Book Production
Self-publishing: 6 questions to consider when selecting a company to produce your book
Co-authoring
Bringing in a co-author requires ‘reconstitution’ of book project
Before entering co-authoring relationship, sign a collaboration agreement
Lawyer:
Rosy co-author prospects can sour
Create
a collaboration agreement with your co-author
Contracts
Attorney advises authors on e-rights
Information key to win-win contract
Tips
and tricks for negotiating your first contract
Lawyer:
Rank your contract negotiation goals
Author
attorneys share contract negotiation advice
Ten tips for your next book deal
Twenty questions for your new book deal
The Statutory Termination Right: One copyright act provision your publisher hopes you never hear about
Copyright
Permissions
How
to obtain permission, use the public domain
The Statutory Termination Right: One copyright act provision your publisher hopes you never hear about to the How to section under contracts
Crossing
over: Textbooks & Trade
Agents:
Textbooks-to-trade shift not always easy
Editor
Relations
How a copy editor can help you polish your work
Maintain
good relationship with your editor
Turning bad editing into good writing
It's not over until it's edited
Electronic Publishing
Textbook authoring in the digital age, part one
Textbook authoring in the digital age, part two
Goal Management
Manage your goals with use of 'Pyramid of Power'
Indexing
Indexer:
Think in terms of the end user
What
indexers wish you knew
Literary
Agents
Textbook author shares her experience working with literary agent
Why
you might want to consider hiring a literary agent to help you negotiate
your next textbook contract
Textbook
authors should consider hiring an agent
Marketing and Promotion
How to leverage a book award
Book promotion strategies: Participation in national sales meetings
How, why, to research your textbook market
10
tips for successful marketing
Marketing
your book before, during, after
Book promotion: How to earn local, national media attention (TAA column)
To be a successful writer, first you must promote (TAA column)
Online
Ancillaries
Websites enhance textbook materials for students
Peer
Review
Getting the most out of peer reviews
Publicity
'Publication party' great way to promote your authoring
Publishing
How
to find a textbook publisher
How
to choose a publisher
How
to get started in publishing
Getting
to first base: How to pitch your textbook idea to publishers
Forge
your own trail with small presses
20
ways to get published in an academic environment
19
tips for first-time authors
Secrets
of a prolific author
Tips
for working with a compositor
Be
a proactive author: A key strategy for success
Research
Research the easy way
Revisions,
New Editions
10 tips for preparing your next edition
Royalties
Protect yourself from lower royalties from foreign sales
Scholarly
Journal Articles
Use
this checklist when submitting dissertation, journal article
How
to read a journal acceptance letter
Advice
on getting your scholarly articles published
Publishing
journal articles: Seasoned pros give tips
Supplemental
Materials
Reinforce
textbook adoptions with promotional calendar
Taxes
Tax
tips for authors
Teaching
From Your Own Texts
Author:
Classrooms incubate great textbooks
Textbook
Proposals
How to pitch your book proposal to a publisher
Learn
the basics steps to a good book proposal
Time
management
5 textbook authoring time management tips
Don't manage time, manage goals
Working
with editors
Hiring
an 'author's editor' has its benefits
Work
management
Treat authoring like a business: Create a home office just for authoring
Treat authoring like a business: Keep your authoring separate from your full-time job
Writing
How to make difficult concepts easier to understand
Faculty success: Developing a research and publication agenda
Five myths to overcome when writing your first book
Top 10 grammar errors
Don't use a scalpel to peel an apple
The most important writing tool
Punctuation,
other stylistic rules: obstacle or opportunity?
Advice:
Solitaire, snacks won't cure writer's block
12
steps to becoming a more prolific scholar
Authors
share advice for writing first textbook