These three events might be of interest to anyone hoping to write a book or grappling with scholarly communication questions in general!

1) Tues, Nov 3, 6-8pm @ NYPL: Write to Be Read: Publication & Rights Management Strategies for Maximizing Impact

Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson and Executive Director Michael Wolfe will discuss authorship law and author rights, including:

– Best terms for publication contracts
– How and when open access benefits authors
– What to do about out-of-print titles
– Resources for authors self-managing rights

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/23/book-contract-authors-alliance-nypl-nov-3rd/

2) Wed, Nov 4, 2-4pm @ GC: Preparing, Pitching, and Proposing Your First Book Project

A mix of nuts-and-bolts and strategy, this talk by Michael J. McGandy, Senior Editor at Cornell University Press, will address the initial steps first-time book authors should take as they develop a book project, research presses, and contact editors. There will be a substantial question and answer period.

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/31/mcgandy/

3) Thu, Nov 5, 3-5pm @ GC: What is Trending in Scholarly Publishing?

What is new in the economics, institutional politics, technology, and philosophy of academic publishing? This talk by Michael J. McGandy, Senior Editor at Cornell University Press, will address trends in digital publishing, open access, and popular publishing, and relate those trends to how book authors should think about their work, their readerships, and their careers.

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/31/mcgandy/

These three events might be of interest to anyone hoping to write a book or grappling with scholarly communication questions in general!

1) Tues, Nov 3, 6-8pm @ NYPL: Write to Be Read: Publication & Rights Management Strategies for Maximizing Impact

Authors Alliance co-founder Pamela Samuelson and Executive Director Michael Wolfe will discuss authorship law and author rights, including:

– Best terms for publication contracts
– How and when open access benefits authors
– What to do about out-of-print titles
– Resources for authors self-managing rights

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/23/book-contract-authors-alliance-nypl-nov-3rd/

2) Wed, Nov 4, 2-4pm @ GC: Preparing, Pitching, and Proposing Your First Book Project

A mix of nuts-and-bolts and strategy, this talk by Michael J. McGandy, Senior Editor at Cornell University Press, will address the initial steps first-time book authors should take as they develop a book project, research presses, and contact editors. There will be a substantial question and answer period.

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/31/mcgandy/

3) Thu, Nov 5, 3-5pm @ GC: What is Trending in Scholarly Publishing?

What is new in the economics, institutional politics, technology, and philosophy of academic publishing? This talk by Michael J. McGandy, Senior Editor at Cornell University Press, will address trends in digital publishing, open access, and popular publishing, and relate those trends to how book authors should think about their work, their readerships, and their careers.

Learn more and RSVP at: http://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/31/mcgandy/