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How to write a winning book proposal
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How to write a winning book proposal

Key strategies and tips
Created byLuiz Valerio P. Trindade
Last updated 1/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • What benefits the publication of a book can bring to your academic career.
  • Where to start to design an effective book proposal.
  • How to assess the market to better positioning your book proposal.
  • How to choose the right publisher for your book.
  • What to do once your book proposal has been accepted.
  • What to do in case your book proposal has been rejected.

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 49m total length

  • Introduction3:56

    In this section, the objective is to provide you with an overview of what it entails writing a book proposal and an overall explanation of what the course has to offer you in the subsequent sections.

  • The relevance and benefits of publishing a book9:16

    In this section, we discuss the main benefits that the publication of your first monography can bring to your career as an academic or researcher.

  • The starting point6:03

    Where do you start designing your book proposal? This section has the aim to answer this relevant question and guide you through the main steps.

  • Initial market assessment8:20

    One of the main aspects regarding the development of your book proposal, is to know the market where your book will be part of. So, in this section, we address this relevant aspect.

  • Choosing your potential publisher5:54

    More than picking up the first name that might come across your mind, the choice of your potential publisher requires other types of analysis, and that is what is covered in this section, including whether to pay to have your book published or not.

  • Get to know your audience and competition4:15

    As much it is important to know the market where your book will become part of, it is also crucial to have clarity regarding the target audience and the competing titles of your book. So, in this section we address exactly these points.

  • Providing an overview of your book3:39

    Rather than providing the potential publisher with a full draft of your monograph, you must present an overview of your book. So, in this section, we explain what it entails, and which are the essential parts you should present in this overview.

  • What to do after your proposal has been accepted4:56

    What do you have to do after you have received a go ahead from your publisher? In this section we discuss the main steps you should take and how to strategically approach them.

  • What to do if your proposal has been rejected2:50

    Certainly, the objective is not to have the proposal rejected, but it can happen to anyone for a number of reasons. So, what to do after that? This concluding section answers this question.

Requirements

  • University degree in any discipline.

Description

In academia, there is an old adage which states: “publish or perish”. Although not everyone might agree with it, and neither it represents an absolute and flawless truth, it is a fact that publication plays an important role in the academic career.

Within this context, book publishing is among the several types of publications one can display in their curriculum. However, while publishing a journal article for example requires certain skillsets, the publication of a book requires other group of skillsets to achieve the desired success in having your monograph published.

Therefore, taking this aspect in consideration, this course has been designed exactly to provide you with the essential skillsets to achieve your goal to have your book published.

This course was designed mostly for researchers, lectures and scholars who are trying to publish their first monography because at this early stage in their academic career, the learning curve might be longer than for someone who has already published one or two monographs.

Consequently, by successfully completing this course, the expectation is that this learning curve might be shortened considerably and, consequently, helping you to speed up a bit the process of having your first book exactly where it deserves. That is, on the hands of your target audience and on the shelves of bookshops and university libraries around the world.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is of interest of people who wish to publish their first monograph.

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