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Follow the guidelines below and send your material to:
David Stover
Career and Technology Acquisitions Editor
Prentice Hall Allyn and Bacon Canada
1870 Birchmount Road
Scarborough, Ontario
M1P 2J7
Prentice Hall Canada
Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal
I. Prospectus
The prospectus should be 4 or 5 typed pages and provide a general frame of reference for
your work, covering the following points.
A. The Book
- Brief description: In two or three paragraphs describe the work, indicating what it's
about, what its approach is and what your purpose is in writing such a text.
- Outstanding features: List briefly what you consider to be the outstanding or unique
features of the work.
- Pedagogical features: Will the book include summaries, examples, cases, questions,
problems, etc.?
- Supplements: Do you plan to provide supplementary material such as a teacher's
manual, study guide, lab manual, solutions manual, software, or other? Indicate what
supplements should accompany the text.
- Level: For whom is the book intended and what is the level? What are the
prerequisites, if any?
- Art Program: Will the book contain art? What is the estimated number of line
drawings and photographs? (Please look at competing books for a frame of reference.)
- Has the material been class-tested? If not, will it be?
B. The Market
- What is the primary course for which the book is intended? What other courses
would it serve?
- What is your expectation of the size of the market?
- If you have any market research of your own, we would appreciate receiving a brief
summary.
C. The Competition
- Top three books in the field: How does your book compare and/or contrast with
them? Please discuss each competing book in a separate paragraph. Include author, title,
publisher, publication date, length, and price (if known).
Please succinctly compare topical coverage, organization, level, writing style, art program,
pedagogy, and any other relevant similarities and differences between your project and the
competing books.
Be frank. This information is written for reviewers, providing them with a comparative
framework, and should accurately reflect your views.
- Are you aware of any similar works in progress but unpublished?
D. Your Background
- Please provide a description of your background, relevant professional activities,
number of times you have taught this course, and other writing experience.
- Please attach a copy of your vita.
- Do you have other writing plans when this project is complete?
II. Proposed Outline
An outline provides an overview of the entire work. Even if it is tentative at this stage, it
shows the reviewers and publishers the sequence, logic, and scope of your material.
A. Include chapter heads followed by subheads to make the structure and content clear.
B. Paragraphs should be used as needed to clarify the outline.
If a revision of the sample material is requested, always supply a revised outline.
III. Sample Chapters
The sample chapters should illustrate the strongest and most distinctive aspects of your
work.
A. It is best to submit three chapters. Two chapters leave the reviewer in doubt and the
entire manuscript, while useful, tends to overwhelm the reviewer.
B. The samples should include at least one chapter from each co-author in a multi-authored
work.
C. The selected chapters should best represent your work's basic idea, its quality, and
distinctive features. They should not include the introductory chapter. They need not be in
sequence.
D. Samples of the pedagogical features and all types of problems and exercises should be
included.
E. Rough pencil sketches of illustrations need to be integrated with the manuscript to give
the readers an idea of the art program.
F. Prepare the material carefully. If the manuscript is full of typographical or grammatical
errors, the reviewers' attention will be diverted from the more important consideration of
content.
IV. Additional Information
A few pieces of information to round out the proposal.
- What schedule of completion do you have in mind for your book? What other
commitments on your time will you have while preparing this project?
- What will be the approximate length of your work? Please state whether your
estimate is in book or manuscript pages. If dealing in manuscript pages, please describe in
terms of 8 " x 11" double-spaced pages.
- Which word processing program are you using to keyboard your manuscript? What
kind of computer or word processor are you working on? (It is important for us to give
you guidelines so that the disks or tapes can be used most effectively.)
- Please list the names and affiliations of at least three reviewers who could be asked to
critique your work.
- We usually submit the material to reviewers anonymously, so please do not put your
name and affiliation in the body of the material.
- Any other questions or comments?
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