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How to Publish a Book

How to write and publish a technical book.

Why we write a book ?

 To impress others
 To gain recognition
 To get promoted

The greatest ideas are worthless if you keep them to yourself

What is the goal ?

To infect the mind of your reader with your idea, like a virus.
The purpose of your book is to convey your idea from your head to your reader’s head.

Before you begin

 Be clear, Crystallize and focused
 Have dialogue with others
 Analyze and Research
 Make sure there is a market for what you have in mind

How to make the proposal to the publishers
 
 Synopsis
 Outstanding Features
 Market Description
 Estimated Size
 Completion Schedule
 Table of Contents
 Sample Chapter
 List of Competing Books
 Author Biography
 List of Suggested Reviewers

Things to have in mind

Following simple guidelines can dramatically improve the quality of your book (like, alignment of text and notes)

The feedback you get from others will in turn improve your research (give to some readers before you publish)

The reader needs to see what you’re talking about, so keep 25%  of the book to be graphics that support the text.

The Cover and spine of the book should be attractive and meaningful

Getting a book published is a reasonably simple and straightforward process,  particularly in IT, electronics and other technical fields.

Many books are badly written and hard to understand

Conclusion
 
Make your book simple and understandable
Research before you write
There is no rule for writing a book but there are some basic guidelines to be followed

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