yes, virtually all reputable trade publishers provide proposal guidelines that you can use as a template (i've seen several and they're all basically very similar).
also, if this is your first book, prepare to get screwed a little. unless you are a real celebrity, your advance will be paltry because the publisher wants to mitigate the risk that A) you even complete your book and B) it sells. trade publishing (even in a hot area like UI and IxD) is very crowded and margins are slim all around. unless its a seminal work, most trade books have a shelf life of 3-6 months - if that. once you do your first book, you can snag an agent who will get you better deals, advances, royalties and publishers because you'd be a proven entity. writing a book is hard. writing a book on deadline is very hard. writing a book that sells well is extremely hard! On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:05:27, Benjamin Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What kind of guidelines did the publisher give? > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24623 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- -------------------------------------------------- www.flyingyogi.com -------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
