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❑ For Money?

❑ For Reputation?

❑ For Recognition?

❑ For Satisfaction?

❑ Lack of good reference books in your topic?

❑ To publish your lecture notes?

?????

❑ SATISFACTION

❑ FAME

❑ CREDIBILITY

❑ A SENSE OF WORTH

❑ RECOGNITION

❑ EXPOSURE

❑ ROYALTY

AND MANY MORE….!!!

Only one suggestion…

❑ BOOK CHAPTERS

o A chapter in a large volume.

o Edited and/or Refereed.

o Written by different groups

of authors.

o Evaluation (of the quality) is

based on the stature of the

Publisher, the Editor(s) andthe Authors.

❑ TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCE BOOKS

o Introductory

- the book which introduces the fundamental

concepts and terminology.

o Specific

- the book which covers specific topics in

the subject in-depth.

o Comprehensive

- the book which covers fundamentals and

advanced topics in the subject.

❑ EDITED BOOKS

o Collection of Chapters on the

similar topic.

o Written by Different Authors.

o Compiled by an editor or a team of

editors.

o Evaluated on the basis of the

reputation of the publisher and the

editor(s), stature of the authors and

the quality of chapters.

❑ MONOGRAPHS

o Comprehensive examination of a

specialized subject.

o Necessity varies across disciplines.

o Evidence of significant research

contributions.

o Quality is measured on the basis of

stature of the publisher, quality of

data and arguments and the number

of citations received.

❑ TECHNICAL REPORTS &

DISSERTATIONS

o Describes the process and/or the

results of research.

o Evaluated and rated by a number of

experts in the area of study.

o There is no rigid mechanism to

assess the quality of reports/

dissertations other than the reports

received from the examiners.

❑ CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

o A collection of research papers in

a specific area.

o Collection of articles presented in

scientific meetings, seminars and

conferences.

o Edited and peer reviewed.

o Common in scientific research arena.

o A part of evidence to support further

research.

❑ Understand the importance

and significance of the topic

you have chosen.

❑ Know and read the topic

concerned.

❑ Do not let your writing to be

just a summer project.

❑ Co-authored project is likely

to be more comfortable and

ideal.

❑ Why are you the right person

to write the book?

- Your experience as a

teacher or researcher in

the subject concerned.

- Your expertise and in the

subject.

- Your ability to explain the

concepts and terminology.

❑ What does your book add to

existing literature?

- Simple and descriptive

approach to the literature.

- Filling up the gaps in the

existing theory.

- Extension/expansion of the

topics in the existing literature.

- Depicting more applications

❑ Who are you writing for and

where will it be used?

- Should have a clear idea

about the level of the targeted

readers.

- Should have a crisp and clear

understanding about where

your books can be used or

taught.

❑ How are you going to get the

book out here?

- Find out a recognised and

suitable publisher.

- Set up a publishing policy

beneficial to you and the

publisher.

- Involve in developing a

suitable marketing policy

for your book.

Creating a writing plan

Preparation for writing

Writing the content

Reading the material

Editing the content

Publishing the book

Launching the book

The following questions are to beaddressed at this stage:

❑ How often will you write?

❑ When will you write?

❑ How will you manage your timeeffectively in writing the book?

❑ What is the timeline for completion ofthe book?

❑ Identify the requirements of the targetedreaders.

❑ Create an outline of the topics/chapters :

o Logical & Sequential

o Easy to difficult (Simple to complex)

o Earliest to latest

o Distinct areas in separate parts

❑ Plan your chapters and page layout.

❑ Prepare a regular working timetable.

❑ Set your timeline:

o When to begin writing?

o When to finish writing?

o When to conduct review and Editing?

o When to submit for publication?

o When to launch the book?

❑ Conduct periodic assessment of theprogress.

❑Get a suitable and latest version

typesetting software:

o LaTeX for math books

❑ Get the latest version of drawing tool

if necessary:

o Tikz / PGF for drawings

❑ Get good mathematical tools for

computations:

oMathematica

oMATLAB

o Python, SAGE…

❑Draft an appealing template for

the book.

o Many good LaTeX book templates

are available online.

o Else, create a suitable page

template using other convenient

tool.

❑Design an elegant and attractive

book cover.

o Get help of expert designers to design

professional book cover.

❑Get an efficient tool for language

editing and grammar check.

o Grammarly,

o Reverso,

o Ginger Software,

o Spell Check Plus.

❑Get an efficient tool for similarity

check.

o Turnitin,

o PlagiarismChecker X,

o iThenticate

❑ Use simple, correct and

precise way for writing.

❑ Language should be neat,

formal and unambiguous.

❑ Factual accuracy should be

maintained throughout the

content.

❑ Avoid unnecessary jargons,

clichés and slang words.

❑ Follow a proper (natural,

logical) relationships between

the topics.

❑ Focus should be to educate on

the facts.

❑ Reasoning should be logical

and / or analytical.

❑ Should follow all existing

ethical guidelines.

❑ Include more illustrations and

explanations

❑ Include sufficient exercise

problems.

❑ Approach an English expert tofind and rectify the linguisticerrors.

❑ Seek the help of a subjectexpert to examine thedocument for factual errors

❑ Repeat this process until youare fully satisfied on what youhave written in the book.

❑ Self-Editing – First Stage

o Edit as you write.

o Edit it in parts.

o Then print and read the

whole thing.

o Write a second draft

o Get feedback.

o Make finishing touches.

❑ Self-Editing –Second stage

o Be careful how much you take on.

o Set aside time.

o Note down comments as you read

o Identify recurring problems

o Get some positive feed-back

o Utilise another chance to rewrite.

o Run Through an Editing Checklist.

❑ Seek the editing help of an external expert o Give him enough time to

examine the content.

o Rectify recurring problems as per his suggestions

o Rewrite and request for a second-round editing.

o Repeat the process until the manuscript is error-free.

THERE ARE THREE MAJOR PUBLISHING

OPTIONS:

1. Traditional Publishing

2. Self- Publishing

3. Digital Publishing

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING:

❑ PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR PUBLICATION

AND SUBMIT IT TO A SUITABLE PUBLISHER.

❑ ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL WILL BE

BASED ON

o the academic reputation and experience of

the author.

o The quality of the content matter of the

book.

o Demand and Marketing conditions

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING:

❑ The Publishing company will bear the

costs associated with designing,

printing and marketing.

❑ The company owns the license for

printing and authors own the copyright.

❑ A fixed rate of royalty will be given to

the authors based on the sales.

❑ The most prestigious and rewarding.

SELF PUBLISHING:

❑ Prepare a proposal for publication and

submit it to a suitable publisher.

❑ In this model, there are financial

commitments for authors also.

❑ Royalty will be given according to the

financial involvement of the authors

❑ Mutual responsibility in marketing and

sales.

SELF PUBLISHING:

❑ Authors keep all publication rights

❑ Value added services are offered in the

following areas:

o Designing the cover page

o Professional copyediting

o Different marketing strategies

❑ Prestige solely depends on the quality of

the book.

SELF PUBLISHING:

❑ Some of the reputed self – publication

platforms are:

o Scholargram

o Blue Roses Publishing Company

o White Falcon Publishing Company

o Notion Press

❑ Approach and negotiate if you wish…

DIGITAL PUBLISHING:

❑ Paper-less publication.

❑ Authors can publish their e-books in

o Personal websites

o Institutional repositories

o Google Books (with different

accessing options)

o Online sellers (Amazon, Flipkart, ...)

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Sudev Naduvath