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Publishing Resources


American Meteorological Society Authors’ Guide
The figure on page 11 gives an overview of a typical journal article publication process. Other valuable sections pertain to decisions on word usage and figure preparation.
 
 
American Society of Civil Engineers
The section “Steps to a Published Book” and the links to author checklists are valuable. Take a look at “Credit Lines and Citing Sources.” Finally, there are some good permission request letters to adapt.
 
 
Bar Code and ISBN Information
As the exclusive U.S. ISBN and SAN agency, Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. Find out more about bar codes and ISBN—also known as the book’s Social Security number—at this web site.
 
 
Chicago Manual of Style Online
A subscription-based, online companion to the predominant style guide for non-technical books.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Levels of Edit
A user-friendly view of the levels of edit, covering developmental, technical, and copy edits.
 
 
Lulu Publishing Services
The gold standard of the publishing services companies. Not for a professionally produced book, but great for tryouts for market testing and for producing Advance Reader Copies.
 
 
Printing Industry Exchange
A comprehensive glossary of printing and graphic terms.
 
 
Unicode Character Code Charts By Script
Contains links to the formulas for Unicode characters in any language you might need.
 
 
The University of Michigan Press
Gives a valuable sciences vs. humanities breakdown, including placement of front and back matter.
 
 
John Wiley & Sons Author’s Guide
“The High Cost of Author's Alterations,” among other things, explains why you might be charged for the 30 minutes it takes to change a comma.
 
 


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