Truth about Publishing
Details:
- Author(s) Unwin, Stanley
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1960
- Pages 7th ed; 348pp
- Publisher Allen & Unwin
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
First published 1926. Many editions. The writer was Sir Stanley Unwin, 1884-1968. Provides an account of book publishing and printing for the benefit of writers and others so that they can more understand the processes and stages involved. Not an historical work but an historical account can be traced through the different editions. The chapters of the 1960 edition are: 'Arrival of the manuscript'; 'Casting off and estimating'; 'Price of the books and over-production'; 'Agreements'; 'Production'; 'The actual selling'; 'Book distribution on the continent'; 'Publicity, etc'; 'Copyright and rights'; 'Other aspects of the business'; 'Publishing as a profession'