Getting into Print: A guide for scientists and technologists

ISBN-13: 9780419192206 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 214 str.

Spon; Peter Sprent; P. Sprent

Opis

This is a practical guide to all aspects of writing about science and technology. It features useful hints on how to make each kind of writing more attractive to the target readership. It also includes detailed advice on how to approach publishers, publishers' contracts and requirements and the author's role at each stage of book production, including tips on presentation of manuscripts on disc or as camera-ready copy.

Recenzje

'A clearly-written and useful book.' - The Association for Science Education.

'...this book is both a good introduction to the publication process and a handy reference guide.' - The Statistician

'Peter Sprent writes with total confidence...I think he is very good at what he does... My eye was drawn to the important points...I could skim through it and could learn a lot and I could settle and enoy reading it' - Jane Randle, OUGS Journal

'...written in a clear, informative manner. This book will prove interesting and valuable to the whole scientific and technological community. ...anyone who has to write should spend some time reading first. In particular, they should read this book. - Agricultural Science

Spis treści

Preface. Communicating. Macrostyle. Microstyle. Seeking a book publisher. The book publishing process. Special tools. Many kinds of books. Other work-related writing. Popular science and technology. A last round-up. Appendix A: Copyright and other legal matters. Appendix B: Preparing camera ready copy. Appendix C: A glossary of publishing terms. References. Further reading. Index.

O autorze

Prof P Sprent, P. Sprent