Q. How many individuals can I expect to be working with at CRC Press?
Your acquiring editor is your main contact during the entire process and will oversee all aspects before, during, and after receipt of your manuscript, and after publication of your book. However, he/she doesn’t do it alone. Here are some additional individuals at CRC Press who may be in contact with you:
- Editorial Assistant to the Editor: Sends the contract on behalf of your acquiring editor, orders complimentary copies, requests flyers for promotional purposes, and handles general tasks.
- Assistant Editor: Seeks and secures reviewers for your proposal; prepares market surveys for your book; secures marketing quotes for the CRC Press website, back cover copy, advertisements, and Amazon.com; works closely with the textbook team, reference team, and marketing managers; and will send your published book to journals, bloggers, and magazines for published reviews that will appear in the journal as well as on Amazon.com and the CRC Press website.
- Project Coordinator: Guides you through the manuscript and figure/artwork preparation process as well as the permissions process.
- Project Editor: Once your book enters production, the project editor will coordinate the copy editing, typesetting, indexing, page proofs, and corrections before your book is sent to the printer.
- Copywriter: Responsible for culling through the proposal, manuscript, marketing questionnaire, and book reviews to write the promotional copy for the back cover of your book, as well as for our website and marketing efforts. The copy on the CRC Press website is fed digitally to Amazon.com and numerous third-party resellers and distributors worldwide.
- Cover Designer: We have an outstanding staff of cover designers, and one will be assigned to work with you to graphically design a beautiful and creative cover.
- Marketing Manager: Works with a creative team on marketing efforts like emails, flyers, catalogs, conference materials, posters, and more to promote your book. Your marketing manager seeks optimal exposure for your book through various outlets such as email lists, conferences, partnerships, social media, and industry publications.
- Publisher: Your acquiring editor reports to a publisher, and the publisher is available to answer questions, execute contracts and addendums, oversee the publishing program at CRC Press, and foster a positive and smooth process for your publishing experience by coordinating and maintaining a reputation for quality.
Q. How long will it take to print my book, and how many copies are you printing?
This depends on the size of the book, but four to six weeks is the typical time at the printer. Don’t judge a book on the number of copies in the first print run. That is the old way of publishing. Nowadays we can print quickly and efficiently, so we do not have to fill up warehouses with hundreds or thousands of copies. This is done purposely for space and cost efficiency.
Q. Will my book be available in both print and electronic formats?
Yes, our books are made available in both formats. The electronic version is available at the same time as the print version. Amazon Kindle and VitalSource are among the many electronic formats. We also can include your reference, monograph, handbook, or professional text/reference in CRCnetBASE, our award-winning platform for academic, public, and corporate library eBook collections.
Q. How can I contact the CRC Press production team about my book?
Please contact Jamie Accorto with any production questions or concerns:
Jamie Accorto
Tel: 561-361-6062
E-mail: [email protected]
Once your book is in production, you will be assigned a production editor and production coordinator. They can answer most of your production questions.
Q. Do readers really judge a book by its cover?
Everyone is different, but a colorful and appealing cover design catches the eye. A well-chosen image can convey the focus and set the tone of your book at a glance. Your cover designer will provide you with a draft of your book’s cover and the front matter title page. Show your family, friends, students, and colleagues, and gather opinions. You may like the design but not the color or font – this is a quick fix. Once you confirm your cover design, it immediately gets posted to the CRC Press website and Amazon.com, and other third parties that sell or distribute our books will automatically retrieve it.
