As we continue our celebration of 25 years of SAS Press, I thought I’d share 25 reasons why you should write a book with us and become a SAS Press author. It’s not all work; we also have fun through this enriching journey from idea to print! Here’s our top 25 list -- we could think of many more.

By publishing with SAS Press, you can:

1. Inspire SAS users to learn and improve their careers with your book
2. Get support from SAS from start to finish, from your proposal through print and promotions
3. Gain access to free SAS software while you write
4. Have unparalleled access to SAS users for promotion and sales opportunities
5. Highlight techniques and new SAS features that you have found especially useful
6. Take advantage of our professional book development services and software. You focus on the writing and leave the publishing to us.
7. Receive thorough copyediting by SAS technical editors who know their way around a semi-colon and who have helped many SAS Press books become award-winners
8. Enjoy our annual Author’s Dinner (it’s always a highlight of the year!)
9. Have an even more impressive business card—your book!
10. Unlock opportunities to write and present courses for SAS
11. Take the next step toward authority, credibility, and expertise in your field
12. Brag to everyone that “you’ve been published”
13. Enjoy print and e-book delivery of your book
14. Receive feedback from experts at SAS and from the SAS user community who will help you shape and polish your content
15. Work with your dedicated project team—you will have your own developmental editor, production specialist, graphics designer, marketing specialist, and more
16. Get free SAS Author buttons (as many as you can wear!)
17. Have a personalized marketing plan from our marketing specialists. We have a direct connection with the largest audience for your book—SAS users!
18. Establish yourself as a “SAS expert” and thought leader
19. Get your very own social media strategy (to help your book go viral)
20. Be a rock star at conferences and events through book signings and meet and greets. We provide the opportunities. You just need to be ready for the paparazzi and your groupies.
21. Enjoy world-wide sales and distribution of your book. Our comprehensive distribution plan ensures that your readers can get your book when they want it and in the format that they prefer, whether it’s print or eBook.
22. Book speaking opportunities to present at conferences around the world through the SAS Press Speakers Bureau.
23. Be part of an exclusive SAS Author community. You can truly be one in a million!
24. Become a SAS mentor. Your book can inspire and encourage SAS users everywhere.
25. Receive gratitude and appreciation from SAS, your project team, and your readers. Publishing a book with you is a wonderful opportunity to get to know you, to learn more about your experience, and to help your book be the best it can be.

We could go on and on! We’re always looking for new authors. If you have an idea, contact us with your idea and read up on what it takes to submit a proposal.