overview of edward elgar publishing
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An overview of Edward Elgar Publishing for authors. Edward Elgar is a leading independent international publisher serving the academic community. As a family business with experienced and loyal employees we are able to provide a very high level of author service and continuity.TRANSCRIPT
OverviewofEdwardElgarPublishing
• Foundedin1986EdwardElgarisaleadinginternationalpublisherwithover3,000titlesinprintandnowpublishingover250booksperyear
• Ourpublishingisfocusedonfourcoreareas– Law– Economics– BusinessandManagement– PublicandSocialPolicy
• Specializinginresearchmonographs,referencebooksandupper‐leveltextbooksinahighlyfocusedarea,weareabletoofferauniqueserviceintermsofeditorial,productionandworldwidemarketing
• Wehaveadistinguishedlistofauthorsandeditors–including7Nobelprizewinners
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Whypublishwithus?
• Asaprivatelyowned,familyfirmweareabletooffercontinuityandpersonalservice
• Asanindependentpublisherwearenotsubjectto
bureaucraticproceduresandareabletoofferquickdecisions
• Yourbookwillbepartofarenownedlistcomprisedofwork
byworldfamousscholarsaswellasnewbooksbyyoungerauthorswhowillbeamongthegreatnamesofthefuture
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Weprovideprospectiveauthorswithafirstclass,personalservicefromdayone
Wewillbethefirstpublishertorespondtoyouridea Wewillhaveyourproposalormanuscriptreviewedwithinjusta
fewweeksbyaleadingscholar Youcanexpectthesameconsiderationifyouareafirsttimeoran
establishedauthor Asaspecialistpublisher,weunderstandyoursubjectarea Yourquerieswillbedealtwithbyaresponsiveandsupportive
editor,whowillbefamiliarwithanddedicatedtoyourbook
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Onceyoudeliveryourmanuscriptoureditorialprocessingandproductionisfriendlyandveryefficient
• Yourdedicateddeskeditorwilloverseetheeditorialprocessingofyourbook
• Wewillhaveyourmanuscriptcopyeditedandproofreadandyouwillbekeptinformedofprogress
• Wewillalsoconsultwithyouaboutthecoverforyourbook
• TomaintaincontrolofproductionqualitywehavemadeapolicydecisiontorestrictproductionandeditorialworktoUKsuppliers
• AllourbooksarecopyeditedandproofreadintheUKbymembersofourteamoffreelances,manyofwhomhavebeenworkingwithusforseveralyears
• ThemajorityofourbooksareprintedinCornwallbyMPGBooksLtdwithwhomwehavealongandverysuccessfulrelationship
• Itisouraimtopublishwithin6‐9monthsofreceivingyourmanuscript
TheElgareditorialprocessingandproductionoffice,inCamberley,nearLondon,UK
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EverybookispromotedinternationallythroughourUKandUSoffices
• YourbookwillalsobepublishedintheUnitedStatesthroughourassociatecompany,EdwardElgarPublishingInc,locatednearBostoninNorthampton,MA
• WehaveexperiencedandenergeticmarketingdepartmentsinboththeUKandinourassociatecompanyintheUS
• Youwillbeconsultedatanearlystageaboutallaspectsofthemarketingofyourbook
SomeoftheElgarteamintheUKinfrontofourCheltenhamoffice(top)andourUSofficein
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Wewillsupportyourbookwithextensivemarketingactivity
• Extensivecataloguemailingstoacademics,booksellers,professionals
andlibraries– Over130,000economicscataloguesandover70,000lawcataloguesmailedannually– Wehaveanextensivedatabaseofspecializedmailinglistsenablingustotargetkeyaudiencesallovertheworld
• Booksarepromotedonlineandviaouremailnotificationservice– OurbooksareincludedinGoogleBookSearchandcanbebrowsedandpurchasedthroughAmazon
– EbookeditionsofourtitlesaremadeavailablethroughthemajorebookvendorssuchasNetLibrary,ebooks.com,DawsonsandMyiLibrary
– www.e‐elgar.comisouronlinebookstoreandinformationresourceforlibrarians
• WeattendallthemajorconferencesinEuropeandNorthAmerica– includingtheSocietyforInternationalEconomicLaw,AlliedSocialScienceAssociationandAmericanSocietyforInternationalLaw,aswellasmanymoresmallermeetings
• Allthemajorjournalswillbenotifiedaboutthepublicationofyourbook• WeenjoyparticularlystrongsalesintheUS,JapanandTaiwan,andhavecloserelationshipswiththemajoragentsandbooksellersthroughouttheworld Our2009cataloguesin
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Wehaveefficientandresponsiveglobaldistributionservicessupportingworldwidesales
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• UKandtherestoftheworld(excludingtheareasbelow):
MarstonBookServicesLtd Email:[email protected]• North/SouthAmerica AmericanInternationalDistributionCorporation Email:[email protected]• Japan UnitedPublishersServicesLtd Email:[email protected]• EastandSouthEastAsia HemispherePublicationServices Email:[email protected]
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Europe
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