CRI 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cover Letter, Penguin Group
29 Dec 2016
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Publisher, editor and chief, most editors: editorial board criteria, personal knowledge. Of the subject matter the author might have. How does it compare to other books out there: production consideration. Most expensive type of book to produce is popup books. 2 are canadian > nick banta from vancouver, also a writer. Helps with paper grain (wrong way can double production time): sales, including subsidiary rights sales most of his work is done by hand. Larger the author = fewer rights they will give the publisher. Authors can sign with many different publishers for the same book, made in different versions (ex. Determine which manuscripts and proposals they"ll pursue for publication: given from authors and agents. Many publishers don"t accept manuscripts directly from authors; if you don"t have an agent, but like your work, sometimes they"ll direct you to one. They lose money if no books win major awards. Quantifiable elements that help differentiate the books.
