What Should I Do with This? Incorporating Peer Review Feedback in Your Manuscript
Peer review can be a powerful tool to ensure your book will provide value to other instructors and the broader educational market. Through peer review, you can learn about your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses, receive feedback on the book’s structure and organization, test out your pedagogical features, and more. After you’ve received feedback, here are […]
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A Lesson in Licensing: Citing Third-Party Materials in Your Manuscript
The vast majority of textbook authors will include some kind of information pulled from third-party sources in their manuscript, whether text excerpts, images, tables, or data. As you plan out your manuscript and begin drafting, it’s critical to keep a running log of all the materials you use and reference. You may even want to […]
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Standing Out From the Crowd: How to Develop Your Hook and Attract Adoptions
The ultimate goal of any academic publisher is to secure long-term adoptions of your textbook. In order to make a compelling case to instructors and inspire them to use your book in their courses, it has to have a unique and appealing value proposition. Develop Your Hook Before you begin outlining or writing your textbook, […]
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Cognella Announces Forthcoming Book Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism Edited by Kevin Cokley, Ph.D.
Cognella to provide free digital copies of the book to all readers in support of the Black community and anti-racist scholarship and education San Diego, CA – June 29, 2021 – Cognella is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism edited by renowned scholar and psychologist Kevin Cokley, […]
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Why Summer Break Can Be a Great Time to Work on Your Manuscript
For many educators, the period of time between the end of the Spring term and the start of the Fall term represents a unique window for creativity and productivity. If you’re interested in writing or editing a textbook, summer break can be a perfect time for ideation, organization, and drafting. During the summer, you can […]
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