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Mercer University Press Author Information Form We at Mercer University Press are looking forward to working with you in the sale and promotion of your book. While we are experienced in the marketing of a wide range of books, you know your own book better than anyone else and have special knowledge about your field that we may not know. Thus, the information you provide on this questionnaire is essential to the creation of an effective marketing plan. We will try to make good use of your suggestions to the extent that staff time and budgetary resources allow. Help us ensure that your book receives the attention it deserves by answering the following questions thoroughly. Thank you. Date: Full title of book: Name(s) of author(s) or editor(s) as they should appear on the title page: I. Personal Information A. Your full name: B. Social security number (for royalty payments): C. Addresses: Office: Home: D. Phones: Home: Office: Fax: Email: E. For copyright registrations: Date and place of birth: Citizenship: F. Please enclose a recent black-and-white glossy photograph of yourself (at least 5 x 7) for possible use on the jacket/cover. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the photo is copyrighted, please enclose a letter from the photographer stating that permission is granted for us to reproduce the photo. Without this permission, we cannot use the photo. If a credit line is required, please tape it to the back of the photograph. II. Professional Information A. Present title, department, and rank (if applicable) B. Education (include institutions and dates of degrees): C. Career summary (include titles and inclusive dates, beginning with present position): D. Honors (prizes, honorary societies, competitive fellowships, etc.) E. Professional organizations of which you are a member (note if you are or have been an officer or board member): F. Titles of publications (indicate whether you were the author, editor, or contributor): G. Foreign editions of your book or books (if applicable): H. Brief biographical sketch (50-75 words). This may be adapted for use on the back flap of the jacket or paperback cover. Please include professional credentials and other information that might be relevant to the promotion of this book: III: Book Information A. A precis of your work (the central ideas and the major points that support; what is important, new, or controversial about it; include a statement of the distinctive contribution your work will make to the field; please limit this statement to 50 words or less): B. In approximately 300 words, please provide a a fuller statement of the central ideas of your book and of the major points that support it. Describe your book as if you were writing a book jacket or promotional piece for potential readers (literate non-specialists). Consider what is most important about your book, what special contributions it makes to your field, and what features (theoretical approach, data, photographs, etc.) make it attractive to your audience. Do not assume that the reader of this copy is a colleague or graduate student. And please do not refer us to your preface or other parts of your manuscript, since the manuscript may not be available when this information is needed. C. List features and particular points to be emphasized in promoting your book: D. Audience and market for which this book is intended: E. Describe any special research or experience that contributed to this book: F. Competing books on this subject with dates of publication and prices: G. How does your book differ from these: H. Do you have illustrations or photos (other than those to be used in the book) that might be adapted for use on the jacket or cover of the book? Have you obtained all necessary permissions for use of any such illustrations in advertising or promoting the book? While we welcome suggestions for artwork or other ideas you may have for the jacket, the Press will retain final control over the design. IV. Advertising, Publicity, and Awards A. List the names and full addresses (including phone numbers and email if you know them) of no more than five prominent colleagues in your field who might be willing to supply advance words of praise (blurbs) for promotional use on the jacket or in ads: B. List the names and full addresses (including phone numbers and email if you know them) of no more than five people whose good opinion of the book might broaden its audience. We will send them advance copies for review. C. Are you familiar with any e-mail lists where we might announce the publication of your book? Please list: D. Ads. Suggest five appropriate and cost-effective journals or magazines where we may choose to advertise your book: E. Review media: Please list only the journals, newspapers, or general publications that actually publish book reviews. F. Please name three journals in the United Kingdom and Europe that should be sent review copies of your book. G. Is there any other information you have that will help us sell your book in the United Kingdom or Europe? H. Hometown, local, alumni, or fraternal newspapers and magazines that should receive a notice of the publication of your book: I. The address, phone number, and the name of a person we can contact in the public affairs department of your institution to help us promote your book: J. If radio or television expressed interest, would you be willing to appear in person or be interviewed by phone on the subject of your book? May we release your phone number to the media? If so, which one? K. Are there any foreign publishers who would be interested in a co-publication arrangement or translated foreign edition of your book? L. Do you have any suggestions for a specialized book club that may be interested in this title? M. Prizes that your book might be eligible for. Please provide names and addresses of the persons to whom we may write about submission guidelines. Please suggest only those awards most appropriate to your book. V. Sales, Direct Mail, and Exhibit Information A. What are the names of typical courses for which this book may be adopted as text or collateral reading. If there is a strong likelihood of class adoption, please list the names and full addresses of representative professors/teachers who might adopt. B. Special groups who might circularize. Include, if possible, the names of societies and professional organizations to whom we can apply for specialized lists, and indicate with * which lists you can supply yourself. Important note: Members of a professional organization often have access to membership lists where a publisher might not. C. Potential for non-bookstore sales (bulk sale to an organization, inclusion in specialized mail order catalogs, special membership offers, etc.): D. List the professional conventions/meetings where you would like your book exhibited: E. Will you be attending any of these meetings? If so, which ones? F. Booksellers, with addresses and contact names, to whom you are known. Please include your campus and local store. |
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