Hello and happy August! Earlier this week I explained why the “comps” section of your scholarly book proposal should include different information than you might put in a literature review. Today I’m going to share a few more tips on selecting books to serve as your “competing titles” or “comparable works.” These tips require you to pay attention to the publisher, audience, and author of each book that you list (in addition to the topic, approach, scope, and other features of the books that you might have already been considering when contemplating competing titles).
Pro Tips for Competing Titles
Pro Tips for Competing Titles
Pro Tips for Competing Titles
Hello and happy August! Earlier this week I explained why the “comps” section of your scholarly book proposal should include different information than you might put in a literature review. Today I’m going to share a few more tips on selecting books to serve as your “competing titles” or “comparable works.” These tips require you to pay attention to the publisher, audience, and author of each book that you list (in addition to the topic, approach, scope, and other features of the books that you might have already been considering when contemplating competing titles).