Potomac Books, Inc
22841 Quicksilver Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
TEL: 703-661-1548
FAX: 703-661-1547
Email: pbimail@presswarehouse.com

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Before sending a submission, please check to make sure your project matches the subjects on which we publish. We do not publish fiction with the exception of alternate history. We prefer to receive a query letter or a formal proposal before seeing the entire manuscript. No manuscripts will be considered without an accompanying proposal.

A query should provide a one-to-two-page synopsis of the project and the author's credentials. A formal proposal should consist of the following items:

• A one-to-two-page synopsis
• A table of contents or a rough outline of the manuscript's structure
• One or two sample chapters
• Reviews of any previous books
• A biographical sketch or vita
• Thoughts on the target audience
• Comparisons with any similar books

Proposals are accepted only via email. Please attach your materials using Microsoft Word, 1997-2003 compatible (with a "doc" extension, not "docx"). Do not use PDFs for your manuscript, proposal, or vita. PDFs are acceptable only for previously published writing samples such as journal articles. Please ensure that there are no embedded photos in your MS Word manuscript, sample chapters, or proposal. Any photos or illustrations should be sent as separate attachments. Thank you!

Please email your query or proposal to the appropriate editor (listed below).
Do not submit a proposal to both editors at once. Any such dual submissions will be automatically rejected.

Elizabeth Demers
Senior Editor
Elizabeth.Demers@booksintl.com
History, including military and naval, diplomatic, political, and social
Military life, military families, veterans affairs
Sports

Hilary Claggett
Senior Editor
Hilary.Claggett@booksintl.com
Politics, public policy, economics, current events, including the environment, energy, media and democracy, social and political movements

Kathryn Owens
Series Editor
kathryn@booksintl.com
Most Wanted™ series

In addition to the subjects covered above, the editors share the fields of terrorism, war, national and international security, military and strategic studies, intelligence, counterinsurgency, defense, foreign policy, and international affairs. If your proposal falls into one of these areas and is more historical than current, please send it to Elizabeth Demers. If it is more current than historical, send it to Hilary Claggett.

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Potomac Books, Inc. titles are available at your local bookstore, through online merchants, or through our online store. You will find full book descriptions and bibliographic information on our site. Potomac Books accepts American Express©, MasterCard©, and Visa© for payments from individuals who wish to use our secure shopping cart. Dates of publication, prices, and manufacturing specifications are subject to change without notice.

Written orders and payments should be sent to:
Potomac Books, Inc.
P.O. Box 605
Herndon, Virginia 20172-0605
Tel: 800-775-2518
Fax: 703-661-1501
Email: pbimail@presswarehouse.com

Make checks payable to: Potomac Books, Inc.

Potomac Books, Inc. titles are available at quantity discounts with bulk purchase for educational, business, organizational, or sales promotion use. For information, please contact Sam Dorrance at sam@BooksIntl.com

Send written retail orders and payments to:
Potomac Books, Inc.
P.O. Box 605
Herndon, Virginia 20172-0605
Tel: 800-775-2518
Fax: 703-661-1501
Email: pbimail@presswarehouse.com

Make checks payable to: Potomac Books, Inc.

Wholesalers, catalogers, gift and non-bookstore trade customers, contact Sam Dorrance at sam@BooksIntl.com for discounts. Shipping will be billed actual UPS or Book Rate postage.

Returns should be sent with invoice information to:
Potomac Books, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive
Dulles, Virginia 20166

United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe
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Poole Dorset 15BH 3AJ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1202 665432
Fax: +44 1202 666219
EMail: orders@orcabookservices.co.uk

Canada
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Winnipeg, MB R3J 3T2
Canada
Tel: 800-665-1148
Fax: 800-665-0103
Email: orders@lb.ca
Website: www.lb.ca

Australia and New Zealand
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New South Wales 2080
Australia
Tel: 612 9457 0011
Fax: 612 9457 0022
EMail: info@peribo.com.au
Website: www.peribo.com.au

Potomac Books, Inc. is pleased to send gratis examination copies of its books to qualified instructors of appropriate courses. All requests are subject to approval. There is a limit of three titles per request.

Please submit your request on your departmental or institutional letterhead with the following information:

• Book title
• ISBN
• Name of course
• Projected enrollment
• Start date

Also include your:

• Departmental/institutional email address
• Office and/or home telephone number

Please notify us if you plan to use one or more of our titles in your course. We welcome your comments regarding the suitability of the title you have requested for possible adoption.

Direct examination copy requests, notification of adoption, and comments to:
Claire Noble, Marketing Manager
Potomac Books, Inc.
22841 Quicksilver Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Email: claire@BooksIntl.com
Fax: 703-661-1547

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Permissions
All permission requests to reproduce images and text from Potomac Books, Inc's publications must be submitted via mail/fax/e-mail; specifying the book title, author, pages to be reproduced and for what purpose. Please include a retail cost of reproduced materials if applicable.

Rights
All inquiries pertaining to subsidiary rights and co-edition sales for Potomac Books, Inc's titles must be submitted via mail/fax/e-mail specifying the book title, author, language of interest (if applicable) estimated first print run, and estimated retail price.

Contact
Sam Dorrance, Marketing and Sales Director
Tel: 703-661-1548
e-mail: sam@booksintl.com

Contacting an Author:
Please use the authors' Web sites for correspondence directly with them or send your mail to:
Author's Name
c/o Potomac Books, Inc
22841 Quicksilver Drive
Dulles, VA 20166

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