The Case for Using an Academic Publisher when Book-Publishing a Thesis.

Converting your thesis into a book is an exciting proposition. The bulk of the research is already done, but the transition from submission documents to a sellable commodity involves far more than just copying and pasting. There's the matter of editing and polishing; what works for examiners may not work for readers of a published book.

Then there are the logistics: formatting, cover design, cataloguing data (metadata), the all-important ISBNs, marketing, distribution, and how the whole package will look and feel.

It's for all of these reasons that academic publishers (or specialist book publishers who have a focus on academic material) become an essential part of the publishing process, particularly for a first-time author.

A publishing partner can significantly streamline this process, ensure a far better end product, and save you the stress of grappling with elements that you are unlikely to have ever considered before.

The Researcher and the Publisher: Different skillsets

You're a researcher, and that’s an amazing thing. Your primary training is likely focused on asking questions, digging for evidence, analyzing it rigorously and communicating your findings in writing to the academic community. In short, your work is your content, but a published book requires an entirely different set of expertise.

What most researchers haven't been trained to do is how to successfully move from the world of academic journals and dissertations to the world of publishing. Academic publishers can do that.

They have experience with and understanding of the nuances involved in taking a doctoral dissertation, a research project that's potentially rich and nuanced but possibly not well- suited for mass-market readership, and turning it into a work that is appealing and accessible to a broad audience while still retaining the substance.

Helping you through the publishing journey

If you're considering transforming your thesis into a book you may be considering which publishing path to take. One of the major challenges you may encounter will be working with and through your text in the right ways – whether you decide to use an independent editing and proofreading service to prepare your manuscript and you work with an online publisher like Amazon to produce and sell your thesis book. If, however, you work with an academic publisher, here's the range of support you can expect to receive: manuscript formatting; ensuring your chapter formatting follows publication standards; formatting in a ready to read-ready in and for-reading-a-book form that your audience will be happy with; helping improve readability and, where appropriate, removing some of the technical jargon or the more specialized vocabulary of your field to create a wider reach; producing the content for the interior and exterior design (including the all-important cover).

The importance of ISBN creation

Creating an ISBN is perhaps something of which first-time authors are unaware and therefore, the publisher's role is so vital to your publication process. Simply allocating an ISBN number on its own doesn’t create a complete publishing process and may indeed cause further issues in other areas of your book creation; for example, if you have multiple formats and allocate incorrect numbers. An ISBN is one of the central identifiers that makes your book discoverable, and working with a publisher ensures that ISBN's are allocated in accordance with publishing best practices and that these numbers can also support the metadata for your book, ensuring visibility to potential customers both online, in bookstores, in libraries and when mentioned in scholarly bibliographies.

Your strong thesis needs a strong publishing platform

You’ve invested years of time, thought and effort in producing your thesis and publishing a part of it or the entire thing in a book format is a fantastic way of sharing your work and enhancing your academic career. However, simply getting your thesis into a printable form or self-publishing on a platform doesn’t guarantee the book itself will be professional, readable or reach the right audience. Your strong research deserves strong publishing. It's here where the academic publisher or specialist publishing services can really add value – providing the skills and processes that bridge the gap between thesis and publishable book.

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