Inside Book Publishing
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 | Product Details: Paperback 302 pages Release Date: 16 June 2008 Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415441579 Rating:   Sales Rank: 53191 | | Look for similar books by subject:
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| | Customer Reviews: Thorough and comprehensive (02 October 2008)I must declare my interest - I was part of the (UK) Society of Young Publishers committee which started this ball rolling back in 1979. We saw a need for an introduction to the industry; we planned a mere booklet summarising it as it then was, but Giles Clark - also on the committee - took up the opportunity to make it something vastly more comprehensive and therefore useful. No longer involved in subsequent editions (except as a specialist contributor for a one-page panel in in this last edition), I have watched the project develop into an amazingly comprehensive work which is now the definitive textbook for any publishing course, and an invaluable source of ideas, information and inspiration for those about to join or in the early years in the industry. Some of the third edition was rather dense reading, I would agree, but this fourth has not only brought the coverage of the industry right up to date with e-books, POD, etc., but a comprehensive rewrite and redesign has made it approachable and entertaining as well as highly informative. No one embarking on a career in publishing should fail to read it - and even those with a few years' experience will find useful things in it. To those wondering how it relates to another book for would-be entrants to the industry, Alison Baverstock et al.'s How To Get a Job in Publishing, I would say that they are quite different things - get both (and see my review of that on its page). Good reading (21 July 2008)Very informative publication though I agree with Mr J. Ward's remark about Clark's writing style. I too found it quite difficult to read for that particular reason! An in-depth look into the publishing industry. (15 January 2002)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! (31 January 2001)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 (21 November 2000)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. | |
