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The Publishing Business
A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Are you considering a career in the world of publishing, or simply want to understand more about the industry? If so, The Publishing Business will take you through the essential publishing activities performed in editorial, rights, design, production, sales and marketing departments.
International examples from across the industry, from children's books to academic monographs, demonstrate key responsibilities at each stage of the publishing process and how the industry is adapting to digital culture. This 3rd edition has been updated with more on the role of self-publishing, independent publishers, audio books, the rise of poetry and non-fiction and how the industry is facing up to challenges of sustainability, inclusivity and diversity.
Beautifully designed and full of insight and advice from practitioner interviews, this is an essential introduction to a dynamic industry.
Interviewees include:
Anne Meadows, Commissioning Editor at Granta and Portobello Books
Zaahida Nabagereka, Head of Social Impact at Penguin Books UK
Ashleigh Gardner, Senior Vice President, Managing Director Global Publishing, Wattpad
Caroline Walsh, Literary Agent, David Higham Associates
Peter Blackstock, VP, Deputy Publisher, Grove Atlantic/Publisher, Grove Press UK
Amy Ellis, Head of Rights and Permissions, Publishers' Licensing Services
Victoria Lawrance, Rights Manager, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Shaun Hodgkinson, COO, Dorling Kindersley
Thomas Truong, Publishing Director, Little Tiger Group
Jenny Blenk, Associate Editor, Dark Horse Comics
Jeanette Morton, Digital Publisher, Oxford University Press
Maria Vassilopoulos, Publishing Sales, Uni of Wales Press and Calon Books
Ian Lamb, Head Of Children's Marketing and Publicity, Simon and Schuster
International examples from across the industry, from children's books to academic monographs, demonstrate key responsibilities at each stage of the publishing process and how the industry is adapting to digital culture. This 3rd edition has been updated with more on the role of self-publishing, independent publishers, audio books, the rise of poetry and non-fiction and how the industry is facing up to challenges of sustainability, inclusivity and diversity.
Beautifully designed and full of insight and advice from practitioner interviews, this is an essential introduction to a dynamic industry.
Interviewees include:
Anne Meadows, Commissioning Editor at Granta and Portobello Books
Zaahida Nabagereka, Head of Social Impact at Penguin Books UK
Ashleigh Gardner, Senior Vice President, Managing Director Global Publishing, Wattpad
Caroline Walsh, Literary Agent, David Higham Associates
Peter Blackstock, VP, Deputy Publisher, Grove Atlantic/Publisher, Grove Press UK
Amy Ellis, Head of Rights and Permissions, Publishers' Licensing Services
Victoria Lawrance, Rights Manager, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Shaun Hodgkinson, COO, Dorling Kindersley
Thomas Truong, Publishing Director, Little Tiger Group
Jenny Blenk, Associate Editor, Dark Horse Comics
Jeanette Morton, Digital Publisher, Oxford University Press
Maria Vassilopoulos, Publishing Sales, Uni of Wales Press and Calon Books
Ian Lamb, Head Of Children's Marketing and Publicity, Simon and Schuster
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- People and publishing: who does what in book publishing?
- Chapter-by-chapter
- 1 Fundamentals of publishing
- 2 The publishing ecosystem
- 3 Writers, readers and intermediaries
- 4 Editorial processes
- 5 Rights
- 6 Design and production
- 7 Print and digital publishing
- 8 Marketing, sales and distribution
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography and resources
- Index
- Picture credits and acknowledgements
- eCopyright