OverviewofEdwardElgarPublishing
• Foundedin1986EdwardElgarisaleadinginternationalpublisherwithover3,000titlesinprintandnowpublishingover250booksperyear
• Ourpublishingisfocusedonfourcoreareas– Law– Economics– BusinessandManagement– PublicandSocialPolicy
• Specializinginresearchmonographs,referencebooksandupper‐leveltextbooksinahighlyfocusedarea,weareabletoofferauniqueserviceintermsofeditorial,productionandworldwidemarketing
• Wehaveadistinguishedlistofauthorsandeditors–including7Nobelprizewinners
1
Whypublishwithus?
• Asaprivatelyowned,familyfirmweareabletooffercontinuityandpersonalservice
• Asanindependentpublisherwearenotsubjectto
bureaucraticproceduresandareabletoofferquickdecisions
• Yourbookwillbepartofarenownedlistcomprisedofwork
byworldfamousscholarsaswellasnewbooksbyyoungerauthorswhowillbeamongthegreatnamesofthefuture
2
Weprovideprospectiveauthorswithafirstclass,personalservicefromdayone
Wewillbethefirstpublishertorespondtoyouridea Wewillhaveyourproposalormanuscriptreviewedwithinjusta
fewweeksbyaleadingscholar Youcanexpectthesameconsiderationifyouareafirsttimeoran
establishedauthor Asaspecialistpublisher,weunderstandyoursubjectarea Yourquerieswillbedealtwithbyaresponsiveandsupportive
editor,whowillbefamiliarwithanddedicatedtoyourbook
3
Onceyoudeliveryourmanuscriptoureditorialprocessingandproductionisfriendlyandveryefficient
• Yourdedicateddeskeditorwilloverseetheeditorialprocessingofyourbook
• Wewillhaveyourmanuscriptcopyeditedandproofreadandyouwillbekeptinformedofprogress
• Wewillalsoconsultwithyouaboutthecoverforyourbook
• TomaintaincontrolofproductionqualitywehavemadeapolicydecisiontorestrictproductionandeditorialworktoUKsuppliers
• AllourbooksarecopyeditedandproofreadintheUKbymembersofourteamoffreelances,manyofwhomhavebeenworkingwithusforseveralyears
• ThemajorityofourbooksareprintedinCornwallbyMPGBooksLtdwithwhomwehavealongandverysuccessfulrelationship
• Itisouraimtopublishwithin6‐9monthsofreceivingyourmanuscript
TheElgareditorialprocessingandproductionoffice,inCamberley,nearLondon,UK
4
EverybookispromotedinternationallythroughourUKandUSoffices
• YourbookwillalsobepublishedintheUnitedStatesthroughourassociatecompany,EdwardElgarPublishingInc,locatednearBostoninNorthampton,MA
• WehaveexperiencedandenergeticmarketingdepartmentsinboththeUKandinourassociatecompanyintheUS
• Youwillbeconsultedatanearlystageaboutallaspectsofthemarketingofyourbook
SomeoftheElgarteamintheUKinfrontofourCheltenhamoffice(top)andourUSofficein
NorthamptonMA(bottom) 5
Wewillsupportyourbookwithextensivemarketingactivity
• Extensivecataloguemailingstoacademics,booksellers,professionals
andlibraries– Over130,000economicscataloguesandover70,000lawcataloguesmailedannually– Wehaveanextensivedatabaseofspecializedmailinglistsenablingustotargetkeyaudiencesallovertheworld
• Booksarepromotedonlineandviaouremailnotificationservice– OurbooksareincludedinGoogleBookSearchandcanbebrowsedandpurchasedthroughAmazon
– EbookeditionsofourtitlesaremadeavailablethroughthemajorebookvendorssuchasNetLibrary,ebooks.com,DawsonsandMyiLibrary
– www.e‐elgar.comisouronlinebookstoreandinformationresourceforlibrarians
• WeattendallthemajorconferencesinEuropeandNorthAmerica– includingtheSocietyforInternationalEconomicLaw,AlliedSocialScienceAssociationandAmericanSocietyforInternationalLaw,aswellasmanymoresmallermeetings
• Allthemajorjournalswillbenotifiedaboutthepublicationofyourbook• WeenjoyparticularlystrongsalesintheUS,JapanandTaiwan,andhavecloserelationshipswiththemajoragentsandbooksellersthroughouttheworld Our2009cataloguesin
EconomicsandinLaw6
Wehaveefficientandresponsiveglobaldistributionservicessupportingworldwidesales
7
• UKandtherestoftheworld(excludingtheareasbelow):
MarstonBookServicesLtd Email:[email protected]• North/SouthAmerica AmericanInternationalDistributionCorporation Email:[email protected]• Japan UnitedPublishersServicesLtd Email:[email protected]• EastandSouthEastAsia HemispherePublicationServices Email:[email protected]
US
Europe
Restofworld
EdwardElgarrevenuesbyterritory
PleasegetintouchifIcanhelp
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Lypiatts 15 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Glos GL50 2JA UK
Tel: + 44 1242 226934 Fax: + 44 1242 262111
Recommended
