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Peter Ginna has been an editor and publisher for over thirty years, most recently at Bloomsbury Press; he has also held editorial positions at Oxford University Press, Crown Publishers, St. Martin's Press, and Persea Books.
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- Sukupuoli
- male
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- USA
- Asuinpaikat
- New York, New York, USA
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- 1
- Jäseniä
- 137
- Suosituimmuussija
- #149,084
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- 4.1
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- 4
Aspiring editors can benefit from learning more about their craft while writers can learn how to take advantage of the business better. I’m in the latter category. This book helped me understand the book industry – the changing book industry – better. When interacting with the literary industry, in-depth understandings of the acquisition process or knowing various code words used to convey a certain part can allow a writer to judge whether a particular editor is just what their work needs.
This book certainly covers the proverbial shoreline very well. It discusses everything including smaller presses versus corporate publishers, working your way up in the industry’s hierarchy, and how academic presses differ from mainstream outfits. As an enterprise-wide survey, this comprehensive story brings insights from many points of view. In particular, although the effects of technological change lie behind every chapter, the final chapter discusses industry trends and how they might augment the future. Those invested in the book industry, whether by profession or hobby, can master the business of bettering writing and writers.… (lisätietoja)