Self-Publishing Textbooks and Instructional Materials [Paperback]

Franklin H. Silverman (Author), Dan Poynter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

A practical guide to successful--and respectable--self-publishing. For academic and scholarly writers, college instructors, and curriculum developers. By an experienced textbook author, college professor, and self-publisher. With a Foreword by Dan Poynter of ParaPublishing, the foremost authority on self-publishing and author of "The Self-Publishing Manual." And forewords by Ronald Pynn, Executive Director of the Text and Academic Authors Association and John Vivian, President of the Society of Academic Authors.

In this 208-page 6X9 paperback with index, Professor Silverman explains how, when, and why self-publishing is a respectable alternative in academe. He realistically analyzes the benefits and risks of self-publishing for academic authors and goes on to discuss print and electronic options and to explain precisely how to accomplish the various self-publishing tasks.

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"...Gives practical suggestions, cautions, and examples. Any academic author contemplating self-publishing should purchase this book and study it carefully." -- Robert D. Moulton, Graduate Dean, New Mexico State University

"I wish this book had been available before I started self-publishing.... Any writer would benefit...." -- Jerome A. Halvorson, Professor of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

"Readers will discover how Silverman clears away much of the outdated and outmoded thinking about self-publishing, especially regarding academic respectability." -- Ronald Pynn, Executive Director, Text and Academic Authors Association

"The success of any book depends on the author's ability to address readers' needs. Silverman hits this mark, spot on." -- Nisar Keshvani, Leonardo Digital Almanac

A complete instructional workshop...If you are considering self-publishing for the educational market...then you need to acquire a copy. -- Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review and Internet Bookwatch 2005

Addresses issues of burning...interest to scholars: whether self-publishing is academically respectable, whether peers will value self-published work. -- Jane Erskine, Book News Inc. 2004

Explains how, when, and why self-publishing is a respectable alternative in academe [and] goes on to discuss [publishing] options. -- Nisar Keshvani, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 2005

Frank "was among the early experts on self-publishing technology, which allows writers to leapfrog vexatious publishers to reach readers. -- John Vivian, President, Society of Academic Authors

Provides valuable insight into the benefits and risks of self- publishing...A must-have handbook for any academician considering self-publishing. -- Beronda Montgomery, Michigan State University, for the Jan. 6, 2006 issue of Education Review

Written for academics, professionals, scholars and instructors who want to publish their own teaching materials. -- Freelance Writer's Report, May 2004

From the Publisher

This title was reviewed by Nisar Keshvani for Leonardo Online Digital Reviews. This review also appears in the August issue of the print journal Leonardo.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Atlantic Path Publishing (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972816437
• ISBN-13: 978-0972816434
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Silverman draws upon his many years of experience, May 5, 2004

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This review is from: Self-Publishing Textbooks and Instructional Materials (Paperback)

Dr. Silverman draws upon his many years of experience and expertise as a textbook author, college professor, and successful self-publisher in Self-Publishing Textbooks And Instructional Materials. While the emphasis in on academic and/or scholarly publishing, this practical instructional guide would prove invaluable reading for those engaged in writing, editing, or self-publishing for commercial or trade titles in any other field as well. From assessing a title for possible self-publication, to fundamentals of print and electronic publishing; to copyrighting and registering self-published books; to financial considerations; to marketing, and distribution, Self-Publishing Textbooks And Instructional Materials is quite literally a complete instructional workshop seminar under a single cover. If you are considering self-publishing for the education market (including classroom instructors and curriculum developers), then you urgently need to acquire a copy of Dr. Silverman's Self-Publishing Textbooks And Instructional Materials and give it a very careful reading from cover to cover.