Thank you for your interest in offering
a book proposal for consideration. We would appreciate the opportunity to review
your work.
Founded in 1984, Dorset House is an independent publisher of
highly influential books on systems and software development and management. We
only publish about five books per year, and consequently our review process is
extremely selective.
We seek unique, enduring insights that may serve to
inspire and improve the efforts of IS professionals. Both first-time and experienced
authors are welcome.
Please refer to our Subject
Index for a detailed listing of subjects and books we've published. In the
meantime, following is a partial list of topics:
Analysis & Design
Testing Technical Career Development IT Consulting Software Project
Management Software Development Methodologies Programming Software
Quality
When submitting your proposal, please include as much of the following
information as possible:
Author Biography: Tell us about yourself. What is your professional
experience? This may include education, awards/honors, membership
in relevant organizations, or previous publications. What does
your history bring to this manuscript?
Topic Description: What is your book about? Why did you select
your topic? What is the context of your topic?
Competition Assessment: We are interested in your assessment
of your book's competition. What books on the market, or in
progress, deal with similar concepts? How is your book different?
Marketing Plan: Our most successful authors are active partners
in promoting their books. Please let us know of any plans or
special opportunities you expect to have in supporting your
book.
Table of Contents: This should be as detailed as possible.
The table of contents is especially helpful if you do not have
the entire manuscript ready for us to review.
Sample Chapters: Please send us as many chapters of the manuscript
as are currently available. Course materials are accepted for
review, but usually must be rewritten as a manuscript for full
consideration.
Book Proposals Dorset House Publishing New: 3143 Broadway, Suite 2B New York, NY 10027 United States
Once we've received
your proposal, please allow approximately four to sixteen weeks to hear back from
us. Our pipeline is subject to the schedules of our expert reviewers, and we will
strive to report regularly on our progress.
