Inside Book Publishing

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 evolvedpublishing functions - editorial, design and production, marketing, sales and distribution, and rightsthe role of the authorcopyright and contractsthe sales channels for books in the UK, from the high street to ebooksgetting a job in publishing.It features:topic boxes written by expert contributorsa glossary of publishing termssuggestions for further readinga directory of publishing organizationsa Companion Website at: http://www.insidebookpublishing.com/.