Writing Local History Today: A Guide to Researching, Publishing, and Marketing Your Book

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1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
Chapter One: The Consumer: Who Is Your Audience? No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter Two: Evidence: Where Do You Find It? How Do You Use It? (Research) No access Pages 13 - 38
Chapter Three: Communication: How Do You Shape a Specialized Subject for a Nonspecialist Audience? (Writing) No access Pages 39 - 56
Chapter Four: Economics, Design, and Production: How Do You Produce and Market a Book That People Will Pay For? (Publishing) No access Pages 57 - 78
Appendix 1: Sample Author’s Guidelines No access Pages 79 - 90
Appendix 2: Sample Contract for an Article No access Pages 91 - 94
Appendix 3: Sample Contract for a Book No access Pages 95 - 100
Appendix 4: Sample Contract with a Photographer No access Pages 101 - 104
Appendix 5: Sample Request for Proposal for Typesetting and Printing a Journal No access Pages 105 - 106
Appendix 6: Sample Request for Proposals for Writing a Book No access Pages 107 - 110
Appendix 7: Sample Request for Proposals for Publishing a Book No access Pages 111 - 112
Appendix 8: Why Books Cost: A Quick Lesson in Finance for Publishers No access Pages 113 - 118
Bibliography No access Pages 119 - 122
Index No access Pages 123 - 132
About the Authors No access Pages 133 - 133