Proposal Form
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In addition to the completed proposal form, please also send through an up to date CV and, if possible, a short sample section or chapter.
Date of proposal submission:
Book Information
Book Title:
Author:
Book description:
Please describe your idea, explaining why it is needed and what it will cover (the answer to this question is very important in helping us to understand what you are trying to do, why it might be appropriate for our list and why it is a relevant book to publish at this time. It would be helpful to us if this section were at least 250 words long, but not more than 600. You should outline your rationale, approach, main themes and objectives).
Main selling points:
If you had to give three key benefits your product offers its readers, what would they be?
Table of contents:
Chapter by chapter synopsis:
In addition to this, if possible, please also send in a short sample section or chapter.
Word count:
Estimated to the nearest 5,000 words. (One page of A4 double-spaced type is approximately 320 words.)
Estimated delivery date:
Suggest a realistic date for delivery of the complete manuscript.
Figures and/or Illustrations:
Please give details of any figures, illustrations or permissions necessary.
Text features:
If appropriate, please outline the main features you would plan to include (e.g. chapter summaries, case studies, glossary, further reading, PowerPoints, web links, etc.)
Market and Competition
Primary readership:
What is the primary readership? Please be as specific as possible about the teachers/practitioners you feel would buy the book, and the phase it would be most suitable for (e.g. Primary, Secondary, NQTS etc). Please also give details of any secondary markets you think might potentially be interested in the book and details of any international markets that might be relevant.
Competition:
What other competing books are there in this field? Please give the full details, including author, publisher, price, date of publication, main features, etc. Explain how your product is like, or unlike, the other books. What are their strengths and weaknesses in relation to your book? What advantages does your book have over the competition?
Reviewers:
To help us evaluate your proposal and gain some further professional insight into its relevance to the market, please suggest contact names (with a very brief role description or job title) of people within the relevant field who you would aspire to have feedback and endorsement from. Provide email addresses where possible.
Finally, please add anything else that you feel may help us to evaluate your proposal.
Author Information
Your full name and qualifications:
Your email address:
Your home or work address and telephone and fax numbers:
Your current position:
Other publications:
Please list any previous books or articles you have written
Speaking or training engagements:
Please provide details of any speaking engagements, training, involvement inassociations/societies etc. relevant to the proposal