BOOK PROPOSAL FORM

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Thank you for choosing to submit a book proposal to SAGE. Please read this section carefully
before attempting to fill in the form. It will help us respond to you in a timely manner.

Points to remember while filling up the form:

1. Section A is common to all and must be filled in by all.
2. Please read through Sections B through E and identify the section MOST relevant to
your manuscript. It is possible that your manuscript could be relevant to more than
one section but please fill in the section that is the PRIMARY MARKET of your
manuscript.
3. Please ensure you answer each question in sufficient detail and remain within the
word count described.
4. The form is best submitted in MS Word or PDF only. If you choose to send this in any
other format it is liable to be rejected or simply ignored. Please DON’T enable any
MACROS or embed any links in the MS Word document. Our SPAM filters will
automatically delete your email. Please use text input as much as possible, if you
have to use any sort of image, please do as an attachment to the email. If you
embed any images in the MS WORD document, our SPAM filters will delete your
email.
5. When finished, please email this form to [email protected] . While we do
accept regular postal submissions, we cannot guarantee if the same will be received
by the relevant team. It is best that the form is sent via email.

Points to remember once form is submitted

1. The submitted form will be sent to the relevant department and assigned to a
commissioning editor.
2. Depending on the details provided and the alignment with our publishing program, a
commissioning editor will get in touch with you between 3 to 4 weeks from the
submission.
3. Please don’t send in multiple submissions and or follow up emails. We will not
respond to them.
4. Should your manuscript not fit our publishing program, we will inform you as early
as possible. Please note we don’t publish any sort of fiction, PhD thesis, conference
proceedings, pre-published works.
5. Submission of this form doesn’t guarantee publishing. SAGE reserves all rights to
reject proposals.

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SECTION A (To be filled in for all submissions)
A. AUTHOR(S)/EDITOR(S)

1. Name(s) and Full Mailing Address(es) of the Author(s)/Editor(s):

2. Telephone Number:

3. E-Mail Address:

4. Current Affiliation:

5. Brief Profile/Bio-note (Up to 150 Words)

6. Have you ever published any of your work(s) earlier? If yes, please provide a list of all
published projects along with the name of the publisher and the year published.

I _________________, certify that the information provided in SAGE's Book

Proposal Form is correct and valid on the day I submitted this form. SAGE is
free to verify this information at its own cost. I understand any false
submissions could render the relationship with SAGE void at any point of the
publishing process. I also undertake not to submit the book proposal to any
publisher whether in India or abroad for 60 days from the date of submitting
this form OR unless SAGE communicates their inability to take forward the
book proposal, before the period of 60 days elapses.

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Tel: +91-11-40539222/Fax: +91-11-40539234
[email protected]; www.sagepub.in

In the sections that follow please choose ONLY ONE that describes the primary
market of your book.

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Section B – Academic Books sold primarily to libraries
If your PRIMARY CUSTOMER is a Library of an Academic Institution or a University,
please answer the questions listed below. If it is not, please DON’T fill in this section
and proceed to the next section.

THE MANUSCRIPT

1. Title:

Subtitle:

2. Status and details

a. Is this an authored book or an edited volume?

a. If this is an edited volume is any part of the content published before? If
Yes, then please provide details of ALL pre-published material included in
your manuscript
b. Is the entire manuscript ready? Yes / No. If your answer is No
a. How many chapters are currently available for evaluation
b. Expected date of completion of the entire manuscript:

SYNOPSIS
Please provide an overview of the manuscript giving a broad idea of the
approach, coverage and emphasis. (Under 500 words)

KEY FEATURES OF THE WORK

Please provide up to 10 bullet points. Each bullet point should be under 20
words.

CONTENT
Please provide the Table of Contents (ToC), including sub-headings (if any)
along with a summary of each chapter in about 3–4 lines.
Is any part of the book published elsewhere? (in another book or journal)

COMPETITION
 What are the 3 key competing books in this area?
 How is your proposed work different from them?

Length of the Manuscript

a. Approx. number of words:

b. Number of chapters:

c. Appendices:

Does the manuscript have illustrations?

a. No Illustrations
b. Yes, it has illustrations (give numbers below)
a. Line diagrams

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 b. Photos (b & w only)

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Please let us know what sort of marketing and support YOU will provide for the book.
Choose as many options as are relevant:
1. I have my own social media presence and will promote the book through this
2. I have a network of contacts that I can promote the book to
3. I teach courses where the book is relevant
4. I conduct MDP/EDP programs where the book is relevant
5. I am a professional speaker and sell my own books
6. Other (please specify) _______________________________________

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Section C – Non-Fiction (books sold primarily through retail
channels)
If the PRIMARY CUSTOMER is an individual who likes reading NON-FICTION,
please answer the questions listed below. If it is not, please DON’T fill in this section
and proceed to the next one.

THE MANUSCRIPT

3. Title:

Subtitle:

4. Status and details

a. Is this an authored book or an edited volume?

a. If this is an edited volume is any part of the content published before?
If Yes, then please provide details of ALL pre-published material
included in your manuscript
b. Is the entire manuscript ready? Yes / No. If your answer is No
a. How many chapters are currently available for evaluation
b. Expected date of completion of the entire manuscript:

SYNOPSIS
Please provide an overview of the manuscript giving a broad idea of the
approach, coverage and emphasis. (Under 500 words)

KEY FEATURES OF THE WORK

Please provide up to 10 bullet points. Each bullet point should be under 20
words.

CONTENT
Please provide the Table of Contents (ToC), including sub-headings (if any)
along with a summary of each chapter in about 3–4 lines.
Is any part of the book published elsewhere? (in another book or journal)

COMPETITION
 What are the 3 key competing books in this area?
 How is your proposed work different from them?

Length of the Manuscript

a. Approx. number of words:

b. Number of chapters:

c. Appendices:

Does the manuscript have illustrations?

a. No Illustrations

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 b. Yes, it has illustrations (give numbers below)
a. Line diagrams
b. Photos (b & w only)

The Buyer
Please choose the type of person who is likely to buy this book. You may choose as many
options as you like
1. Professor
2. Student (UG/PG)
3. Person working in the Government Sector
4. Person working in the Private Sector
5. Person working in an NGO
6. Public services aspirant
7. Other, please specify ____________________________________

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Please let us know what sort of marketing and promotions support YOU will provide
for the book. Choose as many options as are relevant:
1. I have my own social media presence and will promote the book through this
2. I have a network of contacts that I can promote the book to
3. I teach courses where the book is relevant
4. I conduct MDP/EDP programs where the book is relevant
5. I am a professional speaker and sell my own books
6. Other (please specify) _______________________________________

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Section D – SAGE Texts (sold primarily to students)
If your PRIMARY CUSTOMER is a student of UG/PG courses who needs a textbook
structured according to the course curriculum, please answer the questions listed
below. If it is not, please DON’T fill in this section and proceed to the next one.

THE MANUSCRIPT

5. Title:

Subtitle:

6. Status and details

a. Is this an authored book or an edited volume?

a. If this is an edited volume is any of the content published before? If Yes,
then please provide details of ALL pre-published material included in your
manuscript
b. Is the entire manuscript ready? Yes / No. If your answer is No
a. How many chapters are currently available for evaluation
b. Expected date of completion of the entire manuscript:

Length of the Manuscript

a. Approx. number of words:

b. Number of chapters:

c. Appendices:

Does the manuscript have illustrations?

c. No Illustrations
d. Yes, it has illustrations (give numbers below)
a. Line diagrams
b. Photos (b & w only)

TARGET COURSE(S)
Please list as many courses for which your book is best suited. Kindly use the
following format for EACH course that your textbook is relevant to.
Name of the course:

Whether UG/PG:
OR
Level UG/PG

Whether core paper or elective:

Estimated enrollment in the course

Primary Course/s
Secondary Course/s

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SYNOPSIS
Please provide an overview of the manuscript giving a broad idea of the
approach, coverage and emphasis. (Under 500 words)

STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK

Please let us know if you have structured this book around syllabus of any
particular university/universities.

To what extent does your manuscript meet the syllabi requirements?

KEY FEATURES OF THE WORK

Please provide up to 10 bullet points. Each bullet point should be under 20
words.

CONTENT
Please provide the Table of Contents (ToC), including sub-headings (if any)
along with a summary of each chapter in about 3–4 lines.
Is any part of the book published elsewhere? (in another book or journal)
By when will you be providing instructor manuals?

COMPETITION
 What are the 3 key competing books in this area?
 How is your proposed work different from them?

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Please let us know what sort of marketing and promotions support YOU will provide
for the book. Choose as many options as are relevant:
1. I have my own social media presence and will promote the book through this
2. I have a network of contacts that I can promote the book to
3. I teach courses where the book is relevant
4. I conduct MDP/EDP programs where the book is relevant
5. I am a professional speaker and sell my own books
6. Other (please specify) _______________________________________

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Section E – SAGE Response (Business and Management
Books)
If your PRIMARY CUSTOMER is a management professional aspiring to grow his or
her career, OR students of business and management aspiring to be leaders of the
future then please answer the questions listed below.

THE MANUSCRIPT

7. Title:

Subtitle:

8. Status and details

a. Is this an authored book or an edited volume?

a. If this is an edited volume is any part of the content published before? If
Yes, then please provide details of ALL pre-published material included in
your manuscript
b. Is the entire manuscript ready? Yes / No. If your answer is No
a. How many chapters are currently available for evaluation
b. Expected date of completion of the entire manuscript:

SYNOPSIS
Please provide an overview of the manuscript giving a broad idea of the
approach, coverage and emphasis. (Under 500 words). Please focus on the
current relevance of the book and its topicality.

KEY FEATURES OF THE WORK

Please provide up to 10 bullet points. Each bullet point should be under 20
words.

CONTENT
Please provide the Table of Contents (ToC), including sub-headings (if any)
along with a summary of each chapter in about 3–4 lines.
Is any part of the book published elsewhere? (in another book or journal)
Would you able to provide endorsements or testimonials about the manuscript
and or the concepts in your project?

COMPETITION
 What are the 3 key competing books in this area?
 How is your proposed work different from them?

Length of the Manuscript

a. Approx. number of words:

b. Number of chapters:

c. Appendices:

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Does the manuscript have illustrations?

a. No Illustrations
b. Yes, it has illustrations (give numbers below)
a. Line diagrams
b. Photos (b & w only)

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Please let us know what sort of marketing and promotions support YOU will provide
for the book. Choose as many options as are relevant:
1. I am a published author and have my own following
2. I have my own social media presence and will promote the book through this
3. I have a network of contacts that I can promote the book to
4. I teach courses where the book is relevant
5. I conduct MDP/EDP programs where the book is relevant
6. I am a professional speaker and sell my own books
7. I can bring in testimonials/endorsements of my work
8. Other (please specify) _______________________________________

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