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Books about publishing
Book Commissioning & AcquistionBook Commissioning & Acquistion by Davies
Buy new: £13.80 / Used from: £11.99
A gem: indispensable for new commissioning editors
Markets from Culture: Institutional Logic and Organizational Decisions in Higher Education Publishing (Stanford Business Books): Institutional Logic and ... Publishing (Stanford Business Books)Markets from Culture: Institutional Logic and Organizational Decisions in Higher Education Publishing (Stanford Business Books): Institutional Logic and ... Publishing (Stanford Business Books) by Patricia H. Thornton
Buy new: £32.77 / Used from: £37.33
Not an easy read but rigorously argued
Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production (Balance House Book)Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production (Balance House Book) by M Lee
Buy new: £18.54 / Used from: £33.10
The standard intro
How to Market BooksHow to Market Books by Alison Baverstock
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Detailed and practical
Front Cover: Great Book Jacket and Cover DesignFront Cover: Great Book Jacket and Cover Design by Alan Powers
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Classic selection of cover designs
The Non-Designer's Design BookThe Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams
Buy new: £10.56 / Used from: £3.44
Great for sensitising you to design issues
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own WritingLine by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing
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Detailed and incisive
The Ordeal of the African WriterThe Ordeal of the African Writer by Charles Larson
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Informative and with an edge to it
Publishing Without Boundaries: How to Think, Work, and Win in the Global MarketplacePublishing Without Boundaries: How to Think, Work, and Win in the Global Marketplace by Michael N. Ross
Buy new: £14.06 / Used from: £20.24
Clever, niche book. Practical advice based on experience.
Designing Instructional TextDesigning Instructional Text by James Hartley
Buy new: £20.98 / Used from: £12.49
Quite sepcialised - dealing with text design - but genuine expertise