Health Information Science book series → Proposal Guidelines

Proposal Guidelines:

TITLE and AUTHOR/EDITOR INFORMATION

Ø Proposed book title:

Ø Author/Editor Coordinates:

For each author/editor, include full name, affiliation, postal address, email, phone #. Attach or link a CV.

CONTENT and FORMAT

Ø Estimated manuscript delivery date:

Ø Estimated number of pages in manuscript:

Ø Estimated number of figures/Illustrations (black/white only):

Ø Will the manuscript be prepared in Latex or Word?

Ø Product Category (Choose one): Monograph ~ Contributed volume ~ Professional ~ Proceedings ~ Upper undergraduate/Graduate level textbook

Ø Content Level (Choose one): Research ~ Professional/practitioner ~ Graduate level ~ Upper undergraduate

Ø Provide a tentative Table of Contents

Ø Attach sample chapter or chapters if available

Ø Description. In 1000 characters or less, describe the contents, aim, and significance of your book. This is the information that will appear on Amazon.com. Address the motivation for the book, which new results have been covered, methods used, or information of significance.

Ø List at least three unique selling points (USP). A USP is a compelling reason for why a customer should buy your book instead of a similar book. (Max 500 characters)

Ø Provide a maximum of 15 keywords (minimum 10) that are most likely to be search terms for your topic:

Ø Indicate any supplementary material such as software, dedicated website, solutions manual, etc.:

AUDIENCE

Ø Describe in 1-2 sentences who the audience will be for your book.

Ø For graduate-level (or upper under-graduate level) textbooks, please list related courses (include course title, level, number of enrollments (approximate), names/location of professors teaching the course).

REVIEWING

Ø Provide the name/university and/or company and e-mail addresses for five to seven people you feel would be in a good position to offer the best constructive comments with respect to your proposal.

COMPETITIVE LITERATURE

Ø Provide information about competing titles in this area, with as much detail as possible including: Title, Author(s)/Editor(s), Publisher, ISBN, Year of publication, # of Pages, Paperback or hard copy