Hi, I plan to write a book (a thick one). I have chosen TeX as the main tool as I plan to convert the stuff to many forms, there will be math stuff/diagrams/charts in the book and I need other things as well such as TOC & Index. I think it'll take at least 1.5 years to write. I have yet to go through the TeX book - so this will be a good project to learn TeX. I definitely plan to use Scribus and Inkscape for page-layout where I can.
YOUR HELP: =========== I absolutely do NOT know as to how to approach the publishers, printers, handle copyright stuff and receive the revenue generated from the book's sale. I even wonder as to what procedures/models the publishers might offer me so that I can claim my revenue share. If anyone of you knows about this process then I would be thankful if you could help me. The book will be simply superlative but since I have absolutely never! written any book at all - I am afraid I won't be able to get the well-known publishers' attention. I would like to give this work to a US publisher. I have also thought about posting it in an HTML form on the web and earn from ads. But in that case as well, I don't know how I can minimize copyright problems. I have seen PDFs of many of the best-selling books at different places on the Internet. So even if I get it printed in a book form, there is no guarantee that its PDF won't be posted on one or more of the Internet sites for simply free download! I need your comments & advice. Please send me your replies off-the-list - as this is an off-topic post. -- Best regards, Asif
