Book: The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-Time Academic Authors
This book edited by Eleanor Harman, Ian Montagnes, and Siobhan McMenemy (2003, University of Toronto Press) describes differences between a thesis and a book (such as purpose and audience), provides guidance on stylistic, technical, and structural revisions. A review of this book by Joyce Harrison was published in the Journal of Scholarly Publishing - http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_scholarly_publishing/v036/36.3harrison.pdf