words,please.(A typicaldoublelinespacedmanuscriptpagerunsto500 words).

11.Numberoffigures(e.g.graphs,illustrationsetc)andtablesinthetext.Willyoubeincludingphotographs?

12.Proportionofmathematicalsettingtowholetext(whereapplicable).

13.Proportionofcopyrightmaterial,bearinginmindthe“fair dealingrule”betweenpublishers,i.e.nochargeforasinglequoteofupto400words,orseveralquotesofup to 800 words,anyone notexceeding 300 words.

14.Pleaseconfirm that youwillincludeanindex.

THESYNOPSIS

15.Ifthisisproposedasanedited,multi-contributorwork,pleaseconfirmthattheeditor(s)intend toundertakeathoroughpeerreviewofallthecompletedchapterspriortodeliveringthefinalmanuscript.

16.Pleaselist probablecontents inas muchdetailas possibleandsupplyadescriptionof thescopeand aimof thebook inatleast500 words.Pleasetryandindicatewhy you decidedto write the book andwhy you feel there is a need for it.Ifthebook isedited please provide a fulllistofcontributorsandtheiraffiliations.Pleasealsoprovideadetaileddrafttableofcontentsforthebook.

17.Pleaseprovide ashort descriptionof thebook,in 150wordsorless,which couldbe used to formthebasisofacatalogue blurb or jacketdescription.Thisshouldbeas clear,informativeandhighlightthekeypointsofinterestforthestudent.

18.Pleaselistanyimportantorganisationalorpedagogicalfeatures.-newmaterialorapproaches. Include hereadescriptionofwhatmakesyourprojectdistinctive.

19.Arethereanyotherparticular featuresyouplanfortheproject?Forexample:exercises,activitiesorworkedexamplesinthetext;boxedorhighlightedmaterial;glossary;annotatedfurtherreading;etc

20.Doyouenvisageanyancillarymaterialtoaccompanythemaintext?Forexample:instructor’sguide,workbook,companionwebsiteetc.?Pleaseprovidedetails.

21.Howmuch ofthe typescriptis completeand whendo youexpectto finish thefinalmanuscript?Forauthoredworks,pleaseprovideanindicativetimetableforcompletionofthemanuscript,includingkeymilestonesforwhenyouexpecttofinisheachchapterindraftandfinalform.Foreditedbookspleaseprovideanindicativetimetableindicatingwhendraftchapterscanexpecttobereceivedfromauthors,thetimereservedforreviewsandcomments,andthenforfinalchapterstobesubmittedtotheeditor.

22.Pleaseinform usifthebookhasbeen offeredtoanother publisheratanypoint.Isthebookbeingoffered simultaneouslytoanotherpublisher?

THEMARKET

23.Isthetextbookaimedatundergraduateorpostgraduatelevel?

a)Onwhat course(s) woulditbe used aseither amain textorassupplementary reading? Pleasebe specific aboutthe level.Pleaselist anyinstitutionsyouareawareofthatrun relevantcourses,includinginstitutionsoverseas,providethecourse name,thenameoftheteacher(ifknown),andindicatefor eachwhetherthebookwouldbeacandidateforamaintextorsupplementarytext.

b)Whatbooksarecurrently beingusedforthesecourses and how doesyourbookcomparewiththem?Pleasedescribehowyourbookcomparestothemintermsofcontent,levelandprice.Whywould someoneadoptyourbookinpreferencetoexistingtexts?

24.Arethereanysecondaryaudiencesthatwouldbeinterestedinthebook,e.g.academicorpractitionermarket?

25.Whatsortofappealwillyourbook havefortheinternationalmarket?Are thereanyoverseasmarketsthatmightbeparticularlyreceptivetoyourbook?

26.Whatwould youfeelisthepermissiblepricerangeforthemarketenvisaged?

27.Isthe booklikely todate veryquickly?How often doyouenvisageupdating thebook?

SUBSIDIARYRIGHTS

28.Do you thinkthereis amarket for thebook in translation?If so,pleasestate likely language.

PRODUCTION

29.Themajorityofourbooksaretypesetintheconventionalmannerbutsomeauthorsprefertoretain control ofthetypesettingandareexperiencedinpreparinghighqualitylaserprinted*camera-readycopy(CRC),inaccordancewithourguidelines.Pleaseindicateifyouwouldpreferto prepareyour manuscriptin this way.

* (The printresolutionshould beat least600dpi.)

30.Aretherepossiblesponsorsforthisproject,and/orplanstoplaceabulkorderagainstadiscountprice?

THANKYOU

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UpdatedNovember 2017