There is a beautiful word in front of the author's signature.

There is a beautiful word in front of the author's signature, indicating that the author is American.

The author is the first important factor in publishing a book, and the purpose of publishing a book is different. Some authors want to show their research results. Some authors want to edit and spread the ideas of their predecessors; Some authors want to erect monuments to celebrities and ancestors; Some want to be famous; Some want to write textbooks for students; Some want to evaluate professional titles; Novelists should express the joys and sorrows in history or reality; When poets publish their poems, they should let the world feel their joys and sorrows. ...

Then, no matter what kind of book it is, it involves the question of signature, which is also a question that the author often asks. I will talk about three main points:

1. What are the common signature methods?

According to different categories of books, signatures basically include: writing, editing and editing; Editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, editing and proofreading; Translation, compilation and assembly; Notes, notes, notes; Photos; Draw it.

This is based on the signatures of different types of books, including literature, social sciences, economics and management, children's books, ancient books, foreign language books, photography collections, painting collections and so on.

2. Signature of original and non-original authors

Just now I said the way of endorsement, not to mention the notes and annotations of ancient books; The photos and paintings are also very clear.

Books on literature, social science, economic management, children and popular science are all related to originality and non-originality. Books in which the author displays his original materials, original cases, original viewpoints and original research results must be signed "Zhu", which is the highest honor to embody the original copyright and the highest bonus item in the selection of various titles.

For example, "My Experience and Lessons" on the JD.COM bestseller list was written by Su Shimin; For example, I planned Professor Li Ke's "Economic Transformation and Industrial Upgrading", and systematically raised the issue of economic transformation and upgrading in China for the first time.

Then, the non-original work is to sort out the known materials and cases, compile a book and process them in different categories. This kind of book is also valuable, and it also saves the time for readers to find information by themselves. This is not original, so they can only sign "editing". If it is a compilation of documents, or textbooks, dictionaries, dictionaries, yearbooks, they can all sign. "

For example, short stories and truths, various complete stories and truths, and so on. A few years ago, it was very popular, such as China Enterprise Management Yearbook 2020.

3. Signature of monograph and co-author

If the book is written or compiled by itself and is the sole author, the signature should follow the original and non-original signature methods mentioned above.

If a book is written by several people or edited by the same editor, it will involve the first author, the second author and the third author.

Then, the first author is definitely the most important, and readers in the market recognize the first author most. When scientific research institutions and universities evaluate professional titles, they will also give scoring weights according to their signatures.

Of course, some books are marketed by celebrities as the first author, while some academic works are actually tutors, mainly their own students and graduate students, second and third authors.

A friend asked, how many authors or editors can write the cover of a book together? There is no stipulation that several authors or editors can be written on the cover of the book, but the top three authors are registered in the CIP data registered by the state, which can be recognized when evaluating professional titles. The full name of CIP data is the abbreviation of "book publishing and cataloging data", which is printed on the copyright page of books together with ISBN.

In this way, if there are more than three authors or editors, you can write three upward authors as explanations on the title page of the book, or you can write a detailed explanation in the preface of the book. For example, the super best-selling book "Fine Management" I planned in those years was written by eight cooperative teachers in chapters, but there were only three teachers on the cover because they were mainly responsible for teaching this course.

If it is compiling textbooks, case sets, yearbooks, etc. The first author will sign the editor-in-chief, the second and third authors will sign the deputy editor-in-chief, and other editors can also explain separately in the book.