The Publishing Business:A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On (Creative Careers)

by: Kelvin Smith(Author),Melanie Ramdarshan Bold(Author)

Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Edition:3rd

Publication Date: 11 Jan. 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 256 pages

ISBN-10: 1350259381

ISBN-13: 9781350259386

Book Description

Are you considering a career in the world of publishing, or simply want to understand more about the industry? If so, The Publishing Business will take you through theessential publishing activities performed in editorial, rights, design, production, sales and marketing departments. Inteational examples from across the industry, from children's books to academic monographs, demonstrate key responsibilities at each stage of the publishing process and how the industry is adapting to digital culture. This 3rd edition has been updated with more on the role of self-publishing, independent publishers, audio books, the rise of poetry and non-fiction and how the industry is facing up to challenges of sustainability, inclusivity and diversity.Beautifully designed and full of insight and advice from practitioner interviews, this is an essential introduction to a dynamic industry. Interviewees include:Anne Meadows, Commissioning Editor at Granta and Portobello BooksZaahida Nabagereka, Head of Social Impact at Penguin Books UK Ashleigh Gardner, Senior Vice President, Managing Director Global Publishing, WattpadCaroline Walsh, Literary Agent, David Higham AssociatesPeter Blackstock, VP, Deputy Publisher, Grove Atlantic/Publisher, Grove Press UKAmy Ellis, Head of Rights and Permissions, Publishers' Licensing ServicesVictoria Lawrance, Rights Manager, Bloomsbury Publishing PlcShaun Hodgkinson, COO, Dorling KindersleyThomas Truong, Publishing Director, Little Tiger GroupJenny Blenk, Associate Editor, Dark Horse Comics Jeanette Morton, Digital Publisher, Oxford University PressMaria Vassilopoulos, Publishing Sales, Uni of Wales Press and Calon BooksIan Lamb, Head Of Children's Marketing and Publicity, Simon and Schuster