Tham khảo tài liệu 'writing skills in practice health professionals phần 10', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 290 WRITING SKILLS IN PRACTICE Is there a market You need to think very carefully about whether there is a market for your idea. Your topic may be your lifetime passion but is it of interest to other people It must have sufficient readership to make it worth publishing. Discussions with colleagues particularly those involved in education will help to highlight the current trends in reading material. Find out about the latest books on the market. You can do a literature search or ask advice from a librarian who is a specialist in your area. Most publishers also provide information on books that they are planning to publish in the coming year. Study complementary or competitive texts to check that your idea is new or different in some way from other publications. Think about how your book will differ from these texts Do you have a new or different concept for example an innovative clinical approach Are you thinking of a new or different format for example combining the traditional text of a book with a CD-ROM Have you got a new or different perspective on a topic for example a critique of written client information using feedback and comments from clients themselves Is your book a response to current changes in legislation or health care provision Approaching a publisher Unless you have been lucky enough to have been asked to write something by a commissioning editor you will have to make the first approach. Once you have a firm idea about the book you would like to write start looking for a suitable publisher. You need one that deals with your subject area and has access to the appropriate markets for your book. Find out the names of publishers and the types of books they publish by checking what is currently on the market. You can access this information through a variety of sources including libraries bookshops catalogues BOOKS 291 journals book exhibitions at various conferences World Wide Web. Information about publishers can also be found in the following .
