Publishing is a fascinating business and the process that goes into the making of books and newspapers is an interesting one. These days, with the world of digital information and the internet upon us, the scope of publishing now also includes websites, blogs and the like.
Publishing isn't just printing literature or information but also the development, marketing, distribution and even promotion of the printed works and this is from the business perspective. In fact, it is not as simple as you may think.
Starting with the written work or the copy is the publishing process. Many aspiring and unpublished writers often submit manuscripts to publishing houses in the hopes of seeing the light of print. Often rejected is a great number of these contributions and these end up in a slush pile which editors will then sift through. From known and established writers, book and magazine publishers usually commission a copy and works that are unsolicited will have a slim chance of getting published. The prudent thing for a writer to do to get published is to first submit a query or a proposal. It would also be helpful if you have a literary agent who has access to major publishers.
When a work is accepted by a publisher, then negotiations with the writer or his agent begin on how much to pay the writer for "intellectual property" rights and "royalty rate."
When the commercial are legal issues are settled, the editorial stage is the next step and before they get to publishing editors who do further editing on the work, writers are asked to rewrite or improve their manuscripts.
In the next stage, which is called prepress, the design as well as artwork including photos are decided. There are other processes such as casing, dust jacket composition, typesetting, deciding on paper quality, binding method, as well as proofreading. The work can proceed to printing once this is done. It is interesting to note that most major magazine and newspaper publishers have their own printing presses, but book publishers seldom do.
As for the publisher's work, it doesn't end with the publication of the book. This is followed by advertising and other marketing tasks, including distribution. Sometimes, the publishing process up to the printing stage will be handled by a separate company or even an individual before the same is sold to the publishing house. You can call this book packaging.
Publishing isn't just printing literature or information but also the development, marketing, distribution and even promotion of the printed works and this is from the business perspective. In fact, it is not as simple as you may think.
Starting with the written work or the copy is the publishing process. Many aspiring and unpublished writers often submit manuscripts to publishing houses in the hopes of seeing the light of print. Often rejected is a great number of these contributions and these end up in a slush pile which editors will then sift through. From known and established writers, book and magazine publishers usually commission a copy and works that are unsolicited will have a slim chance of getting published. The prudent thing for a writer to do to get published is to first submit a query or a proposal. It would also be helpful if you have a literary agent who has access to major publishers.
When a work is accepted by a publisher, then negotiations with the writer or his agent begin on how much to pay the writer for "intellectual property" rights and "royalty rate."
When the commercial are legal issues are settled, the editorial stage is the next step and before they get to publishing editors who do further editing on the work, writers are asked to rewrite or improve their manuscripts.
In the next stage, which is called prepress, the design as well as artwork including photos are decided. There are other processes such as casing, dust jacket composition, typesetting, deciding on paper quality, binding method, as well as proofreading. The work can proceed to printing once this is done. It is interesting to note that most major magazine and newspaper publishers have their own printing presses, but book publishers seldom do.
As for the publisher's work, it doesn't end with the publication of the book. This is followed by advertising and other marketing tasks, including distribution. Sometimes, the publishing process up to the printing stage will be handled by a separate company or even an individual before the same is sold to the publishing house. You can call this book packaging.
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