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Textbooks: Publication, Production, Distribution #1228

Sat, May 15, 10:30-12:00 JST | Zoom 8
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The Materials Writers SIG is delighted to have Colin Bethell, Director of Sales and Marketing for englishbooks.jp, to discuss the business side of getting your textbook distributed on a nation-wide scale in Japan. Colin will be interviewed by John Carle, program chair of the MW SIG. The discussion will begin with basic level information for people who have never really approached the publishing world. More advanced issues will also be covered such as scaling up production, managing layout, and payments to co-authors. And at the end of the forum, participants will have a chance to ask Colin about any aspect of the textbook publication process. Colin has numerous years of experience in the industry and is very generous with his knowledge. This forum will be a great opportunity for those who are interested in the mechanics of production, distribution, and finance related to textbooks. The catalogue for englishbooks.jp features numerous textbooks by JALT members. The company works with well-established publishers as well as independent publishing houses.

John Carle

John Carle

KINKI UNIVERSITY
Program Chair, Materials Writers (MW) Special Interest Group (SIG). John Carle teaches at several universities in the Kansai area, including Kinki University and Kansai University. He owns a language school, Oak Hills English school, in Nara, Japan. He also runs and operates an independent publishing house, Oak Hills Press. His main interests are creating online and printed materials for university educators and students. John’s first textbook, The English Gym, written under the pen name, Jon Charles, is designed for 1st-year non-English majors at Japanese universities. The textbook has been used at over a dozen schools. John is currently working on The English Gym 2. https://www.englishgymjapan.com/ "A Guide to Independent Publishing for EFL in Japan" is a website that John designed to help guide other educators through process of self-publication.
Colin Bethell

Colin Bethell

englishbooks.jp
teacher/publisher/bookseller