Publishing for Profit: Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers

Publishing is a rapidly changing business, and this readable and comprehensive reference is right in step, covering operations, financial, and personnel management as well as product development, production, and marketing. Whereas competing books deal with publishing theory or focus on the self-publisher with a single title, Publishing for Profit is written for the practicing professional, whether just starting out or looking to learn some new tricks of the trade. This revised and expanded edition contains updated industry statistics and benchmark figures, as well as new chapters on the state of returns in the industry and ways to mitigate them, and features a chapter on electronic publishing, including e-books and print-on-demand. Highly practical, it provides forms and sample contracts as well as up-to-the-minute advice.