Once again another survey has emerged noting the decline of book reading among Americans across all formats–print, digital or audio. The new Pew Research Center Survey confirms a long-term trend. As more forms of entertainment arise and as education levels decline, reading goes down.
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Month: October 2015
Questions Academic Authors Should Ask (4)
Here are two final questions in my series (see here and here and here) of questions that scholars should be asking about publishing.
What about self-publishing?
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Questions Academic Authors Should Ask (3)
I’ve been writing (here and here) about questions scholars should be asking about publishing, but often aren’t. Here are a few more.
What about academics writing for a general readership?
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Questions Academic Authors Should Ask (2)
In my last post I offered a few questions academic authors should be asking before they start thinking about a manuscript. Here are some more.
Aren’t simultaneous submissions taboo?
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Questions Academic Authors Should Ask (1)
Sometimes academic authors come to me as an editor with questions about book publishing. Too often they do not. They simply have their proposed manuscript to present. As a result, they sometimes make missteps on the road to publication. As we approach the season of academic conferences where I will be meeting dozens of prospective authors, here are some questions they should be asking.
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