Book Commissioning and Acquisition

Since its first publication this essential guide to book commissioning hasestablished itself as the one and only mustread for any successful editorand the core ... » 

Since its first publication this essential guide to book commissioning hasestablished itself as the one and only mustread for any successful editorand the core training text used both within publishing houses and in publishingcourses worldwide.In this new edition Gill Davies concentrates on the essential skills ofcommissioning as well as other editorial challenges such as handling new listsfollowing mergers and takeovers and the demands of digital technology. Newcasestudies have been added which illustrate the commercial and practicalproblems that editors must address in todays complex and demandingmarketplace.This book remains the one text that editors must have by their side throughouttheir careers. «