PARENT SESSION Monday, August 7, 1:00-2:30 pm SS 1 - Book publishing 101 -- for ecologists Ballroom C, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Organized by: M Lowman (canopymeg@aol.com) and J Thomson Black This informal session will demystify the process of writing books about ecology, including trade, scholarly, and public science volumes with inside advice by a panel of publishers and authors. Speakers: C Henry, University of Chicago Press--It's all in the details: what an editor likes to see in book proposals A Sinauer, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers--Biology textbooks: creating an effective proposal and making it happen M Lowman, New College of Florida--From technical databases to a New York Times book review: an ecologist translates science to the public J Black, Yale University Press--Demystifying editors' decision-making processes: how editors evaluate trade, scholarly, technical, and text books S Elsworthy, Princeton University Press--How to prepare a winning book proposal

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