Publishing Educational Materials: Techniques and Tools for Editors and Writers
Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 85 pp.
"This manual is designed to provide you with practical guidance in the work and business of writing and editing textbooks, whether you are currently working in the field, or you are studying toward it. More specifically, the manual will: provide an overview of the editing process and a basic understanding of the roles involved; provide guidance on the business practices involved in editing and publishing. The manual was written to accompany the course Publishing Educational Materials: Techiques and Tools for Editors and Writers, produced by the World Bank in 2008. In most cases information from the course is not repeated in the manual." (Introduction, page 5)
1 Book Production in Brief, 6
2 Organisation, 12
3 Development of a Publisher’s List, 22
4 Communication with Authors and Others, 34
5 Manuscript Preparation, 40
Appendix A: Sample letters, 63
Appendix B: Example Contract, 71
Appendix C: Example Letter of Agreement, 83
2 Organisation, 12
3 Development of a Publisher’s List, 22
4 Communication with Authors and Others, 34
5 Manuscript Preparation, 40
Appendix A: Sample letters, 63
Appendix B: Example Contract, 71
Appendix C: Example Letter of Agreement, 83
