1. Being an Author; 2. Journal articles; 3. Revising a dissertation; 4. Finding a publisher for a scholarly book; 5. Working with your publisher; 6. Multiauthor books and anthologies; 7. Finding a publisher for a college textbook; 8. Working with your textbook publisher; 9. Books for general readers; 10. The mechanics of authorship; 11. Costs and prices; 12. Being a digital Author; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.
Encouraging, no-nonsense advice for academic authors who want their research to reach the widest possible audience.
Beth Luey is the founding director emerita of the Scholarly Publishing Program at Arizona State University. She has more than thirty years' experience working in scholarly editing and publishing, having edited books for many university presses and textbook publishers and conducted publishing workshops for doctoral students and faculty members across numerous college campuses. In addition to Handbook for Academic Authors, now in its sixth edition, Luey is the author of Expanding the American Mind: Books and the Popularization of Knowledge and Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors.
'To new and experienced authors, publishing can seem mysterious. In
this classic handbook, Beth Luey is your tour guide to the
sometimes-arcane world of how ideas become books. It is essential
for all serious authors and those who hope to become one.' Greg
Britton, Editorial Director, Johns Hopkins University
'Any book that achieves a sixth edition merits mention, but the
publication of the sixth edition of Beth Luey's Handbook for
Academic Authors calls for celebration. As fresh in perspective as
it is sound and sensible in prescription, Luey's book will serve as
an invaluable guide for the upcoming generation of scholars and
beyond.' Peter J. Dougherty, Editor at Large, Princeton University
Press
'This new edition of Handbook is for Academic Authors is
simultaneously encouraging and practical. Luey is upbeat while
honest about the conditions academic writers face in an imperfect
publishing world. She provides experience-informed advice and a set
of constructive tools that make it possible, even pleasurable, for
a broad academic audience to successfully advance a manuscript from
inspiration to publication.' Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Professor
Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Center for Teaching and Faculty
Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst
'The Handbook for Academic Authors is a comprehensive resource that
expertly guides writers through all aspects of the publishing
process. Substantial updates in this new edition lay out current
publishing practices and processes for journal articles,
monographs, textbooks, and more. Candid, informative, and
encouraging, Beth Luey offers insights that authors at any stage of
their writing career will appreciate.' Dawn Durante,
Editor-in-Chief of the University of Texas Press
'Beth Luey's Handbook for Academic Authors is the most
comprehensive resource on scholarly publishing available. Academics
of all levels—and those who mentor them—will want to keep a copy
close at hand. I'll be widely recommending this edition to
prospective authors, particularly its practical discussions of
publisher types, contracts, subventions, textbooks and edited
volumes, manuscript preparation, and digital publication. Nowhere
else is this information presented so cohesively and concisely.'
Laura Portwood-Stacer, Publishing Consultant and Editor for
Academic Authors, Manuscript Works
'This readable, up-to-date book will be of value to those beginning
academic careers and those interested in publishing for an academic
audience … Recommended.' D. E. Williams, Choice
'… an excellent resource, continuing to be an ideal vehicle to
showcase Luey's knowledge of academic writing.' Jocelyn Hargrave,
Publishing Research Quarterly
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