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Title:
Writing local history today : a guide to researching, publishing, and marketing your book / Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder.
Author:
Mason, Thomas A., author.

Calder, J. Kent, 1951- author.
Publication Information:
Lanham : AltaMira Press, A division of Rowman & Littlefield, [2013]
Call Number:
D13 .M326 2013
Abstract:
Featuring practical advice and sample documents, Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the sometimes daunting process of researching, writing, and publishing their work.
ISBN:
9780759119024

9780759123953
Series:
American Association for State and Local History book series

American Association for State and Local History book series.
Physical Description:
xiv, 133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
1. The consumer: who is your audience? -- 2. Evidence: where do you find it? how do you use it? (research) -- 3. Communication: how do you shape a specialized subject for a nonspecialist audience? (writing) -- 4. Economics, design, and production: how do you produce and market a book that people will pay for? (publishing) -- Appendix 1. Sample author's guidelines -- Appendix 2. Sample contract for an article -- Appendix 3. Sample contract for a book -- Appendix 4. Sample contract with a photographer -- Appendix 5. Sample request for proposal for typesetting and printing a journal -- Appendix 6. Sample request for proposals for writing a book -- Appendix 7. Sample request for proposals for publishing a book -- Appendix 8. Why books cost : a quick lesson in finance for publishers / Gregory M. Britton.
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