Publishers & Publishing Industry

Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business. The reality is, those who want to make a full or part-time job out of writing are...

When violence breaks out at the stands of far-right publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Beatrice Deft is provoked into action. An alienated Australian high school teacher who finds herself at the centre of the global book industry, Beatrice encounters...

English Literature in the 1960s soon threw off its post-war weariness and the tepid influences of the previous decade. New voices, new visions, and new commitments profoundly reshaped writing during the sixties, and throughout the rest of the century...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593332054Author Amy JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

What would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of...

Fashion writing now enjoys its highest-ever profile as the digital world has multiplied the number of platforms on which it is available. No longer confined to restrictive print schedules or occasional broadcast slots, fashion has become an ever-present...

This invaluable fiction writer's guide is the resource you need to start - and, more importantly, finish - that novel that you've been itching to write! Using her tried-and-true methods, writing coach Char arms you with all the knowledge you need to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789187109485Author David GaughranFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint David GaughranPublisher David GaughranWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Get your romance (writing) on! Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies is the only reference aspiring writers need to get their careers off to the right start. Fully updated to reflect the industry's latest trends and secrets, this book helps you understand...

In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative...

Editing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult to truly understand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997970623Author Becca SymeFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hummingbird BooksPublisher Hummingbird BooksWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

"A lot of people will be interested in the famous bookshops of the world: Jorge Carrion has gone and visited them all. We can't travel right now, but we can travel in books." MARGARET ATWOODWhy do bookshops matter? How do they filter our ideas and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950043149Author Dale L RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Archangel InkPublisher Archangel InkWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000291Author Joachim SchoepfelFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This magisterial study re-examines fundamental aspects of what has been termed the printing revolution of the early modern period. David McKitterick argues that many of the changes associated with printing were only gradually absorbed over almost 400...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544924Author Michalis PichlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845699Author Andrew T. LepeauFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm)...

This book and its companion volume, English Blind-Stamped Bindings, together provide an exhaustive study of the tools used on blind-stamped bindings in England between the fifteenth century and the latter part of the seventeenth century. Consummately...

Develop creative animation and multimedia using Adobe Animate Adobe Animate Classroom in a Book (2023 release) uses real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more...

There's never been a better time to be an author! Books like the Harry Potter series create a media phenomenon, with people lining up and camping outside bookstores to purchase newly released titles. Yet book sales overall - not just those of...

The 1867 Canadian confederation brought with it expectations of a national literature, which a rising class of local printers hoped to supply. Reforming copyright law in the imperial context proved impossible, and Canada became a prime market for foreign...

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Animate Classroom in a Book (R), the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does -- an official training series...

LEARN HOW TO PLOT AND STRUCTURE YOUR CREATIVE WRITING.How to Craft a Great Story takes you step by step through the process of creating a compelling and coherent plot and structure. It covers such basics as the traditional story arcs, and such advanced...

This is the first comprehensive survey of the history of the book in Britain from Roman through Anglo-Saxon to early Norman times. The expert contributions explore the physical form of books, including their codicology, script and decoration; examine the...

With original contributions from a diverse range of teachers, scholars, and practitioners in literary studies, history, book arts, library science, language studies, and archives, Teaching the History of the Book is the first collection of its kind...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913588618Author Alliance Of Independent AuthorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Font PublicationsPublisher Font PublicationsWeight(grams)...

When does a book that is merely old become a rarity and an object of desire? David McKitterick examines, for the first time, the development of the idea of rare books, and why they matter. Studying examples from across Europe, he explores how this idea...

From the burning of Byron's memoirs, Jane Austen's clipped businesslike manner, and the lucrative controversy caused by the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, through to the discovery of the new young poet John Betjeman, the name John Murray has...

Publishing Law is an authoritative and engaging guide to a wide range of legal issues affecting publishing today. Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson present readers with clear and accessible guidance to the complex legal areas specific to the ever...

The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literatureIslamic book culture dates back to late antiquity, when Muslim scholars began to write down their doctrines on parchment, papyrus, and...

How To Write Everything is the ultimate writer's handbook. It tells you about every aspect of writing, from having an idea to getting the idea out into the world and getting paid for it, too. It covers everything from journalism to screen-writing, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948742665Author Anne TrubekFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Belt PublishingPublisher Belt PublishingWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 127mm *...

Thoroughly revised, restructured and updated, A History of British Publishing covers six centuries of publishing in Britain from before the invention of the printing press, to the electronic era of today.John Feather places Britain and her industries in...

This book examines the radical transformation of British literary culture during the period 1880-1914 as seen through the early publishing careers of three highly influential writers, Joseph Conrad, Arnold Bennett and Arthur Conan Doyle. Peter D...

As more and more of our cultural heritage migrates into digital form and as increasing amounts of literature and art are created within digital environments, it becomes more important than ever before for us to understand how the medium affects the text...

The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literatureIslamic book culture dates back to late antiquity, when Muslim scholars began to write down their doctrines on parchment, papyrus, and...

Anne Scott has never housed her books in order of theme or author yet she knows where each of them is and the kind of life it has led. Some have been gifts but most have been chosen in bookshops unique in their style and possibilities. They have been...

Natural language generation (NLG) is the process wherein computers produce output in readable human languages. Such output takes many forms, including news articles, sports reports, prose fiction, and poetry. These computer-generated texts are often...