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Title:
The insider's guide to a career in book publishing / Carin Siegfried.
Author:
Siegfried, Carin, author.
Publication Information:
Charlotte, North Carolina : Chickadee Books, 2015.
Call Number:
Z476 .S54 2014
Edition:
Third edition
ISBN:
9780985336257
Physical Description:
131 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Part I. The jobs of publishing -- 1. Literary agent -- 2. Editor -- 3. Subsidiary rights representative -- 4. Production editor and production manager -- 5. Copyeditor and proofreader -- 6. Art designer and interior designer -- 7. Publicist -- 8. Marketer -- 9. Sales representative -- 10. Buyer -- 11. Bookseller -- 12. Book packager -- 13. Publishing lawyer -- Part II. Types of publishing houses -- 14. Big, medium, small -- 15. Adult vs. children -- 16. Other publishers -- Part III. How to get into publishing -- 17. Preparing for the job search -- 18. Job listings -- 19. Publishing résumés -- 20. Cover letters -- 21. Informational interviews -- 22. Job interviews -- 23. New York, New York -- Part IV. Nontraditional paths to publishing -- 24. New York is not the center of the universe -- 25. Experience -- 26. Publishing programs -- 27. Internships -- 28. Thank-you notes -- Part V. So you've finally landed a job in publishing.
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