"[This book] gathers essays from twenty-seven leading figures in book publishing about their work. Representing both large houses and small, and encompassing trade, textbook, academic, and children's publishing, the contributors make the case for why editing remains a vital function to writers--and readers--everywhere. Ironically for an industry built on words, there has been a scarcity of written guidance on how to actually approach the work of editing....

Writer's Market 2019 guides you through the process of getting paid to write with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents, as well as new playwriting and screenwriting sections. These listings feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work published. Includes material devoted to the business and promotion...

A reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) writes a fictitious column about someone named "John Doe," who is distraught at America's neglect of the little people and plans to kill himself. The newspaper then hires an ex-ballplayer (Gary Cooper) to pose as John Doe. In a series of radio addresses written by a publisher with fascist leanings, Doe captures the public's imagination. When he finally realizes he has been used, Doe comes to his senses and becomes the...

A vibrant history of the London publishing house Faber and Faber told in its own words. Published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is for readers who love books and are curious about the business of writing. Faber and Faber is one of the world's greatest independent publishers. Literary superstars like T.S.Eliot, William Golding, Ted Hughes, and Sylvia Plath are synonymous with the name 'Faber', as are the leafy squares of twentieth-century...

"One of the most innovative minds in business provides an equally original guide to getting ahead. Frank Bennack's accomplishments in media and business are unrivaled. He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years he helped solidify the company's reputation as a leader in consumer media, overseeing the purchase of more than two dozen television stations and several major newspapers (Houston Chronicle), the launch of top-selling...

This road documentary travels across South America to understand Cartonera book production, finding citizens and cooperatives committed to using literary production as a means of fighting for social justice, economic equality, and a more sustainable world. Cartonera publishers are proponents of a salvage economy. They handcraft their books out of recycled materials, often bought straight from Cartoneros, people who make their living by collecting...

Este no es un libro sobre tipografía y diseño. A Eric Gill no le interesa el aspecto estético de la tipografía, sino las letras en sí y su efecto en nuestras vidas. Porque las letras están hechas para ser leídas. Por tanto, digámoslo alto y claro: si Un ensayo sobre tipografía fuera apenas un mero manual sobre cursivas, serifas e interlineados, hoy, en estos tiempos en que lo digital se impone, su relevancia sería la de un reloj de sol....

Ya lo has conseguido: te has peleado contra los elementos y contra tus limitaciones, y has conseguido terminar de escribir ese libro con el que llevabas tanto tiempo soñando. Lo miras con orgullo de padre y todo lo que te invade es la ilusión del logro conseguido. Y, de repente, una pregunta te cruza la mente: ¿y ahora qué? Como escritor, sabes que un libro no está completo hasta que otros ojos lo leen, hasta que otra gente recibe la historia,...

Esta es la segunda edición de un libro que condensa los conceptos claves de la edición de textos científicos: las publicaciones periódicas, sus estrategias editoriales y objetivos, sus sistemas de gestión e indexación, sus fuentes de financiación, sus indicadores de calidad e impacto, y un capítulo sobre marketing de publicaciones científicas como estrategia de visibilización y posicionamiento.

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.