Illustrations ................................................ viii
Preface to the Fifth Edition ................................... ix
Preface to the Fourth Edition .................................. xi
Preface to the Third Edition ................................. xiii
Preface to the Second Edition .................................. xv
Preface to the First Edition ................................. xvii
Chapter 1 The Publishing Partnership ........................... 1
Publishing What You Write: How to Use This Book .............. 2
The Scholar's Bookshelf ...................................... 4
The Publishing Partnership ................................... 5
Chapter 2 Journal Articles ..................................... 9
Writing Well ................................................ 10
Selecting a Journal ......................................... 13
Preparing the Manuscript .................................... 18
Refereeing .................................................. 20
You've Got Mail ............................................. 23
Revising Oral Presentations ................................. 25
Money ....................................................... 27
Book Reviews ................................................ 30
Chapter 3 Revising a Dissertation ............................. 33
Purpose and Audience ........................................ 34
Revising .................................................... 37
Articles .................................................... 42
A Word of Encouragement ..................................... 44
Chapter 4 Finding a Publisher for the Scholarly Book .......... 45
Types of Book Publishers .................................... 45
Choosing a Publisher ........................................ 56
Agents and Editorial Consultants ............................ 59
Submitting the Manuscript ................................... 61
Refereeing .................................................. 62
Getting a Prompt Answer ..................................... 65
Revisions ................................................... 66
Chapter 5 Working with Your Publisher ......................... 68
The Contract ................................................ 68
Subventions ................................................. 91
Seeking Grants .............................................. 94
Working with an Editor ...................................... 96
Manuscript to Bound Book ................................... 101
The Ad in The New York Times ............................... 102
After Publication .......................................... 104
Chapter 6 Multiauthor Books and Anthologies .................. 107
Collections of Original Essays ............................. 108
Anthologies and Readers .................................... 118
Chapter 7 Finding a Publisher for the College Textbook ....... 123
The College Textbook ....................................... 123
Choosing a Publisher ....................................... 126
Chapter 8 Working with Your Textbook Publisher ............... 133
Writing a Textbook ......................................... 134
Reviews and Rewriting ...................................... 137
Working with Your Editors .................................. 142
Supplementary Materials .................................... 145
Marketing .................................................. 146
Revised Editions ........................................... 147
Chapter 9 Books for General Readers .......................... 150
Economic Realism ........................................... 151
Finding a Literary Agent ................................... 152
Writing for General Readers ................................ 155
Finding a Publisher for the Trade Book ..................... 165
Editing and Design ......................................... 168
Marketing .................................................. 170
Are You Ready for This? .................................... 172
Chapter 10 The Mechanics of Authorship ........................ 173
Manuscript Preparation ..................................... 173
Illustrations .............................................. 188
Permissions ................................................ 196
Proofreading ............................................... 200
Indexing ................................................... 203
Chapter 11 Costs and Prices ................................... 207
Costs ...................................................... 208
Prices ..................................................... 218
Why Prices Vary ............................................ 223
Subtracting Paper and Ink .................................. 226
Paperback and Reprint Editions ............................. 228
Textbooks .................................................. 230
Trade Books ................................................ 232
Financial Partnership ...................................... 235
Chapter 12 Born Digital ....................................... 237
Finding a Publisher for Digital Work ....................... 240
Working with a Digital Publisher ........................... 242
Funding and Evaluation ..................................... 243
To Sell or Not to Sell ..................................... 245
Marketing and Maintenance .................................. 246
Thinking Big ............................................... 248
Bibliography .................................................. 251
Index ......................................................... 267
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