Questions tagged [books]
Related to academic books, including scholarly books, textbooks, and reference books. Considerations related to publishing academic books, choosing textbooks, etc., come under this tag.
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Writing graduate,undergraduate or research level math textbooks?
I know that writing textbooks is an art in itself, as opposed to writing research papers. Where can I find a good source for learning to write this type of book at the undergraduate, postgraduate, ...
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Are journals interested in reviews of books that are several years old? [closed]
It seems that most book reviews are published within a year of the publication of the book. I assume that the more recent the book, the more interested a journal will be in publishing a review. But at ...
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Academic Interview Question: "What is the title of your second book?"
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I watch a lot of YouTube content lately about PhDs, postdocs, and an academic career in general, and one content creator that stands out is the amazing Tara Brabazon. In one of her videos,...
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Why does Springer need 85,000 words in a monograph?
I'm dealing with Springer about a monograph proposal. My draft was 80,000 words and they asked me to make it 85–100,000 words. I don't want to bother the editor with a question that is just out of ...
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I can't come to finish the textbooks I start
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I decided to pursue Physics independent of my course, a while back. I selected a few textbooks to study for this. And.. I could not come to "finish"[1] them. It's been an year and ...
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Book publishing used anti_plagiarism tool [closed]
Is all book publishing used plagiarism detection? And can i check plagiarism for old book published from two years and get true percent of similarity?
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What is the purpose of textbooks?
I as a student have done various courses at my university and for each of these courses a textbook was prescribed. On the other hand, the instructor provided his notes as well. The textbook was huge (...
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In the US, can a college require a student to purchase an access code to turn in homework?
A friend of mine is attending a nursing program in the state of Washington. I was surprised to learn that her college is forcing everyone in the program to purchase an "e-access code" for a ...
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Can I cite and reference a book in a research or graduate work if I don't know its license?
Is it strictly legal to cite or reference to books found on the internet in my graduate work or research or not? I don't know their license, but heard about fair use rule or law in the US. The thing I ...
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Who is the target audience for the $60+ academic books?
I like to read philosophy and some of the books published by academics are sold at very high prices compared to average layperson books.
I was wondering who is the target audience/customer for these ...
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How can I access specific parts of a solutions manual that is not locally available?
I am currently facing a challenge in accessing specific problems from the solutions manual of a textbook that is crucial for my studies. The manual in question is not available in any library near me, ...
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Is it possible to get DOI from ISBN of a book?
I need DOI number of the book with ISBN 9780723437512. There is a kindle edition so it should have some electronic identification.
How can you get DOI from ISBN?
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How long an essay can be?
I was sure that even the longest essays are about 20-25 pages. But Eric Gill's "An Essay on Typography" is more than 150 pages. And here it becomes unclear to me where is a difference ...
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Books about teaching at university following quality standards? [closed]
What introductory books are there for a new university lecturer to know about teaching with quality assurance in mind?
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Can reviewers work on my book chapter themselves?
I am new here, and relatively young. This is my first book chapter, I usually publish articles, and I was invited to write a chapter as a co-author by a colleague. After analyzing what my contribution ...
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