Last week I ran into an interesting LSE blogpost about rewriting and publishing a PhD thesis for a broader audience: "“A thesis is written for examiners, an academic book for scholars in general” – the basics of writing a book from your PhD."
Although the blogpost is a few years old (2017), I think it doesn't affect the subject at all. From the intro of the post:
Researchers who have recently completed a PhD will inevitably be considering what route to take to publication. Terry Clague outlines some of the various options, offering an insight into what questions a publisher might ask when assessing a proposal for a research book. Would-be book authors are encouraged to be mindful of the significant and ongoing changes to the academic books market, with online discoverability of paramount importance. And when it comes to preparing the manuscript itself, there are a number of simple pointers that can help authors to effectively structure, write, and edit their work.
In the Tilburg University library collection an e-book about this subject is available.
The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (2021) - by Laura Portwood-Stacer
A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication
You can find and read this e-book via this link: https://tilburguniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1193557956.
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