Product Description

How do publishers work and make money? Why do they exist? This expanded and thoroughly revised fourth edition of "Inside Book Publishing" is designed for students of publishing, authors needing to find out publishing secrets, and those wanting to get in or get on in the industry. It addresses the big issues - globalization of publishing, the impact of the internet - and explains publishing from the author contract to the bookshop shelf.It covers: how the present industry has evolved; publishing functions - editorial, design and production, marketing, sales and distribution, and rights; the role of the author; copyright and contracts; the sales channels for books in the UK, from the high street to ebooks; and, getting a job in publishing. It features: topic boxes written by expert contributors, a glossary of publishing terms, suggestions for further reading, a directory of publishing organizations, and a companion website. It is an essential tool for anyone embarking on a career in publishing, and a useful handbook for those who are in the industry and for authors.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20355 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 302 pages

From the Back Cover

How do publishers work and make money? Why do they exist?

This expanded and thoroughly revised fourth edition of Inside Book Publishing is designed for students of publishing, authors needing to find out publishing secrets, and those wanting to get in or get on in the industry. It addresses the big issues – globalization of publishing, the impact of the internet – and explains publishing from the author contract to the bookshop shelf.

It covers:

• how the present industry has evolved,

• publishing functions - editorial, design and production, marketing, sales and distribution, and rights

• the role of the author,

• copyright and contracts,

• the sales channels for books in the UK, from the high street to ebooks, and

• getting a job in publishing.

It features:

• topic boxes written by expert contributors,

• a glossary of publishing terms,

• suggestions for further reading,

• a directory of publishing organizations, and

• a companion website (http://www.insidebookpublishing.com/).

It is an essential tool for anyone embarking on a career in publishing, and a useful handbook for those who are in the industry and for authors.

Giles Clark is the Copublishing Adviser at The Open University.

Angus Phillips is Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University.

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About the Author

Giles Clark is the Copublishing Adviser at The Open University

Angus Phillips is Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University.

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Customer Reviews

An in-depth look into the publishing industry.
Giles Clark's book is something of a bible to those of us on the publishing course here at Brookes, exhaustive in its coverage of all aspects of contemporary publishing. Where Clark fails to impress, however, is in his very dense prose style, the book is very hard going through out.

Want to learn about the publishing industry? READ THIS BOOK!
This book is recognised by the UK publishing industry as an essential information source. It is a Recommended Text on most UK publishing courses, as well as used by the industry's lead training body, the Publishing Training Centre...

An Essential Reading Tool
Giles Clark's new edition of Inside Book Publishing has been fully updated and rewritten. It is an essential tool for anyone embarking on a career within book publishing, and a useful handbook for those who are already working in the industry but feel they may be lacking in knowledge. Well researched and well written, a pleasure to read and recommend to others.