Inside Book Publishing
Routledge (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 26. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-415-23006-3 (ISBN)
Description
Book publishing today is a highly competitive and exciting international industry. Inside Book Publishing provides a wealth of essential information for anyone interested in a career in publishing, or in understanding how publishing works.
This fully revised, updated and extended edition covers:
* the history and current structure of the UK book trade
* the role of the author, authors' agents, packagers and booksellers
* copyright and contracts
* key elements of the publishing process: commissioning, editorial, design, production, publicity and promotion, sales and rights
* the business of publishing
* the impact of electronic publishing and online bookselling
* getting a job in publishing and career pathways
* information on organizations offering training for publishers, suggestions for networking opportunities, and an annotated guide to further reading.
This fully revised, updated and extended edition covers:
* the history and current structure of the UK book trade
* the role of the author, authors' agents, packagers and booksellers
* copyright and contracts
* key elements of the publishing process: commissioning, editorial, design, production, publicity and promotion, sales and rights
* the business of publishing
* the impact of electronic publishing and online bookselling
* getting a job in publishing and career pathways
* information on organizations offering training for publishers, suggestions for networking opportunities, and an annotated guide to further reading.
More details
Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-23006-3 (9780415230063)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Giles Clark
Inside Book Publishing
Book
10/2000
3rd Edition
Routledge
€112.85
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Person
Giles Clark, The Open University, UK
Content
Preface About the author Introduction 1.Book publishers: from family houses to international media corporations 2.Sectors of publishing 3.From author contract to market outlet 4.The process and the people 5.The business of publishing 6.Getting into publishing and career pathways Appendix: Training for publishers Further reading Index