foreword vs preface vs introduction
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Introduction• ITISESSENTIALFORASELF-PUBLISHERTOUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENTHEFOREWORD,PREFACE,ANDINTRODUCTIONOFABOOK.
• Eachsectionplaysavitalroleinthecriticalandfinancialsuccessofthebook.
• Withoutthesethreesections,anon-fictionbookisincomplete,andnotgivingthereaderstheirmoney’sworth.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
1.TheForeword(Whythereadershouldreadthebook)
• Theforewordistheplaceforaguestauthortoshowthereaderwhytheyshouldbereadingthisbook.
• Theforewordofabookisamajorsellingtoolforthebook.• Ifitiswrittenproperly,andbytheappropriatepersonforthejob,thebook’sauthorwillgainalotofcredibilityinthereader’seyes.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
1.TheForeword(Whythereadershouldreadthebook)
• Itisimportanttorememberthattheauthorofthebookshouldnotwritetheforeword.
• Instead,theauthorofthebookcanusetheprefaceaswellastheintroductiontosaywhatneedstobesaidaboutthebook.
• Forewordsintroducethereadertotheauthor,aswellasthebookitself,andattempttoestablishcredibilityforboth.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
1.TheForeword(Whythereadershouldreadthebook)
• Aforeworddoesnotgenerallyprovidethereaderanyextraspecificinformationaboutthebook’ssubject.
• Butinstead,itservesasareminderofwhythereadershouldreadthebook.
• Theforewordmustmakeanemotionalconnectionwiththereader.
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2.ThePreface(Howthebookcameabout)
• Theprefaceisaplaceforthebook’sauthortotellthereaderhowthisbookcameintobeing,andwhy.
• Itshouldbuildcredibilityfortheauthorandthebook.• Theprefaceisverysimilartotheforeword,exceptthattheprefaceiswrittenbythebook’sauthor.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
2.ThePreface(Howthebookcameabout)
• Theprefaceisalsoanimportantsellingtoolforthebook.• Heretheauthorshouldexplainwhytheywrotethebook,andhowtheycametowritingit.
• Theauthorshouldbeshowingthereaderwhytheyareworthreading.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
3.TheIntroduction(Aboutthecontentofthebook)
• Theintroductionintroducesthematerialthatiscoveredinthebook.
• Heretheauthorcansetthestageforthereader,andpreparethemforwhatcanbeexpectedfromreadingthebook.
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3.TheIntroduction(Aboutthecontentofthebook)
• Theintroductionisawayfortheauthortograbthereader,andintensifythereader’sdesiretofindoutmore,andhopefullydevourtheentirebook.
• Intheintroductiontheauthorcanquicklyandsimplytellthereaderwhatistoberevealedinmuchgreaterdetailiftheycontinuereading.
Forewordvs.Prefacevs.Introduction
Conclusion
• Asyoucansee,itisimperativetounderstandthebasicdifferencesinthesethreebooksectionsinordertoproduceaprofessionallookingandcompleteself-publishedbook.
• Eachsectionisclearlydifferent,andeachperformsaspecificfunctioninthebook.
• Therefore,aself-publisherwillneedtoputalotofthoughtandeffortintoproducingthesethreevitalsections.fini
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