Close Reading Press Lists to Ensure They Publish Books Like Yours

Identifying Your Academic Book's Main Audience & Finding a Publisher

Introduction to This Course on Identifying Your Audience

Using Subject Areas & BISAC Categories to Understand How Presses See Your Book

Identifying Your Book's Audience Using Your Disciplinary Knowledge

Introduction to The Work You'll Do in This Module
Step 1: Identifying ALL Broad Academic Disciplines
Step 2: Laying out What These Audiences Would Mean for Your Book
Step 3: Further Nuance Your Disciplinary Audiences Using The "Happens to Use" Test
Step 4: Confirming and Nuancing Your Main Audience Using the Mish Mash Activity

Synthesizing What You Learned about Your Book's Audience

Using Your Knowledge about Audience to Find Target Presses & Prepare Proposals

Considerations for Preparing the Manuscript for Your Audience

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