Inside Book Publishing
Now fully revised and updated for its seventh edition, Inside Book Publishing is the classic introduction to the book publishing industry.

The book provides excellent overviews of the main aspects of the publishing process: commissioning authors, product development, design and production, marketing, and sales. Angus Phillips and Giles Clark offer authoritative and up-to-date coverage of all sectors of the industry from commercial fiction to educational publishing and academic journals. They reveal how publishers continue to adapt to a fast-changing and highly interconnected world, in which printed books have proved resilient alongside ebooks and the growth in audio. The topics explored include AI, social media in marketing, sustainable book production, open access for research, and diversity, equity and inclusion. International case studies from industry experts give perspectives on, for example, comic books, children’s picture books, women in Indian publishing and the Korean literary wave.

As a manual for those in the profession and a guide for the publishers of the future, this book remains a seminal work for anyone with an interest in the industry. It will also be of interest to authors seeking an insider’s view of this exciting industry.

The book is supported by online resources, including a glossary, a further reading list and links to a range of online resources, available at www.routledge.com/9781032516554.

1145653789
Inside Book Publishing
Now fully revised and updated for its seventh edition, Inside Book Publishing is the classic introduction to the book publishing industry.

The book provides excellent overviews of the main aspects of the publishing process: commissioning authors, product development, design and production, marketing, and sales. Angus Phillips and Giles Clark offer authoritative and up-to-date coverage of all sectors of the industry from commercial fiction to educational publishing and academic journals. They reveal how publishers continue to adapt to a fast-changing and highly interconnected world, in which printed books have proved resilient alongside ebooks and the growth in audio. The topics explored include AI, social media in marketing, sustainable book production, open access for research, and diversity, equity and inclusion. International case studies from industry experts give perspectives on, for example, comic books, children’s picture books, women in Indian publishing and the Korean literary wave.

As a manual for those in the profession and a guide for the publishers of the future, this book remains a seminal work for anyone with an interest in the industry. It will also be of interest to authors seeking an insider’s view of this exciting industry.

The book is supported by online resources, including a glossary, a further reading list and links to a range of online resources, available at www.routledge.com/9781032516554.

54.99 In Stock
Inside Book Publishing

Inside Book Publishing

by Angus Phillips, Giles Clark
Inside Book Publishing

Inside Book Publishing

by Angus Phillips, Giles Clark

Paperback(7th ed.)

$54.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

Now fully revised and updated for its seventh edition, Inside Book Publishing is the classic introduction to the book publishing industry.

The book provides excellent overviews of the main aspects of the publishing process: commissioning authors, product development, design and production, marketing, and sales. Angus Phillips and Giles Clark offer authoritative and up-to-date coverage of all sectors of the industry from commercial fiction to educational publishing and academic journals. They reveal how publishers continue to adapt to a fast-changing and highly interconnected world, in which printed books have proved resilient alongside ebooks and the growth in audio. The topics explored include AI, social media in marketing, sustainable book production, open access for research, and diversity, equity and inclusion. International case studies from industry experts give perspectives on, for example, comic books, children’s picture books, women in Indian publishing and the Korean literary wave.

As a manual for those in the profession and a guide for the publishers of the future, this book remains a seminal work for anyone with an interest in the industry. It will also be of interest to authors seeking an insider’s view of this exciting industry.

The book is supported by online resources, including a glossary, a further reading list and links to a range of online resources, available at www.routledge.com/9781032516554.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032516554
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/28/2025
Edition description: 7th ed.
Pages: 390
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Angus Phillips is Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Giles Clark was formerly Co-Publishing Adviser at The Open University, UK.

Table of Contents

List of expert, focus and skills boxes

Illustration credits

Sources for quotations in sidebars

Preface to the seventh edition

Preface to the previous editions

Acknowledgements

Book publishing: an introduction

1. The development of modern trade publishing

2. Publishing for educational, academic and professional markets

3. The characteristics of the main publishing sectors

4. Creating and protecting value in publishing

5. The author

6. Commissioning and acquisition

7. The author contract and editorial development

8. Design and production

9. Marketing and publicity

10. Sales and distribution

11. Rights Sales

12. The sales channels for books in the UK

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews