Field Editors, to Network Frontiers, are our lifeline to reality. Even though we consult nationally and internationally on the topics we write about, we know that we aren't going to learn everything there is to learn about our subjects. Therefore, we turn to you, our readers, for advice and input.
The term Field Editor was coined by one of our book readers back in the early nineties as a way of saying to us "hey, us folk in the field should be giving you input that those fancy editors at your publisher can't contribute." And he was right.
Over the years, our field editors have made our books move from bland to semi-brilliant. From our viewpoint, to a truly global viewpoint.
What do field editors get out of being able to contribute and help form or change our writing material? First, you get all of the material we work on for free. The stuff that makes it into the final book or whitepaper, and the stuff that doesn't but should have. You get the insight of the other field editors along the way. And you get the printed book for whatever it costs the publisher to print the book and ship it to you - versus the cost for buying it at a store (usually about a 75% discount).
Why do we need to know more than just your e-mail address? Simple - to limit the amount of times we bother you. If there are questions that have to do with locality (state, country) we want to be able to look into the field editor list and only ask those questions of the folks the locality pertains to. Same thing with organization type.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me. And thanks for signing up.