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From submitting a proposal to navigating rights and permissions, well help guide you through the publication process. Download and fill out the proposal and send the completed form to our proposal mailbox including the following. Email the form, together with any supporting material, e. Where is the book going to sell in greatest numbers and what is your best. Its programme includes textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in print and online. Ideas for books are as varied as the books themselves. Palgrave macmillan publishing publishers ltd brunel road proposals. Your book proposal is the vehicle to provide us with a clear and succinct idea of your project. Cost analysis whether it makes financial sense to publish it. If work proposal forms suggest the type of job an employee will be doing and how theyll be. The outline proposal the first thing you as an author should do is to prepare an outline proposal for your new book and send it to the appropriate commissioning editor. New authors will join a rich publishing heritage, impactful program of research, and a stable of topnotch academic authors. Palgrave macmillan book proposal form monographs and edited collections.
Books across all fields of scholarship, research and professional learning. The acquisitions division of the editorial content department will help you form a solid plan for launching a new book, journal, or video project through concept organization and. Due to covid19, physical book delivery is currently not possible to china, djibouti, french. Tomas, a commissioning editor at palgrave makes it easier by breaking down the various components. Book proposal guidelines palgrave palgrave macmillan. Your book proposal the dos and donts your book proposal is the vehicle to provide us with a clear and succinct idea of your project. Browse the menu for answers to all of your questions on submitting your proposal, the publishing process, rights, and more. Doc palgrave macmillan book proposal form monographs and. Whether your book idea is speculative or fullyformed. The palgrave discourse collection does not evaluate work in progress. On this page you can find links to useful forms, templates and answers to frequently asked questions about the publishing process. After you have contacted us with a proposal, we will forward you the palgrave book proposal form, which you will need to complete and send back to us. We anticipate producing three or more books per year and encourage you to submit a proposal. Tomas, a commissioning editor at palgrave makes it easier by breaking down the various components that come together to form the best book.
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