Your Publishing Playbook | Overview
From Contract to Publication . . . and Beyond
Session 1 is an overview of Your Publishing Playbook.
Watch this session to:
- See a summary of IVP’s publishing process
- Preview the content of the other sessions
- Learn when to watch the other sessions
- Make a general plan for work on your book
Together the sessions in Your Publishing Playbook will guide you from the day you sign a contract with IVP until the day your book is launched.
All of us at IVP are glad to be partnering with you!
Additional Resources
Book Development
- Acquisition Workflow Chart (PDF)
- Author Profile
- Citation Guidelines
- Cover Concept Input Form (DOCX)
- Cover Design Process
- Editorial-Production Workflow Chart (PDF)
- Indexing Guidelines (PDF)
- Instructor's Resources (PDF)
- Interior Artwork Guidelines
- IVP Style Guide (PDF)
- Manuscript Formatting Guidelines
- Quotation Permission Guidelines
- Resources for Interior Images (PDF)
- Release Forms
- Textbook Features (PDF)
Platform
- "Platform" by Thomas Nelson publisher Michael Hyatt
- "The Theology of Platform" by IVP editor Albert Y. Hsu
Marketing
- Author Photo Specifications
- Endorsers, Influencers, and Launch Teams (PDF)
- Influencer Mailing List
- Marketing Timeline (PDF)
- Marketing Questionnaire
Publicity
Sales
- Check ivpbooksellers.com to see who's on the sales team and some of what we provide to bookstores and other organizations
- Going International
- Selling Books at Your Event
Social Media
- Follow us on Social Media
- Find us on Goodreads
- Follow our Vimeo and YouTube Channels
- Join the IVP Authors' Facebook Page
