Hello-
I'm the Assistant Editor for Business Expert Press, a 3 year old publishing company. At Business Expert Press, we publish short, applied, concise books on all topics in business. Currently, we are looking for more authors. With the help of our collection editors- all experts in their fields- we've signed more than 165 books in 2010 and 2011, and have published over 65 of them thus far.
Business Expert Press's focus is on producing concise, academically sound, no-nonsense, applied books aimed at providing supplemental material for undergraduate and MBA business education as well as for the business executive education marketplace, an underserved market segment. These short books (150 pages on average) will be used in executive education, and as supplementary material in undergraduate and MBA programs. They might also be useful for the professional market. The books will be supplemented, as necessary, with cases, articles, newsletters and podcasts, and to this end BEP distributes its books through University Readers and Xanedu – the leading providers of course packs.
There are several reasons why you might want to consider contributing to this collection. You could use such a book in your teaching, both in traditional settings and executive settings. The book could enhance your consulting practice. It would give you an easy "underlined item" on your vita. Business Expert Press will sell your book both in print and
in digital collections to the business school libraries of the world. The library market is large – 7000 libraries globally – and the prices paid for these one-time sales are relatively high when compared to one-time, direct-to-consumer sales. Thus they yield good royalty potential.
As you might know from your own executive teaching and/or consulting experiences or those of your colleagues, the material available for this market segment is sparse. Most educators rely on extracts from textbooks, articles, readings, cases, etc. all, often, precariously tied together in custom packets. It has been Business Expert Press's experience
that the best executive education/MBA teachers often distribute some of their own work in these custom packets. You might already have your own "technical notes" that you ask your students to read or your own PowerPoint presentations that you use to teach specific topics. These materials can serve as the starting point of a short book.
Authoring with Business Expert Press means that a collection editor will be there to guide you through topic selection, assist you in achieving the appropriate tone in your writing, and then support you through the production process. Professional editors will also help you polish the manuscript. Business Expert Press employs a quick, 120-day production timeline. All editors and operations are based in the United States.
Business Expert Press is headed by David Parker, formerly editor-in-chief for business publishing with Pearson Education. David published more than 10 successful first editions with Pearson and in three years as the head of BEP has already signed more than 165 books and published more than 65 books with leading authors in many fields of business.
Converting your expertise into short focused piece for the business education market will be a valuable contribution. If you have an idea for a book that would fit this business model, please visit
http://www.businessexpertpress.com/author to find out more information, or email Molly Hurford at
molly.hurford@businessexpertpress.com with any questions, comments, or to be put in contact with the appropriate collection editor.
Additionally, if you take a look on our website at the books that we offer, and are interested in obtaining a copy of one to look at as potential course teaching material, please email
molly.hurford@businessexpertpress.com. If you aren't teaching but would be interested in reading one of the books, if you would be willing to offer a review of it on
amazon.com, we will happily send you a complimentary e-copy.
We hope to hear from you soon!
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Molly Hurford
Assistant Editor
Business Expert Press
908-752-1257
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