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Developing and submitting a book proposal
Proposal formatting requirements
The steps required to submit a manuscript to Elsevier
Information for Book Editors
Book promotion
Book royalties
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Elsevier welcomes authors' proposals for books; we publish in a wide variety of scientific fields
Our Guide to submitting your proposal will provide all the information you need to ensure a fast, fair review and response to your book proposal. Every book starts with a discussion of your proposal with our publishers:
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Book Discounts As a book author or book editor, you are eligible to receive a 25% discount on many Elsevier books, serials, references, textbooks, stand-alone CD-ROMs, and a 10% discount on multi-volume reference works.
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