As much as we love to think about literature as an art form, at the end of the day, publishing is still a business where the ultimate goal is to sell books. As a publisher you could acquire the greatest novel ever written, but without the Marketing and Sales teams, that book isn’t going to fly off the shelves. Sales plays an integral role in getting books from the hands of the author to the hands of the reader as early as the acquisition stage.
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It is crucial for Marketing to show their enthusiasm for the book and present some key ideas on how they plan to promote it.
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The publishing industry is kind of…wild. It is an intricate business, and one that often does not run like the outside world expects it to (i.e. it is s l o w in a world that expects things now, now, now. So, we’ve decided to break things down a bit. Let’s dive in, shall we?
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When most people imagine dramatic courtroom scenes, the topic at hand is usually a gruesome murder, a salacious affair, or the conclusion to an exciting whudonit. Less imagined is the intricacies of copyright issues, a topic only a lawyer could love. Now I have to confess, as someone for whom law school was once a…
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Literary agents are vital to the publishing industry, though it isn’t always clear who they are, what they do, or how to find the best one for you and your work.
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Publishing is a complex and multifaceted industry. If you’ve written a book and are looking to get published, but don’t know how, we’ve broken down the ins and outs of publishing you need to know.
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