The Book Publisher's Handbook The Seven Keys to Publishing Success With Six Case Studies

by Kampmann, Eric; Atwell, Margot

• ISBN13: 9780825305450
• ISBN10: 0825305454
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-04
• Publisher: Beaufort Books

Summary

For seasoned pros and those new to the game, here is everything you need to know about the publishing process. The author offers first-hand experience of editorial, design, pricing, distribution, marketing and publicity. It includes success stories and reveals the strategies behind well-known bestsellers. Whether you want to break into the business, understand it better or be a publisher-author, this is the book for you.

Author Biography

Eric Kampmann has worked in book publishing since 1970 at Viking, St. Martin's, then Simon & Schuster. He has worked with independent publishers since 1981. Eric is currently the President of Midpoint Trade Books, a sales and distribution company for independent publishers which he co-founded in 1996. Eric has also taught book publishing courses at Harvard, Columbia, Hofstra, and NYU.

Margot Atwell has worked in publishing since 2003. She is also a freelance editor and book reviewer, and has written for publications such as Publishers Weekly, Publishing Perspectives, Moviefone, Five on Five, and Derbylife. She is a graduate of Smith College, where she founded and edited Labrys, a journal of art and literature.