The Akedemia Journal
For authors
Essays on how academic books actually get made — proposals, peer review, production and the economics underneath it all.
What a commissioning editor actually looks for in a proposal
Every week we read proposals that describe a good piece of research and still fail to make the case for a book. The...
Read the essay Turning a doctoral thesis into a book people will read
A thesis and a book are different objects with different readers. The thesis proves to a committee that you are competent. The book...
Read the essay How to read a royalty statement
Royalty statements are among the least transparent documents in publishing, and that opacity is a choice. Here is how ours are built and...
Read the essayWriting a book, not just a post?
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