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Nimble Books is an innovative and, frankly, idiosyncratic independent publisher  that focuses on publishing timely, colorful, thought-provoking and concise books on a variety of topics that are of interest to, well, me.

The business model is nimble, too: no fees to the author (ever), no inventory, no advances, no returns, better royalties. It’s the wave of the future because it fixes a lot of things that are broken with traditional publishing. Want to join the fun? If you are interested in publishing with Nimble Books, read on. If …

Once you’ve reviewed all the above, submit  a proposal for a Nimble book.

  • I will generally respond quite promptly.  If I like the idea, we’ll discuss and iterate (preferably by e-mail), until we have agreed (or failed to agree) on scope and approach.  At that point, I’ll send you a personalized version of the standard contract.
Once you’ve signed the contract …
  • Get started writing, don’t procrastinate!  Remember, in the Nimble business model, neither of us can make any money whatsoever from a book that is planned, in progress, “working,” or “almost done.”
  • Follow the Chicago Manual of Style, volume 15 (BTW–it is available on-line for $30/year!);
  • Consult the posts tagged  Nimble Books Style Guide;
  • Include a bibliography if it’s appropriate to the material…
  • Let me know your thoughts on whether an index is appropriate …
  • If you can, find someone well known to write a Foreword …
  • Remember that “complete” means complete;
  • Deliver the manuscript using one of the recommended file transfer methods in one of the following formats (listed in the order preferred):
    • in Word with consistent paragraph styles;
    • Word (.docx or .doc both ok);
    • RTF;
    • Common wordprocessor formats such as Word Perfect will probably be ok;
    • ASCII text;
    • PDF page images (by prior agreement only, please).
  • Deliver images using one of the recommended file transfer methods as follows:
    • separately (not embedded in the manuscript);
    • minimum 72 dpi, 300 preferable;
    • final versions (don’t send me low-res then send high-res along later!)
    • TIF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, PDF ok (if you need to use compression, try to make it lossless);
    • as many pixels as possible;
    • RGB ok;
    • meaningful filenames (e.g. battleship-montana.jpg);
    • figure locations marked in the text with {squiggly brackets on a separate line roughly where the figure should go};
    • captions provided (ideally, in Word’s “Caption” format already).

Once you have turned your manuscript, the following articles provide useful guidance about subsequent milestones:

Questions?

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