Hamilton Books

COVER AND BACK COVER COPY FORM

Hamilton Books is very pleased to be publishing your book. Please prepare the below form in a
Microsoft Word file that includes all of the information requested below. This information will be
used in the production of the cover and on promotional materials, so please make certain the
information is accurate and complete.

The information that you include on this Word file will constitute your back cover copy. Please
make sure that the information you include in this file a matches the information on your final
manuscript (i.e., the title and subtitle of the book as well as the name(s), spelling, and order of
author(s) or editor(s)).

Please return this form electronically to your acquisitions editor no later than the time you
submit your final manuscript. We cannot begin production of your book until this form is
returned.

Please provide your typed responses next to or under each numbered question:

1. Book title and subtitle:

Edition:

2. Lead author’s or editor’s name (as it will appear on the cover of the book):

2a. Address, phone, fax, e-mail (for Hamilton’s records only):

3. Place and date of birth (for copyright purposes):

4. Citizenship (for copyright purposes):

5. Co-author(s)’s or co-editor(s)’s name(s) (as they will appear on the cover of the book):

5a. Address(es), phone, fax, e-mail (for Hamilton’s records only):

6. A two- to three-sentence biographical statement for each author or editor (as it will appear on
the back cover of the book):

7. Please supply a summation of the book in 120-150 words. Even if the book is on a specialized
theme, the description should understandable to the non-specialist. Your description will be used
to develop promotional copy for catalogs and the back cover.

8. Please provide comments or endorsements from recognized authorities. These comments will
be used for promotional purposes and may be included on the back cover of the book. Please note
that these comments may be cut for length if they are included on the back cover of the book.
Comments must be ranked in order of importance. Names and positions of commentators will
appear on the back cover EXACTLY as you submit them.

9. A completed copy of the table of contents. Do not include page numbers.

10. Date completed: