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Many publishing houses use sales representatives to call (either physically or by phone) on retail outlets stocking books.
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The publishing process
If you want to know more about the journey of a book once the manuscript is ready, and also about the various roles people play in different parts of the publishing process (including design, formatting, production, distribution and sales) then this section of the site brings together a wealth of knowledge from publishing industry professionals.
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This will be loaded onto the house computer system (or database) and recycled many times.
This first piece of descriptive copy...
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Given that:
No other industry produces as many new products a year, or offers its employees so little time (or money) with which to...Blog
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As authors, we are committed to thinking that books are wonderful. Whilst there are many who agree with us, sadly there are even more who...
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The worlds of art and writing are home to many brilliant and passionate people, who have enormous experience and insight that can help...
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Why did you become a book buyer?
I spent a few years working in a bookstore, so becoming a head office buyer was a logical...