Date:

Title and subtitle of book:

Author's/Editor's name
as it is to appear on title page:



Current position (faculty rank, department, etc.):
Please keep us informed of any position changes.



Addresses (please check the one you prefer to use)

Home address and telephone number:

Business address and telephone number:

Fax number:

E-mail address:

If possible, please enclose a clear black-and-white glossy photograph for publicity purposes. We would prefer a photo reflecting personality to a formal studio portrait, but either will do. Be sure to label the back with your name and credit line, if any. Do we have permission to use the photo? (We are not able to pay for photos, and we cannot return them.)



Previous books (Title and subtitle, publisher, quantity published, current price, and publication dates of hardcover and paperback editions. Note if out of print. List sales figures in both cloth and paper if applicable. If you do not have sales figures, please write your publisher to obtain this information):









Please indicate any awards received, including "Best Books of the Year" listings, book club adoptions, foreign editions (and publishers). If you have any reviews, we would like to see copies of the most important and useful ones.

Very Important:Please attach a brief but comprehensive synopsis of approximately 200 words (double-spaced) describing your book, stating its themes, method and scope, and focusing on its best selling points. This information will be our primary source for preparing catalog, advertising, and dust jacket copy. Please remember that your audience will include librarians and general readers as well as fellow scholars.

Describe in a general way your anticipated audience for this book. Is it exclusively academic and scholarly? Does the subject have any appeal for a general or trade audience? Does its appeal cross disciplines? If so, which ones?











List competing books (author, title, publisher, year, and you commments about them).











Does your book lend itself to excerpting? Have any sections been published previously?











Which conventions will you be attending during the next two years?







Do you have any speaking engagements scheduled? (please send us information on additional engagements as they occur)

List prominent persons (scholars, authors) who might give us an advance comment to use in promotion. Indicate with an asterisk any you know personally and elaborate if necessary. Please provide addresses (including e-mail address if possible).









Mailing lists and Announcements
a. Provide names and addresses of groups or associations that you feel should be contacted. (Include contact people and addresses for any internet discussion groups that may be interested in your book.) What membership lists can you supply?









b. Attach a list of all those who should receive an announcement about your book's publication: individuals, alumni associations, school newspapers, hometown newspapers, bookstores, etc. Please provide these names and addresses on pressure-sensitive labels.

Do you think your book lends itself to course assignment? If so, please be as specific as possible in naming courses and providing names of anyone you know who teaches them. Please provide these names and addresses on pressure-sensitive labels.

Advertising:
Which do you feel are the two or three most appropriate periodicals in which to advertise your book?









Review Copies:
List periodicals most likely to review your book. If you list newsletters and lesser known publications, please include addresses.









Are there any book clubs or other places with large sale-potential that you think we should contact?







Are there any awards for which your book may be eligible or especially suited? (Submitting books for awards can be costly, so please limit your list to the five most suitable. If there are additional awards that you wish us to apply for, we will be happy to so do; however, you will be responsible for the application fees and the cost of the books.)







Are you willing to make author appearances? If so, are there any particular stores or venues you would recommend for this purpose? In addition, please list the names of any local bookstores you frequent.