Inside book publishing

• Main Authors: Clark, Giles N. Giles Noel (Author), Phillips, Angus 1961- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: New York Routledge 2008
• Edition: FOURTH EDITION
• Subjects: Publishers and publishing > Vocational guidance; Publishers and publishing > Great Britain
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xvii, 302 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page [276]-278) and indexes
• ISBN: 0415441579; 9780415441575

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 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 a Companion Website at: http://www.insidebookpublishing.com/.