From: nb@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Nancy Blachman)
Subject:  Noontime Seminar: How to Get a Technical Book Published
Keywords:  technical book publishing
Organization: Computer Science Department,  Stanford University.
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:55:08 GMT


                  How to Get a Technical Book Published

                            Discussion with

                            Nancy Blachman
                               Author of 
          "Mathematica: A Practical Approach" (Prentice-Hall, 1992)
  "Mathematica Quick Reference"  (Addison-Wesley and Variable Symbols, 1992)
              "Maple V Quick Reference" (to be published in 1993)

                            Bernard Aboba
                              Author of 
          BMUG Guide to Bulletin Boards and Beyond (BMUG, 1992)

                             Tay Vaughan
                              Author of 
             MULTIMEDIA: Making it Work (Osborne/McGraw-Hill) 

                             Jeff Pepper
                Editor and Chief, Osborne/McGraw-Hill

                     Wednesday September 9, 1992
                            12 noon - 1 pm
                           Bechtel Room 120
                             UC Berkeley


In this seminar, three authors and a publisher share their experience 
getting technical books published.  They will answer questions such as: 
Why write a book? How do you get started? What does a publisher do 
(and not do)? What does a publisher want from you? How can you get 
an offer from more than one publisher? What is a typical offer? What 
is a good offer?  What is a great offer? How can you negotiate a better 
deal? Where can you turn to get help with writing, negotiating, and 
publishing a book?

                             Sponsored by the
                       Engineering Alumni Society
                      and the Blue Network Committee


Bechtel 120 is in the basement of the Bechtel Engineering Building
behind the elevator.

For further information on the Engineering Alumni Society noontime
seminar series, please contact:

        Nancy Blachman
        Director, UCB Engineering Alumni Society
        Variable Symbols, Inc.
        2161 Shattuck Ave., Suite 202
        Berkeley, CA  94704-1313
        Email: nb@eris.berkeley.edu
        Tel: 510-843-8701


--------------------- The Seminar on September 30th --------------------- 

		   Adventures in Scientific Misconduct 

                                   by

                           Dr. Seth Roberts


		     Wednesday September 30, 1992
                            12 noon - 1 pm
                           Bechtel Room 120C
                             UC Berkeley


In this talk, Seth will discuss his experiences with two cases of
scientific misconduct: the story of Dr. Robert Gallo, ex-discoverer
of the AIDS virus, which Seth wrote about for SPY magazine; and
what happened when he reported to the National Institutes of Health
that the data in two papers appeared to be made up. Professor
Roberts is a member of the Berkeley Psychology Department.

                             Sponsored by the
                       Engineering Alumni Society
                      and the Blue Network Committee


Bechtel 120 is in the basement of the Bechtel Engineering Building
behind the elevator.

For further information on the Engineering Alumni Society noontime
seminar series, please contact:

	Nancy Blachman
	Director, UCB Engineering Alumni Society
	Variable Symbols, Inc.
	2161 Shattuck Ave., Suite 202
	Berkeley, CA  94704-1313
	Email: nb@eris.berkeley.edu
	Tel: 510-843-8701
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