Author Survey


* 1. Your name
* 2. What is the title of the book you recently published with SAGE?
3. * How would you rate the commissioning department's:
 
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Quality of communication
Supportiveness
Efficiency
4. * How would you rate your commissioning editor's:
 
Poor Fair Good Excellent Not relevant
Knowledge of your subject area
Professional expertise
Ability to shape and improve your text
* 5. Overall, how strong was your relationship with your commissioning editor for this book?
6. Additional comments
* 7. Did your book contain illustrations/pedagogical features?
If no please go to question 10
8. Overall, how would you rate SAGE's support in equipping you to develop the pedagogical features for your book?
9. Additional comments
10. * How would you rate the quality of the following?
 
Poor Fair Good Excellent Not relevant
Copy editing
Indexing - if compiled by a professional indexer
Text design - including the layout of illustrations/pedagogical features
Printing - including reproduction quality of illustrations
11. Additional comments
* 12. How satisfied were you with the cover design created for your book?
13. Additional comments
* 14. How would you rate SAGE's ability to keep to the agreed production schedule for your book?
* 15. Overall, how strong was your relationship with your production editor for this book?
16. Additional comments
17. * How satisfied were you with the following aspects of the marketing for this book?
 
Very dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied
Marketing information provided in the author welcome pack
Promotional materials
Copy on the back cover of the book
Presentation on the SAGE website at www.sagepub.co.uk
18. * How satisfied were you by the tips and guidance you received from your marketing manager on how you can help sales of your book?
19. Additional comments
20. Briefly, what would you say is the best aspect of publishing with SAGE?
21. And what aspects of publishing with SAGE would you say most need improvement?
22. If you have published before, are there any aspects of publishing with SAGE that are significantly worse than at other publishers?
23. If you have published before, are there any aspects of publishing with SAGE that are significantly better than at other publishers?
24. * Please say how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:
 
Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
I feel I am valued at SAGE
I feel part of a team working towards a shared goal
I feel I have a positive relationship with SAGE
* 25. Would you consider publishing with SAGE again in the future?