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September 16, 2010 by admin
Packt Publishing plans to advance its line-up of enterprise focused titles, and invites potential authors with IBM Cloud Computing expertise and book ideas.
Do you have the cloud computing book ideas we are looking for?
The Cloud is growing...and so is IBM
The Cloud has gone mainstream and is already revolutionalizing the way that companies think about and use their technology, with the market for Cloud Computing products and services set to reach $126B by 2012. IBM has an array of Cloud Computing products that promise to significantly improve business performance, lower the costs of delivering data center resources to the organization, and foster rapid innovation and decision making.
IBM’S expanding portfolio of Cloud Computing products, and the constant enhancements and developments to existing ones, brings about the need to offer books and valuable information to the IBM Cloud Computing community.
A world of possibilities...
There are not many IBM Cloud Computing books on the market, yet there is a wide range of audiences for IBM Cloud information. This creates a need for a broad range of books to meet the requirements of these audiences.
Packt wants to develop focused and practical IBM Cloud Computing books…
Packt is keen to develop IBM Cloud Computing books across a range of existing series, from Beginner’s Guides and Cookbooks, to advanced tutorials for the more advanced Cloud Computing offerings.
We are keen to hear ideas for IBM Cloud Computing books covering Development and Test, Collaboration, Desktop Workloads, Information Workloads and Business Services amongst others.
If you’re already experimenting with IBM Cloud Computing and have some interesting ideas for Packt books, get in touch.
Some ideas which we’re excited about include:
- IBM Smart Business Test Cloud
- IBM Cloudburst
- IBM LotusLive
- IBM LotusLive iNotes
- Desktop Workloads
- IBM Smart Business Desktop Cloud
- IBM Smart Analytics Cloud
What’s in it for you...
Packt pays a generous royalty to authors, and gives you full support throughout the writing process. We’ll help you develop your book idea, write in a way that will be suitable for your audience, and get the book tech reviewed, laid out, and printed.
We have a dedicated marketing team that will focus on ensuring your book gets discovered by the readers who’ll need it the most.
Having a published book to your name expands your profile in the community, opening new doors and opportunities for speaking engagements, freelance work, training opportunities, and more.
You don’t need to be a published author to write for us...
We don’t expect you to be a published author, but you should be comfortable writing coherent emails, messages, blog posts, and so on.
The most important attributes we are looking for are:
- Expertise in the area you are interested in writing on, at least evidence of having dabbled with the IBM Cloud– with an enthusiasm for the topic.
- The ability to put yourself in the reader’s shoes, and show them how to do things they’ll find most useful.
Get in touch with Packt today...
If you’re interested in working with Packt on a new IBM Cloud Computing book, whether you have a specific idea or not, please contact us. Even if you’re not sure you want to write, but have some questions first, we’re looking forward to hearing from you.
Contact Packt Right Now! Just email author@packtpub.com
Give us a brief overview of your idea and some detail of your writing experience (if any). We’ll get back to you within a few days to discuss your ideas and skills in detail.
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