Book Publishing: An Introduction

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Book Publishing: An Introduction


Dates:

16-17 June/3-4 November 2008 (a two-day course)

 

Price:

£619+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

 

Venue:

The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)


Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability

 

"Absolutely fantastic – a solid and sound introduction to the publishing industry."

Freelance delegate

 

"Brilliant introduction."

Taylor & Francis delegate



New to publishing? This course will get your career off to a great start. In just two days you'll discover:

 

  • what everyone in the company actually does
  • what's involved at every stage of the publishing process
  • how the stages fit together.

 

The course will give you the best possible introduction to what publishing is all about. You'll meet a variety of experts from different backgrounds, giving you a wider perspective of the industry you've just joined. And you'll see exactly what all of these people do:

 

  • authors
  • commissioning editors
  • copy-editors and proofreaders
  • production staff
  • members of the sales, export and rights departments
  • promotion and publicity personnel
  • booksellers.

Programme

Day one

  • Industry overview
  • Project development
    • Developing new ideas into workable projects
    • Researching and costing new projects
    • The decision to publish
    • Managing authors
    • Editing (substantive and copy) and proofreading
  • Design
    • Role of design
    • Examples of cover design
    • Text design and layout
    • Type families; type sizes; good typography
    • Good and bad page design
  • Production
    • Outline of the processes of book production
    • Managing and controlling the cost, time and quality
    • Interface with other departments
    • Quality control

 

Day two

  • Rights
    • Copyright
    • What rights can you sell?
    • Major book fairs
    • Contracts
  • Sales and marketing
    • The market place
    • The supply chain – routes to market
    • Sales and marketing’s role in the decision to publish
    • Selling the publication
    • Publicity and promotion
    • Margins
  • Finance
    • Cost breakdown
    • Annual company budget
    • P&L
    • Practical exercise

 

Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone new to publishing.


Your tutors
A range of experienced publishers each offering insights into their own specialist area.


Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.


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Dates: 16-17 June/3-4 November 2008

Price: £619+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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Course title:
Book Publishing: An Introduction
Course price:
£619 +VAT
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16-17 June 2008,3-4 November 2008