Authors Versus Editors: A Personal View on Dealing with How Long a Book to Write or Publish

James W. Cortada

doi:10.1007/s12109-017-9557-9

Authors Versus Editors: A Personal View on Dealing with How Long a Book to Write or Publish

James W. Cortada

Charles Babbage Institute

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This article provides a personal view of the interactions between authors and book editors regarding the possibility of publishing long books. It describes the parties and issues involved and how both can come to practical decisions regarding publication. The advice is based on the author’s own experience in writing and publishing long books.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	392-401
Number of pages	10
Journal	Publishing Research Quarterly
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-017-9557-9
State	Published - Dec 1 2017

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Contracts
Editors
Long books
Publishers

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