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Rethink Press The Complete Guide to Ghostwriting
Book SynopsisGhostwriters, for so long the publishing industry's best kept secret, are finally stepping out from the shadows.The Complete Guide To Ghostwriting is a comprehensive overview of this secretive profession, which has seen a rapid increase in demand in every genre of book. Teena Lyons has enlisted the help of more than thirty of the UK's best-known ghostwriters, publishers and agents who share stories about their collaborations and valuable tips for success.Read this book to understand: Why people use ghostwriters and who might need one from ordinary people to celebrities What to expect when working with a ghostwriter, from beginning to end How to get the best out of a publishing collaboration What to do if the process doesn't go to plan The skills and knowledge you need to succeed as a ghostwriter
£16.19
Granta Books Instead of a Book: Letters to a Friend
Book SynopsisWritten with an intimacy and spontaneity even more revealing than her celebrated memoirs, Diana Athill's correspondence with the American poet Edward Field covers thirty years of pleasure and pain, fame and gossip, relationships and ailments. Edited, selected and introduced by Athill, this collection of those letters covers her career as an editor and the adventure of her retirement, revealing a sharply intelligent woman with a keen eye for the absurd, a brilliant turn of phrase and a wicked sense of humour. Vivid, direct and entertaining, Instead of a Book is a wonderful insight into a woman growing older without ever losing her zest for life.Trade ReviewFascinating and surprising ... Athill is a wonderful letter writer - always aware of the need to entertain and beguile the reader ... Every page of this book shows that Athill's eye is as beady as ever -- Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *Encounter again, the sheer joy of her brisk, wry and hugely energetic prose -- Christina Patterson * Independent *These are vivid reports on life in late 20th-century Britain as experienced by a writer, editor, daughter, partner and pensioner with an extraordinarily "beady eye" on human relations and a phenomenal capacity for making the most of everything that comes her way ... She owes us nothing. She has given a very great deal -- Alexandra Harris * Guardian *She documents her dotage with affecting candour ... Athill is never remotely maudlin or self-pitying, and she describes beautifully those "lovely moments of pure being" that make it all worthwhile -- David Evans * Financial Times *A joy to read ... Grand, splendid and wonderfully entertaining, Athill makes you hope that letter-writing is not a lost art -- Tina Jackson * Metro *Athill is wonderful - always aware of the need to entertain and beguile her reader ... Fascinating and surprising -- Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *A superb description of a woman growing older without losing her sense of humour or enthusiasm for life * Daily Telegraph *Spirited sketches of OAP life... tackles the big questions through the small increments -- Alexandra Harris * Guardian *A revealing document... There's a disarming honesty in the detail of [her] daily struggles with domesticity and mortality * Big Issue in the North *The keenly intelligent letters between Athill and her friend, the American poet Edward Field, provide an intimate insight into the relationship between the two writers * Good Homes *
£9.49
Haynes Publishing Group John Haynes Biography: The man behind the manuals
Book SynopsisJohn Haynes - The man behind the manuals., This fascinating and inspiring biography of John H Haynes – the man behind Haynes Manuals – looks 'under the bonnet' at his extraordinary life, and his legacy to the motoring world. This is the story of how one man's vision and enthusiasm gave a small enterprise in rural Somerset a global footprint., The author, Ned Temko, has spent many hours with the Haynes family, uncovering the rich and varied life that passionate motoring enthusiast John Haynes led. The story begins with John's childhood in Ceylon and his school days – when as a young entrepreneur he sowed the seeds for what would become the iconic Haynes car-repair manuals – to his time as a young RAF officer, and then as the driving force behind the growth of the iconic Haynes brand and the Haynes International Motor Museum., What makes John's story especially compelling is that the idea for his car Owners' Workshop Manuals didn't emerge fully formed. It wasn't a product of business school, or consumer focus groups. Just as the roots of Steve Jobs's Apple Mac can be traced to his personal urge to build the most perfect personal computer he could imagine, Haynes's journey began when, as a teenaged schoolboy, he was dead set on figuring out how to turn the remains of an old Austin he'd found in a scrap yard into a fully working sports car. The simple booklet he produced about building this 750 Special was the spark that would eventually result in the building of a global brand. This biography will appeal not only to motoring enthusiasts, but a wider audience who will be intrigued by the story of the Haynes family and the business dynamics - exploring the evolution of a global, yet truly British company and brand, led and overseen by John Haynes for 59 years., Author: Ned Temko began his journalistic career in 1975, in post-revolutionary Portugal. After a brief posting in Brussels, he was based in Beirut, Moscow, Jerusalem and Johannesburg for the American newspaper The Christian Science Monitor before being transferred to London, where he has lived and worked since., He was editor at the Jewish Chronicle for 15 years, during which it won unprecedented national recognition. In 2005, he joined The Observer as its Chief Political Correspondent. Since 2008, while continuing to make broadcast appearances as an analyst and commentator on the BBC and Sky, he has ghosted and edited a number of political memoirs and business books. He is also the author of To Win or To Die, a biography of the former Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, and writes a regular international-affairs column for the Monitor.
£18.00
Anthem Press The Selling and Self-Regulation of Contemporary
Book SynopsisThe Selling and Self-Regulation of Contemporary Poetry is the first book-length study of the contemporary poetry industry. By documenting radical changes over the past decade in the way poems are published, sold, and consumed, it connects the seemingly small world of poetry with the other, wider creative industries. In reassessing an art form that has been traditionally seen as free from or even resistant to material concerns, the book confronts the real pressures – and real opportunities – faced by poets and publishers in the wake of economic and cultural shifts since 2008. The changing role of anthologies, prizes, and publishers are considered alongside new technologies, new arts policy, and re-conceptions of poetic labour. Ultimately, it argues that poetry’s continued growth and diversification also leaves individuals with more responsibility than ever for sustaining its communities.Trade Review‘“Money is a kind of poetry,” said Wallace Stevens, and J. T. Welsch keeps a weather eye on both in the age of “creative” as a job description. Anyone interested in modern poetry will find this valuable study shrewd and illuminating in the way it opens the present moment to reimagining.’ —Jeremy Noel-Tod, Senior Lecturer in Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia, UK‘During the last decade, in a challenging period for many art forms, audiences for poetry have grown and the public profile of the art form increased. J. T. Welsch proposes that poetry’s fluid self-regulation is a great, and perhaps unique strength in the post-financial crash era where public austerity reigns and a growing definition of the arts as part of the “creative industries” both present challenges to the sector. Welsch makes a strong case for how poetry has moved with mainstream technology, changing definitions of the art form from within and moving with public taste whilst also remaining true to itself. An important and fascinating exploration of the life blood of poetry and how it has thrived, even in the toughest of climates.’ —Claire Malcolm, Chief Executive, New Writing NorthTable of ContentsIntroduction – An Essential Industry: PoBiz in the New Millennium; Part I: New Markets; 1. The Generation Game: Anthologising the New Consensus; 2. Shortlisted Against My Ruins: Scandals in the New Prize Culture; 3. Poetry as Content: The Network Value of Lyrical Thought; Part II: New Products; 4. Full-Length: The Rise & Reification of the Modern Poetry Collection; 5. Poetic Devices: Book Technologies of a Retro-Future; 6. The Big Debut; Part III: New Policy; 7. Creative Capital: The Consolidation of London’s Poetry Power; 8. Plagiarism Police and the Re-Conception of Originality; 9. Practice-Based Priorities: Studying Poetry Across the Creative-Critical Divide; Part IV: New Producers; 10. Poetry & Work: Some Thoughts on Paterson; 11. Delighted & Humbled: The Poet as Entrepreneur; 12. The Promise of Professionalism; Conclusion – The Poetry Game: Markets & Metrics of Anxiety; Index.
£72.00
Anthem Press Magazines and Modernity in Brazil:
Book SynopsisAlthough published as part of a series on Brazilian studies, central to this collection are not the concepts of nation or nationhood but those of transnational networks and cross-cultural exchanges. The concept of nation is of limited value to account for the periodical print culture as a global phenomenon marked by transnational movements such as those involving capital flows, commodities, people, ideas and editorial models. In this vein, what these chapters explore is not so much the concept of influence - which often plays a central role in Eurocentric analyses - but those of circulation and interaction. The notion of "circulation" here emphasised is more appropriate to the study of cultural exchanges, focusing on the movements of and engagements with ideas and concepts, as well as the appropriated models and the people involved in the publication and consumption of magazines. What the reader will find in these essays are analysis of numerous processes of transnational cultural negotiations.Table of ContentsTable of figures; List of authors; Introduction; The French periodical print culture in Brazil: A survey of catalogues and mediators (1800-1945) by Valeria dos Santos Guimaraes; The transnational model of popular illustrated magazines: Three case studies from Brazil (1900-1920) by Felipe Botelho Correa; The transnational networks of the modernist periodical print culture: The magazine lumiere in the aftermath of WWI by Monica Pimenta Velloso; Versions of modernity in the household magazine A Casa (1923-45) by Marize Malta; Panorama magazine and the far-right in Brazil (1936-1937) by Matheus Cardoso da Silva & Renato Alencar Dotta; Against Nazi-fascism in Brazil: The case of the magazine Diretrizes (1938-44) by Joelle Rouchou; Literary inquiries and disputes on global modernism: The debate in Brazil during WWII by Tania Regina de Luca; Modernity and modernisms in the magazine Sombra (1940-1960) by Claudia de Oliveira; Index.
£72.00
Berghahn Books The Virago Story: Assessing the Impact of a
Book Synopsis The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women’s print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women’s movement. At four decades’ remove from that heady era, however, the landscape looks dramatically different, with only one press from the period still active in contemporary publishing: Virago. This engaging history explains how, from modest beginnings, Virago managed to weather epochal transformations in gender politics, literary culture, and the book publishing business. Drawing on original interviews with many of the press's principal figures, it gives a compelling account of Virago’s place in recent women's history while also reflecting on the fraught relationship between activism and commerce.Trade Review “Riley gives excellent detail of the difficulties Virago faced in being at once a radical, political committed feminist enterprise and a successful commercial publisher…Riley’s book serves as a valuable addition to a growing scholarship of this period of British feminism and will provoke some sentimental recognition in any reader who has a treasured pile of green spines on their shelves.” • Cercles “Riley's book does a terrific job of laying out the context in which Virago first appeared and its transformations over time. Not only does it evocatively capture a historical moment, but it also serves as an important case study in business history, provides a critical intellectual history of feminism, and even alters our understanding of the book itself.” • Jennifer Scanlon, Bowdoin College “Scholars in the fields of book history, publishing studies, and gender studies will welcome the arrival of this book—an important and long overdue study charting how one of the world’s most established feminist presses not only survived but also found ways to adapt and thrive in a radically restructured political and publishing landscape.” • Kate Eichhorn, The New SchoolTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: 1973-1983 Chapter 1. Virago’s Hands-on Brand of Feminism Chapter 2. Changing the Literary Landscape PART II: 1983-1994 Chapter 3. ‘Alternative, Autonomous, and Viable’: Feminist Publishing and the Mainstream Chapter 4. Fragmenting Feminism and Diversifying Women’s Writing PART III: 1994-2004 Chapter 5. Working Women and the Changing Face(s) of the Book Industry Chapter 6. Third Waves and Disconnections PART IV: 2004-2017 Chapter 7. Virago’s Place in the New Millennium’s Literary Marketplace Chapter 8. Twenty-First Century Feminism(s) and Virago’s Role for Women’s Writing Conclusion Bibliography Index
£84.55
Berghahn Books The Virago Story: Assessing the Impact of a
Book Synopsis The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women’s print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women’s movement. At four decades’ remove from that heady era, however, the landscape looks dramatically different, with only one press from the period still active in contemporary publishing: Virago. This engaging history explains how, from modest beginnings, Virago managed to weather epochal transformations in gender politics, literary culture, and the book publishing business. Drawing on original interviews with many of the press's principal figures, it gives a compelling account of Virago’s place in recent women's history while also reflecting on the fraught relationship between activism and commerce.Trade Review “Riley gives excellent detail of the difficulties Virago faced in being at once a radical, political committed feminist enterprise and a successful commercial publisher…Riley’s book serves as a valuable addition to a growing scholarship of this period of British feminism and will provoke some sentimental recognition in any reader who has a treasured pile of green spines on their shelves.” • Cercles “Riley's book does a terrific job of laying out the context in which Virago first appeared and its transformations over time. Not only does it evocatively capture a historical moment, but it also serves as an important case study in business history, provides a critical intellectual history of feminism, and even alters our understanding of the book itself.” • Jennifer Scanlon, Bowdoin College “Scholars in the fields of book history, publishing studies, and gender studies will welcome the arrival of this book—an important and long overdue study charting how one of the world’s most established feminist presses not only survived but also found ways to adapt and thrive in a radically restructured political and publishing landscape.” • Kate Eichhorn, The New SchoolTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: 1973-1983 Chapter 1. Virago’s Hands-on Brand of Feminism Chapter 2. Changing the Literary Landscape PART II: 1983-1994 Chapter 3. ‘Alternative, Autonomous, and Viable’: Feminist Publishing and the Mainstream Chapter 4. Fragmenting Feminism and Diversifying Women’s Writing PART III: 1994-2004 Chapter 5. Working Women and the Changing Face(s) of the Book Industry Chapter 6. Third Waves and Disconnections PART IV: 2004-2017 Chapter 7. Virago’s Place in the New Millennium’s Literary Marketplace Chapter 8. Twenty-First Century Feminism(s) and Virago’s Role for Women’s Writing Conclusion Bibliography Index
£21.56
Collective Ink When Journalism was a Thing
Book SynopsisJournalism used to be a thing. It used to be a powerful and wonderful thing, yet now it has become a curiosity, and not even the Internet can resurrect it. When Journalism was a Thing considers the downfall and the reasons why, but also offers a model for a new approach to the once-noble profession.
£23.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Open Access: On the Future of
Book SynopsisThe increasing shift towards digital publishing has provoked much debate concerning the issues surrounding ?'Open Access?' (OA), including its economic implications. This timely book considers how the future of academic publishing might look in a purely digital environment and utilises unique empirical data in order to analyze the experiences of researchers with, as well as attitudes towards, OA publishing.Presenting findings from a novel, in-depth survey with more than 10,000 respondents from 25 countries, this book shows that the research culture of scientific research differs considerably between disciplines and countries. These differences significantly determine the role of both '?gold?' and '?green?' forms of OA and foster both opportunity and risk. Discussing their findings in the light of recent policy attempts to foster OA, Thomas Eger and Marc Scheufen reveal considerable shortcomings and lack of knowledge on fundamental features of the academic publishing market and conclude by highlighting a policy agenda for its future development.Well-timed and far-reaching, this book will be of particular interest to students and scholars interested in the economic analysis of copyright law. Academic librarians and research sponsors will also benefit from the insights offered.Trade Review'This is the most comprehensive study on open access academic publishing. It covers the economic and legal aspects of this market of ideas, including the actual importance, shortcomings and potential developments of open access and is therefore a must for everyone interested in the organization of academic publishing. The authors provide a new and concise look on open access publishing, its economic consequences and legal requirements based on thorough empirical research in many countries.' --Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Bucerius Law School, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Academic Publishing Market 3. An International Survey Analysis 4. Policy Implications and the Way Forward 5. Summary and Outlook Appendices References Index
£76.95
Eye Books Sour Grapes
Book SynopsisWhen the sleepy English village of Green Bottom hosts its first literary festival, the good, the bad and the ugly of the book world descend upon its leafy lanes. But the villagers are not prepared for the peculiar habits, petty rivalries and unspeakable desires of the authors. And they are certainly not equipped to deal with Wilberforce Selfram, the ghoul-faced, ageing enfant terrible who wreaks havoc wherever he goes. Sour Grapes is a hilarious satire on the literary world which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike.Trade Review'A true original' - Hilary Mantel;'Few writers can match Rhodes gag for gag' - Daily Telegraph;'Dan Rhodes is totally sick and brilliant in all the right ways' - Douglas Coupland;'Going too far is Dan Rhodes' forte' - The Observer; 'Laugh out loud hilarious' - Stewart Lee
£13.49
Atlantic Books The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir
Book SynopsisTim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstone's empire that started with one small bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstone's to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country.Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father, before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name.Candid and moving, The Face Pressed Against a Window charts the life of one of our most celebrated business leaders.Trade Review[A] moving, funny take on business, family and mortality -- Jim Armitage * Evening Standard *The rollicking, page-turning memoir of Britain's biggest book tycoon * Daily Mail *[Waterstone] writes movingly... Small, poignant images standout... From such raw clay are great entrepreneurs moulded * The Tablet *The Face Pressed Against a Window confirms one's sense that this extraordinarily energetic and well-meaning man has been, and still is, a force for good. * Literary Review *Table of Contents1: Prologue 1: Part One 2: Where the Children of My Childhood Played 2: Part Two 3: I do, ladies. I do. I 'ave a go. 3: Epilogue 4: Miranda Beeching 5: The Carriage Clock
£17.09
Transworld Publishers Ltd Rejected Books: The Most Unpublishable Books of
Book SynopsisThis collection of imagined book covers will have you scratching your head and laughing out loud with every page turn. Though Pranks with Sausages and Holy Bible II don't actually exist, Rejected Books offers up a professionally produced catalogue of the worst books imaginable, and what these tomes (and plenty more) could look like.Rejected Books includes delightfully weird covers of imagined books like:The Sculptors Who Couldn't Do HandsCooking with Breast MilkPossessed Toys: A Buying GuideUnfortunate Gluing AccidentsCamel Toes Through HistoryEnjoy the worst book pitches of all time and rest assured that anyone can have a future in publishing ... even if your ideas are totally horrible.
£11.69
Titan Books Ltd Marvel Comics: The First 80 Years
Book SynopsisAn in-depth, beautifully illustrated companion book which explores the origins and rich history of the largest comic book publishing company in the world, from the minds of infamous creators such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko - Marvel Comics! For 80 years, Marvel Comics has inspired millions of fans worldwide with iconic characters and timeless stories that have brought the Marvel Universe to the forefront of contemporary pop culture. Though now the company is famous for their blockbuster hits such as the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and Spider-Man, this book will explore the company's humble beginnings and it's struggle to become the powerhouse of publishing that it is today. Featuring all-encompassing overviews of the trials and triumphs from each decade, with marvelous milestones, characters, creators, incredible illustrations, and behind-the-scenes trivia. It's the ultimate love letter to the world's mightiest Super Heroes.Trade Review"Impressively informative ...a 'must read' for the legions of Marvel Comics fans" -Midwest Book Review“A must-have for any Marvel fan or collector. It is loaded with all kinds of great information and an incredibly helpful timeline that perfectly documents that major points in Marvel’s history” - Laughing Place
£23.99
Profile Books Ltd Confessions of a Bookseller: THE SUNDAY TIMES
Book SynopsisA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling all week.' Scotland on Sunday "Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms. Unfortunately, Shaun also has to contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what a shop is, home invasions during the Wigtown Book Festival and Granny, his neurotic Italian assistant who likes digging for river mud to make poultices.Trade ReviewThe second volume of memoirs by the Wigtown bookseller Shaun Bythell is as absorbing as the first -- Alan Bennett * London Review of Books *Bythell has a good ear for the absurd and a mundane telemarketing call becomes comedy gold ... For all Bythell's self-flagellation, he comes across as a generous, largely genial figure. It is hard to go for more than a few pages without finding him cooking for staying guests or drinking with friends until the small hours. -- Philip Boakes * Times *The best parts are irreverently funny and only borderline legal ... he is certainly not self-serving in terms of writing about what he sees as his own failures and weaknesses ... has kept me giggling all week. -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into. -- Adam Douglas * Literary Review *Written with caustic wit...a diverting and congenial read. -- Jackie Law * Bookmunch *
£9.49
Profile Books Ltd How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book
Book Synopsis'A masterpiece' - Daily Mail 'A fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book' Sunday Times 'Inject this straight into my veins!' Lucy Mangan 'Engaging, informative, and fascinating!' David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author's brain to finished copy. She'll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric grammar and juicy errata slips. Whoops. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good. Or, at least, better.Trade ReviewEngaging, informative, and fascinating! Rebecca Lee's book is a whole education, drawn from her long experience of making books better. -- David Bellos, author * Is That a Fish in Your Ear? *Inject this straight into my veins! -- Lucy ManganA revelatory account of how books get made, and a delightful hymn to human collaboration. No really: you'll be entertained on every page! -- Rebecca Gowers, author of 'Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English'Bibliophiles will really enjoy this ... Rebecca Lee takes you on a journey - a book's journey - and there's never a dull moment. She moves skilfully back and forth between fascinating book-making history to delightful modern-day anecdotes from both her own experience and other experts in the book-publishing profession. -- Hana Videen, author of 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'A bibliophile's paradise, a trove of inside stories and fascinating facts. The journey made by words, from the mind of an author to the printed page, is surprisingly complex and often hilarious, and Rebecca Lee is the perfect guide. -- Henry Eliot, author of The Penguin Classics BookEverything you could want to know, and a whole lot more you didn't even know you wanted, about the history and process of writing. Fascinating stories, secrets and nuggets of advice from inside the belly of the publishing beast. You'll finish this book wanting to get started on your own, and knowing exactly how to go about it. -- Edward Brooke-Hitching, author * The Madman's Library *A book full of good words about how words get good. Drawing on wide reading and long experience, Rebecca Lee shines a light on the talented people who work behind the scenes to bring the best possible version of a book to its readers. Revealing, readable and fun. -- Tom Mole, author * The Secret Lives of Books *Beautifully written, unbelievably well informed and utterly fascinating - I adored it. -- Shaun Bythell, author * The Diary of a Bookseller *Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat -- Stephen Poole * Guardian *An engaging little eye-opener about the publishing business, full of tasty nuggets about books, writers and their editors * Sunday Times *Many enjoyable digressions ... An engaging guide to the behind-the-scenes work involved in getting a book published ... Insightful * Independent *From ghost writers to grammar, from translation to typesetting, she proves a lively and engaging guide to the long process of making a book, tracing its history from the ancient world to the modern day. ... A funny and illuminating peek into publishing below stairs. * Mail on Sunday *Excellent and much-needed ..... I am not sure I have ever read anything as good on the process of getting a book into print. ... A straightforward masterpiece. * Daily Mail *A very amiable, freely digressive omniumgatherum of book-related bits and pieces ... Interesting and unexpected -- Sam Leith * Times Literary Supplement *Cheerful, clearheaded * Buzz magazine *Chock-full of the kind of anecdotes that are catnip for booklovers * Financial Times *Book-nerd heaven * The Times *
£14.99
Profile Books Ltd How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book
Book Synopsis'Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat' Stephen Poole, Guardian 'An engaging little eye-opener about the publishing business, full of tasty nuggets about books, writers and their editors' Sunday Times 'Enjoyable ... engaging ... insightful' Independent Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional text-improver, as she embarks on a fascinating journey to find out how words get from an author's brain to finished, printed books. She'll reveal the dark arts of ghostwriters, explore the secret world of literary agents and uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting. Along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known (but often controversial) considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric points of grammar and juicy post-publication corrections. After all, the best stories happen when it all goes wrong. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good.* * Or, at least, betterTrade ReviewA fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book * Sunday Times *A masterpiece * Daily Mail *Inject this straight into my veins! -- Lucy ManganEngaging, informative, and fascinating! -- David Bellos, author * Is That a Fish in Your Ear? *Beautifully written, unbelievably well informed and utterly fascinating - I adored it. -- Shaun Bythell, author * The Diary of a Bookseller *Chock-full of the kind of anecdotes that are catnip for booklovers * Financial Times *A revelatory account of how books get made, and a delightful hymn to human collaboration. No really: you'll be entertained on every page! -- Rebecca Gowers, author of 'Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English'Bibliophiles will really enjoy this ... Rebecca Lee takes you on a journey - a book's journey - and there's never a dull moment. She moves skilfully back and forth between fascinating book-making history to delightful modern-day anecdotes from both her own experience and other experts in the book-publishing profession. -- Hana Videen, author of 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'A bibliophile's paradise, a trove of inside stories and fascinating facts. The journey made by words, from the mind of an author to the printed page, is surprisingly complex and often hilarious, and Rebecca Lee is the perfect guide. -- Henry Eliot, author of The Penguin Classics BookEverything you could want to know, and a whole lot more you didn't even know you wanted, about the history and process of writing. Fascinating stories, secrets and nuggets of advice from inside the belly of the publishing beast. You'll finish this book wanting to get started on your own, and knowing exactly how to go about it. -- Edward Brooke-Hitching, author * The Madman's Library *A book full of good words about how words get good. Drawing on wide reading and long experience, Rebecca Lee shines a light on the talented people who work behind the scenes to bring the best possible version of a book to its readers. Revealing, readable and fun. -- Tom Mole, author * The Secret Lives of Books *Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat -- Stephen Poole * Guardian *An engaging little eye-opener about the publishing business, full of tasty nuggets about books, writers and their editors * Sunday Times *Many enjoyable digressions ... An engaging guide to the behind-the-scenes work involved in getting a book published ... Insightful * Independent *From ghost writers to grammar, from translation to typesetting, she proves a lively and engaging guide to the long process of making a book, tracing its history from the ancient world to the modern day. ... A funny and illuminating peek into publishing below stairs. * Mail on Sunday *Excellent and much-needed ..... I am not sure I have ever read anything as good on the process of getting a book into print. ... A straightforward masterpiece. * Daily Mail *A very amiable, freely digressive omniumgatherum of book-related bits and pieces ... Interesting and unexpected -- Sam Leith * Times Literary Supplement *Cheerful, clearheaded * Buzz magazine *
£10.44
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Transient Print: Essays on the History of Printed
Book SynopsisThis edited volume provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the printed material often regarded as disposable by its contemporaries and, until recently, as unworthy of serious academic research. From the fifteenth century to the twentieth century, this volume not only demonstrates the wide variety of ephemeral publications which have survived to the present day, but also shows how they can be used to interpret history and printing history and culture in particular. Some of the forms of printed ephemera discussed will be familiar to scholars such as chapbooks and commercially-printed posters whilst others, such as papal indulgences and bellman’s sheets are more unusual. The collection discusses the production, distribution and consumption of ephemera, including how it can be used demonstrate changes to print culture over time. This volume aims to demonstrate that printed ephemera, in its many and varied forms, is worthy of serious academic study.
£41.40
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Research Assessment in the Social
Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of current developments, issues and good practices regarding assessment in social science research. It pays particular attention to the challenges in evaluation policies in the social sciences, as well as to the specificities of publishing in the area. The Handbook discusses the current societal challenges facing researchers, from digital societies, to climate change and sustainability, to trust in democratic societies. Chapters provide ways to strengthen research assessment in the social sciences for the better, by offering a diverse range of experiences and views of experts from all continents. The Handbook also outlines major data sources that can be used to assess social sciences research, as well as looking at key dimensions of research quality in the social sciences including journal peer review, the issue of identifying research quality, and gender disparities in social science research.This book will be an essential read for scholars interested in research assessment in the social sciences. It will also be useful to policy makers looking to understand the key position of the social sciences in science and society and provide appropriate frameworks for key societal challenges.Trade Review‘The Handbook provides an overview of current developments, points of attention, specificities and good practices regarding the assessment of social sciences research, including professional communication and societal interaction. Chapters show how the evaluation and funding procedures in general can be improved to appropriately represent social science research. With the editors, I hope that this collection of chapters on research assessment in the social sciences will have a great impact and inspire researchers, evaluators, funders and policy makers worldwide.’ -- Ronald Rousseau, KU Leuven, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: Research assessment in the social sciences 1 Tim C.E. Engels and Emanuel Kulczycki 2 A tribute to Puay Tang, Judit Bar-Ilan and Paul Benneworth 7 Stefan P. L. de Jong PART I DIMENSIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 An epistemic approach to research assessment in the social sciences 14 Andrea Bonaccorsi 4 Identifying research quality in the social sciences 48 Michael Ochsner 5 Efficacy, efficiency, and models of journal peer review: the known and unknown in the social sciences 67 Marco Seeber 6 Gender research in academia: a closer look at variables 83 Alesia A. Zuccala and Gemma Derrick 7 Open science and open access publishing in social sciences 105 Mikael Laakso 8 Assessing interdisciplinary research in the social sciences: are we on the right track? 119 Joshua Eykens PART II DATA SOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 9 The bright and dark sides of national databases for research output 136 Linda Sīle 10 Using research metrics in support of assessing social sciences research performance: a comparison of major bibliographic systems 148 Thed van Leeuwen 11 Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment in the social sciences 162 Güleda Doğan 12 Current research evaluation topics in social sciences 181 Zehra Taşkın 13 Social media and altmetrics 196 Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Juan Pablo Alperin and Stefanie Haustein 14 Journal evaluation systems: evolution and practices in China’s social sciences 211 Ying Huang, Ruinan Li, Xiaoting Liu and Lin Zhang PART III PUBLISHING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 15 The use of bibliometrics in assessments of social scientists 231 Gunnar Sivertsen 16 Publishing in the social sciences and its representation in research evaluation and funding systems 238 Gunnar Sivertsen 17 Journal lists in social sciences and the spectrum of quality standards 262 Raf Guns and Marek Hołowiecki 18 Open access and research assessment in the social sciences 278 Janne Pölönen and Mikael Laakso 19 Towards proper evaluation of book publishing in social sciences 295 Elea Giménez Toledo, Nataša Jermen, and Gunnar Sivertsen PART IV CHALLENGES IN EVALUATION POLICIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES 20 Between the traditional, the neo-liberal and the open university: early career investigators caught in the triple bind of academic career requirements 316 Marc Vanholsbeeck 21 Challenges of reporting societal impacts for research evaluation purposes—the case of sociology 335 Reetta Muhonen and Silje Tellmann 22 Multilingualism of social sciences 350 Emanuel Kulczycki, Tim C.E. Engels and Janne Pölönen 23 The challenges for research evaluation ethics in the social sciences 367 Aldis Gedutis, Maria Teresa Biagetti and Lai Ma 24 Engaging stakeholders to induce societal innovation 386 Jack Spaapen and Ad Prins 25 Social science research making an impact on public decision-making 403 Kimberley R. Isett and Diana Hicks PART V ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PRACTICE 26 National research evaluation systems and the social sciences 416 Michael Ochsner and Ginevra Peruginelli 27 Research assessment in Australia: journal ranking, research classification and ratings 434 Gaby Haddow 28 Assessment of the social sciences in China 451 Lin Zhang, Mengting Sun, Ying Huang and Gunnar Sivertsen 29 Producing knowledge in Latin America: social sciences research assessment with a geopolitical perspective 472 Hebe Vessuri and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina 30 Assessment of law journals in Croatia, Italy and Spain 491 Ginevra Peruginelli, Jadranka Stojanovski, Elias Sanz-Casado and Tommaso Agnoloni 31 Evaluation of the social sciences in Norway 508 Jon Holm Index
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Berghahn Books Bestsellers of the Third Reich: Readers, Writers
Book Synopsis Despite the displacement of countless authors, frequent bans of specific titles, and high-profile book burnings, the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of Mein Kampf that were sold, the era’s most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect, despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley’s Brave New World was widely read in the 1930s, while Saint-Exupéry’s Wind, Sand and Stars was a great success during the war years. Bestsellers of the Third Reich surveys this motley collection of books, along with the circumstances of their publication, to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany.Trade Review Praise for the German edition: “Draws our attention not only to the breaks in National Socialist cultural policy, but also to the more interesting and generally little-researched continuities.” • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung “A study rich in material, but written in a pleasant, reader-friendly style.” • Vorwärts “Depicts a lost reading landscape in vivid detail … Not only a scholarly study, but an exciting contribution to intellectual history.” • Der TagesspiegelTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: ‘Please, God, Keep Me from Writing a Book about Books!’ Part I Chapter 1. Sifting, Destroying, Controlling and Promoting: The Politics of Literature under the Swastika Chapter 2. Bestsellers in a Dark Time: Their History and Readers Chapter 3. Hitler’s and Goebbels’ Bedtime Reading: What Prominent Nazis Liked to Read Part II: The Ten Most Successful Book Types in the Third Reich Chapter 4. On the Foundation of Facts: Popular Non-Fiction Works Chapter 5. The Colour of Money: NS Propaganda Texts Chapter 6. Not So Quiet on the Western Front: The Boom of War Books Chapter 7. Laughing through Life, Jolly Volk: Humour and Comedy Chapter 8. From Medical Romance Novels to Science Fiction: The Themes and Authors of Modern Light Literature Chapter 9. Commodifying Authentic People’s Literature: Karl May, Courths Mahler and the Heroes of Pulp Fiction Chapter 10. Foreign Narrative Art: Bestsellers from Abroad Chapter 11. In the Shadow of the Classics: Highbrow Literature Chapter 12. Blood without Soil: The Successes of National (Social)ist Authors Chapter 13. Field Grey Pays Dividends: Reading Fodder for Wartime Conclusion: On the Trail of Bestsellers Appendix: Selected Bestsellers and their Sales Figures Bibliography Index
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Profile Books Ltd Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The
Book SynopsisThe Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong - there are some good ones among the antiquarian porn-hunters, die-hard Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops for libraries and the toddlers just looking for a nice cosy corner in which to wee. He's sure there are. There must be some good ones, right? Filled with the pernickety warmth and humour that has touched readers around the world, stuffed with literary treasures, hidden gems and incunabula, Remainders of the Day is Shaun Bythell's latest entry in his bestselling diary series.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR SHAUN BYTHELL * : *Gentle, funny and soothing -- Alan BennettEffortlessly charming ... it is soothing to sink once again into the rhythms of Bythell's year * TLS *Utterly compelling ... I urge you to buy this book -- Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express *Wonderfully entertaining. * Observer *Warm, witty and laugh-out-loud funny, this gently meandering tale of British eccentricity will stay long in the memory. * Daily Mail *Laconic, droll, opinionated and unconvincingly misanthropic ... Wigtown's Pepys. -- Alan Taylor * Times Literary Supplement *Funny and fascinating in equal measure - a must for all those of us who haunt the sepulchres where old books are laid to rest. * Anthony McGowan *Equal parts preposterous and profound, sure to prove irresistible to fellow bibliophiles * Publishers Weekly *A book and bookshop lover's delight. * Red magazine *PRAISE FOR CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKSELLER -- :PRAISE FOR SEVEN KINDS OF PEOPLE YOU FIND IN BOOKSHOPS -- :Crisp and often funny - and Bythell is canny enough to temper his pantomime misanthropy with bursts of sweetness * Guardian *Bythell is having fun and it's infectious ... actually amusing * Scotsman *Any reader finding this book in their stocking on Christmas morning should feel lucky ... contains plenty to amuse - an excellent diversion * Bookmunch *The second volume of memoirs by the Wigtown bookseller Shaun Bythell is as absorbing as the first * London Review of Books *The best parts are irreverently funny and only borderline legal ... he is certainly not self-serving in terms of writing about what he sees as his own failures and weaknesses ... has kept me giggling all week * Scotland on Sunday *MORE PRAISE FOR DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER -- :All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into * Literary Review *The Diary Of A Bookseller is warm (unlike Bythell's freezing-cold shop) and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much. -- Jon Dennis * Mail on Sunday *Peopled with fascinating characters ... a sarcastic reminder of the struggles of small business ownership, the importance of community and the frustration of dealing with customers ... occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. * Herald *MORE PRAISE FOR CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKSELLER * : *Tempted to follow your dream and open a second-hand bookshop? Don't do anything before you read Shaun Bythell ... second-hand bookshops are alive because of people like him. * The National *I tore through the pages, but I was also rather sad when it finished - I could have read much, much more. Any bibliophiles should race to get a copy. * Shiny New Books *
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University of Wales Press Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / The University of Wales
Book SynopsisOPEN ACCESS: To read the ePDF version of this book free of charge, click the below link: https://www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/9781837720187_WEB.pdf This short study presents the history of the founding of the University of Wales Press, and the work that it accomplished during the first half of the twentieth century. It describes a formative period in the publishing and wider cultural history of modern Wales, and provides a snapshot of the work of a variety of the nation’s most influential scholars and authors during this era. Detailing the key role played by famous literary figures and historians such as T. H. Parry-Williams, W. J. Gruffydd and R. T. Jenkins in the work of the Press Board between 1922 and 1953, it discusses some of the main works and series that were published under the Press’s name during these years. The work of the Press is placed in the wider context of the development of modernism internationally, and of Welsh nationalism, between the world wars.
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Hay House UK Ltd Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal and
Book Synopsis“All aspiring authors know the value of a great literary agent, but few know how to get one. Lucinda Halpern has written the definitive guide to attracting an agent and laying the groundwork for a book well worth publishing.” — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the TED podcast Re:ThinkingIn this practical, immediately actionable guide, Lucinda Halpern, who has represented New York Times bestsellers and brokered numerous deals with major publishers for over a decade, divulges what agents look for in authors and the shortcuts they use to get book deals but have never revealed—until now. Lucinda has personally helped hundreds of writers and entrepreneurs launch timeless, best-selling books. But the path to literary success begins with knowing the answers to questions like: · How do I make my book idea marketable to agents and publishers? · What essential ingredients should my book pitch possess? · What common pitfalls and errors should I avoid? · How do I find a reputable agent who shares my vision? · What can I do if I'm getting rejected by agents and publishers? With her unique 6-step method, Lucinda provides the tools and concrete strategies to: · Write a query letter that gets an agent's attention · Build an effective marketing platform · Create a timeless bestseller Packed with interviews from best-selling authors, leading book editors from Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, and more, Get Signed is the indispensable roadmap you need right now to get noticed and become a published author.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd How to Get Published in the Best Management
Book SynopsisThis expanded second edition of a classic career guide offers fascinating insight into the publishing environment for the management discipline, drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experiences from leading scholars and top-level journal editors. Responding to the continuing emphasis on publishing in the top journals, this revised, updated and extended guide offers invaluable tips and advice for anyone looking to publish their work in these publications. This exciting and cutting-edge book includes brand new chapters on managing a research pipeline, positioning papers for publication and maximizing the chance of success with a novice editor as well as an in-depth look at research impact. Existing chapters provide additional insights into the value of peer review, the importance of your chosen methodology, ethics and integrity in the industry, securing repeat publication, tips on publishing in new disciplines and the nuances of special issues and open access publications. Offering an insider perspective and candid advice, this second edition once more takes you on a journey through the journal review process, providing behind-the-scenes insight into the potential pitfalls and advantages. This book will be a must-read for academics of all levels seeking to advance their career and expand their journal publication success. Contributors: P. Andries, J. Barney, Y. Baruch, J.E. Baur, D.D. Bergh, S.K. Bhaumik, B. Boyd, M.R. Buckley, P. Budhwar, T. Clark, J.G. Combs, B. Connelly, K.G. Corley, D. Cumming, S. Estrin, G.R. Ferris, D. Gioia, B. Harley, A.-W. Harzing, M.A. Hitt, G.P. Hodgkinson, R.D. Ireland, F.W. Kellermanns, D.J. Ketchen, Jr., B.T. Lamont, A. Leiponen, B. Martin, W. Mitchell, G. Molina Sieiro, T. Pedersen, P.L. Perrewé, A.L. Ranft, P.L. Roth, B. Schinoff, A. Smith, C.C. Snow, W.H. Starbuck, W.H. Stewart, Jr., S. Tallman, B. Taylor, S. Toms, R. van Dick, G. Wood, M. Wright, D. YiuTrade Review'Clear, effective, and helpful! Writing and publishing in leading academic journals has become more challenging than ever before. Business schools emphasize impact, reach and relevance as critical elements when evaluating published research. Wright, Ketchen and Clark have made some nice additions to their popular first edition by bringing in a new generation of scholars, emphasizing practice, and exploring new avenues for impact. Would highly recommend for aspiring scholars starting afresh as well as established researchers focused on impact.' --Gerry George, Singapore Management University, Singapore and former Editor of The Academy of Management Journal'The first edition of this book was superb, but this new version is even better. With an expanded group of highly knowledgeable contributors and an array of up-to-date topics, this volume will be extremely valuable for management scholars who aspire to publish their works in the most prominent refereed outlets. I'll be recommending it to all my colleagues and doctoral students.' --Donald C. Hambrick, The Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Publishing in management – exhilaration, bafflement and frustration Mike Wright, David J. Ketchen, Jr and Timothy Clark PART I THE PUBLISHING PROCESS 2. The publishing process: a case study Petra Andries and Mike Wright 3. Getting published: an editorial and journal ranker’s perspective Geoffrey Wood and Pawan Budhwar 4. Ethics and integrity in publishing Ben R. Martin 5. Sustaining a publications career Mike Wright 6. Why publish in Asia management journals? Daphne W.Yiu 7. Squeezing lemons to make fresh lemonade: how to extract useful value from peer reviews William H. Starbuck 8. Managing a research pipeline Brian Connelly 9. Everything you always wanted to know about research impact Anne-Wil Harzing 10. Positioning papers for publication Jay B. Barney PART II RESOLVING PRACTICAL KEY ISSUES Section II.I Becoming a Scholar 11. Rules of the Game Redux 2.0 Denny Gioia 12. Learning by walking through the snow R. Duane Ireland 13. It’s all about contribution! Using the discussion to define and develop your paper’s contributions Donald D. Bergh 14. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take Annette L. Ranft and Anne D. Smith 15. Why I don’t want to co-author with you and what you can do about it David J. Ketchen, Jr. Section II.II Getting Your Methods Right 16. Are your results really robust? Bruce T. Lamont and Gonzalo Molina Sieiro 17. The reviewers don’t like my sample! What can I do? Brian K. Boyd 18. When being normal is not enough: a few thoughts about data, analyses, and (the storm of) re-analyses Philp L. Roth and Wayne H. Stewart, Jr. Section II.III Navigating the Review Process 19. Selling your soul to the devil? Mistakes authors make when responding to reviewers Pamela L. Perrewé 20. Respond to me – please! James G. Combs 21. Challenging the gods: circumstances justifying the protest of a journal rejection decision Gerald R. Ferris 22. Beginner’s Muck: Maximizing Your Paper’s Chances of Success with a Novice Editor Kevin Corley and Beth Schinoff Section II.IV Understanding the Journals 23. Publishing in the top journals: the secrets for success Michael A. Hitt 24. Hitting your preferred target: positioning papers for different types of journals Yehuda Baruch 25. Targeting journals: a personal journey Franz W. Kellermanns 26. Read the damn article: the appropriate place of journal lists in organizational science scholarship M. Ronald Buckley and John E. Baur 27. Publishing in special issues Timothy Clark 28. Open access and open conversations: the role of digital technologies in promoting and extending published work Aija Leiponen and Will Mitchell 29. Should you publish in an open access journal? Charles C. Snow PART III PUBLISHING ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES 30. Publishing in finance versus entrepreneurship/management Journals Douglas Cumming 31. Publishing in management journals: how is it different from economics journals? Saul Estrin and Sumon Kumar Bhaumik 32. Publishing in management journals as a social psychologist Rolf van Dick 33. Publishing historical papers in management journals and in business history journals Steven Toms 34. Publishing human resource management research in different kinds of journals Bill Harley 35. Publishing in top international business and management journals Stephen Tallman and Torben Pedersen 36. Publishing at the interfaces of psychology and strategic management Gerard P. Hodgkinson Index
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Anthem Press The Selling and Self-Regulation of Contemporary
Book SynopsisThe Selling and Self-Regulation of Contemporary Poetry is the first book-length study of the contemporary poetry industry. By documenting radical changes over the past decade in the way poems are published, sold, and consumed, it connects the seemingly small world of poetry with the other, wider creative industries. In reassessing an art form that has been traditionally seen as free from or even resistant to material concerns, the book confronts the real pressures – and real opportunities – faced by poets and publishers in the wake of economic and cultural shifts since 2008. The changing role of anthologies, prizes, and publishers are considered alongside new technologies, new arts policy, and re-conceptions of poetic labour. Ultimately, it argues that poetry’s continued growth and diversification also leaves individuals with more responsibility than ever for sustaining its communities.Trade Review‘“Money is a kind of poetry,” said Wallace Stevens, and J. T. Welsch keeps a weather eye on both in the age of “creative” as a job description. Anyone interested in modern poetry will find this valuable study shrewd and illuminating in the way it opens the present moment to reimagining.’ —Jeremy Noel-Tod, Senior Lecturer in Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia, UK‘During the last decade, in a challenging period for many art forms, audiences for poetry have grown and the public profile of the art form increased. J. T. Welsch proposes that poetry’s fluid self-regulation is a great, and perhaps unique strength in the post-financial crash era where public austerity reigns and a growing definition of the arts as part of the “creative industries” both present challenges to the sector. Welsch makes a strong case for how poetry has moved with mainstream technology, changing definitions of the art form from within and moving with public taste whilst also remaining true to itself. An important and fascinating exploration of the life blood of poetry and how it has thrived, even in the toughest of climates.’ —Claire Malcolm, Chief Executive, New Writing NorthTable of ContentsIntroduction – An Essential Industry: PoBiz in the New Millennium; Part I: New Markets; 1. The Generation Game: Anthologising the New Consensus; 2. Shortlisted Against My Ruins: Scandals in the New Prize Culture; 3. Poetry as Content: The Network Value of Lyrical Thought; Part II: New Products; 4. Full-Length: The Rise & Reification of the Modern Poetry Collection; 5. Poetic Devices: Book Technologies of a Retro-Future; 6. The Big Debut; Part III: New Policy; 7. Creative Capital: The Consolidation of London’s Poetry Power; 8. Plagiarism Police and the Re-Conception of Originality; 9. Practice-Based Priorities: Studying Poetry Across the Creative-Critical Divide; Part IV: New Producers; 10. Poetry & Work: Some Thoughts on Paterson; 11. Delighted & Humbled: The Poet as Entrepreneur; 12. The Promise of Professionalism; Conclusion – The Poetry Game: Markets & Metrics of Anxiety; Index.
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Everyman Stories of Books and Libraries
Book SynopsisHere are libraries modest, mobile, mystical (Borges of course) and magical (Helen Oyeyemi's enchanting 'Books and Roses'); public and private, provincial and prestigious. Little that happen in Elizabeth McCracken's eccentric library did not happen in real life - even down to the murder; and it is rumoured that on 3 June 1997 the British Museum Reading Room really was visited by the ghost of Max Beerbohm's obscurest of poets, Enoch Soames...Fiction and reality merge in Cortazar's 'A Continuity of Parks'. Characters step out of their books in Fay Weldon's 'Lily Bart's Hat Shop', while Jasper Fforde's Jurisfiction operatives enter Wuthering Heights to deliver a Rage-Counselling session. Charles Lamb muses on the annoying book-borrowing habits of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; the teenage Teffi is overawed by Tolstoy; Helene Hanff in Manhattan launches her famous correspondence with a London antiquarian bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road.Reading, as the Queen informs an appalled private secretary, is 'untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting'. And also, of course, a lot of fun. Sit comfortably, then, and begin.
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Everyman Books and Libraries: Poems
Book SynopsisA remarkably diverse treasury of literary celebrations, Books and Libraries is sure to take pride of place on the shelves of the book-obsessed. Books have long captured the imagination of readers everywhere, commanding their love, earning their veneration. For Emily Dickinson they are frigates that 'take us Lands away'; for Wordsworth they are 'a substantial world, both pure and good'; Alberto Rios calls them 'the deli offerings of civilization itself'. This affection extends to the hallowed gathering places of the written word: libraries where one can best hear "a choir of authors murmuring inside their books," as Billy Collins has it; bookshops, especially second-hand ones, 'too small for the worlds they hold, where words that sing you to sleep, stories that stalk your dreams, open like windows in a wall' (Gillian Clarke). The poets collected here include Catullus, Horace, T'ao Ch'ien, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Ronsard, Lope de Vega, Shakespeare, Marvell, Blake, Pope and Keats; more recent luminaries include Brecht, Cavafy, Gabriela Mistral, Dylan Thomas, Iku Takenaka, Pablo Neruda, Wislawa Szymborska, Anne Stevenson, Maya Angelou, Derek Walcott, John Burnside and Ian McMillan.
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Facet Publishing Scholarly Publishing in an Electronic Era:
Book SynopsisThe International Yearbook of Library and Information Management is a thematic, refereed annual publication in the field of library science and information management worldwide. Each volume contains substantive chapters covering current issues, emerging debates and trends, and models of best practice and likely future developments, contributed by an internationally respected panel of researchers, practitioners and academics. The theme for Volume 5, 'scholarly publishing in an electronic era', has been chosen in view of significant recent changes in the publishing world and the impacts that these changes are having on the management of information provision and on access to information in specific communities. The first part of the book offers an overview of current trends in scholarly publishing, and the book is divided into a further six parts each covering an area of core interest: institutional perspectives on scholarly publishing; open access initiatives technical issues in scholarly publishing; use of scholarly publications; economics and logistics of scholarly publishing; international issues. Readership: The International Yearbook is essential reading for information professionals wishing to keep up-to-date with recent developments in library science and information management on a global basis.Trade Review"...an authoritative and wide ranging coverage of the area of scholarly publishing and is a must for both experienced practitioners and researchers, and those new to the field alike. The papers are well written and clearly presented. It is to be commended for purchase by academic librarians in particular, and also by practitioners seeking a state-of-the-art report of this rapidly developing and important area with wide ranging implications for information professionals." -- Performance Measurement and Metrics"...the ten excellent chapters in this book together constitute a tightly structured discussion of the latest developments in topics as diverse as open access publishing, open archiving, usability issues, and electronic books." -- The Electronic LibraryTable of ContentsPART 1: OVERVIEW OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1. Where is scholarly publishing going? - Dr Fytton Rowland 2. Collaborative transformations in scholarly publishing - Dr Alicia Wise PART 2: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 3. The library’s perspective on scholarly publishing in the 21st century - Colin Steele 4. Evolution or revolution in scholarly publishing: challenges to the publisher - John Cox PART 3: ACCESS AND PRESERVATION INITIATIVES IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 5. Access and usability issues of scholarly electronic publications - Dr Gobinda G. Chowdhury 6. The next information revolution: how open access will transform scholarly communications - Dr David C. Prosser 7. Self-archiving publications - Stephen Pinfield PART 4: MODELS AND ECONOMICS OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 8. Electronic books - Louise Edwards 9. Economics of publishing and the future of scholarly communication - Dr John Houghton 10. Usage statistics: achieving credibility, consistency and compatibility - Dr Peter T. Shepherd
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Wits University Press Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa
Book SynopsisThis book explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of disciplinary perspectives - historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. The essays collected here, by leading international scholars, address a range of topics as varied as: the role of print cultures in contests over the nature of the colonial public sphere in the nineteenth century; orthography; iimbongi, orature and the canon; book-collecting and libraries; print and transnationalism; Indian Ocean cosmopolitanisms; books in war; how the fates of South African texts, locally and globally, have been affected by their material instantiations; photocomics and other ephemera; censorship, during and after apartheid; books about art and books as art; local academic publishing; and the challenge of 'book history' for literary and cultural criticism in contemporary South Africa.Trade ReviewPrint, text and book cultures in South Africa is a field-defining contribution to the country's literary scholarship. Andrew van der Vlies's introductory essay maps the conceptual terrain in a systematic and engaging way, illustrating its relevance to South Africa's literary and cultural history. The essays that follow demonstrate the archival richness and liveliness of the field, while opening doors to future research. Beyond South Africa, the book will be exemplary in showing how book histories develop under postcolonial conditions. - David Attwell, author of J.M. Coetzee: South Africa and the Politics of Writing (1993) and Rewriting Modernity: Studies in Black South African Literary History (2005), and co-editor of The Cambridge History of South African Literature (2012)Table of ContentsPrint cultures and colonial public spheres; local/global: south african writing and global imaginaries; three ways of looking at coetzee; questions of the archive and the uses of books; orature, image, text; ideological exigencies and the fates of books; new directions.
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University of KwaZulu-Natal Press Real and imagined readers: Censorship, publishing and reading under apartheid
Book SynopsisReal and Imagined Readers looks at an important period in South African literary history, marked by apartheid censorship and the extensive banning of intellectual and creative voices. Returning to the archive, this book offers a reader-centric view of the successive censorship laws, and the consequences of publication control on the world of books. Books and print culture created intersectional spaces of solidarity where ideas and knowledge were contested, mediated and translated into the socio-political domain. By focusing on these marginalised readers, Matteau Matsha sheds light on the reading cultures and practices that developed in the shadow of apartheid censorship, creating alternative literary spaces. Real readers engaged in an elusive dialogue with the censors’ imagined readers, and definitions of literature and readerships emerged from this unusual connection, leading to the formation of literary conventions that inform reading politics to this day. By understanding reading as a complex and dynamic activity, this book stresses the importance of appreciating books in relation to the social context in which they are written and, most importantly, read.Trade Review“This is a fascinating account of the dynamics in the publishing industry of that time. It is a salutary reminder of what has gone before and what should not be lost in the muddle of the turmoil in the political sphere today.” — Christine Stilwell, emeritus professor, UKZN and former acting director of the Centre for African Literary Studies in Pietermaritzburg
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Word Dancer Press Navigating the Rough Waters of Today's Publishing
Book SynopsisA complete review of the modern publishing process, this resource is an ideal companion for aspiring authors who want to understand and break into this ever-changing industry. A question and answer format with a robust roster of literary agents, editors, authors, and insiders -- including Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Slate magazine editor David Plot, and New York Times -- best-selling author Bob Mayer -- this guidebook demystifies the entire publishing process. Thorough discussions on the difference between fiction and non-fiction publishing, working with an agent, maximising marketing and promotional opportunities, and getting published in magazine, newspapers, and online make this an essential reference for anyone wanting to plot a course for publishing success.
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Two Rivers Press Roots and Branches: The Centenary History of
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University of London The Afterlife of Aldus: Posthumous Fame,
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Fairlight Books How to Market Your Book: A book marketing manual
Book SynopsisThese days, regardless of whether a book is self-published or traditionally published, there will be an expectation on the author to take an active role in marketing their book. Based on a series of interviews with successful authors from both sides of the publishing divide and both sides of the pond, Lynn lays out in detail the marketing strategies that have worked for them, alongside an explanation of how book marketing works based on her own long-standing career as a senior marketing exec. From developing social media tactics and arranging promotional events to handling press and trying to start viral campaigns, Lynn offers practical advice designed to help an author find a book marketing strategy that best works for them, based on their personal strengths and budget.Trade Review'So, you've written and published... now what? You read this manual! It's a fantastic resource for anyone looking to get their writing in front of more people. Morrison turns the overwhelming task of marketing into bite-size tips and tutorials that anyone can implement' —Stephanie Jankowski, author of 'Schooled'
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Fairlight Books How to Be Published: A guide to traditional and
Book SynopsisTheoretically there has never been a better time to become a published writer. But for anyone looking to venture into today's publishing landscape, it can be a daunting prospect - self-publish? Look for an agent? Go direct to an indie publisher? And what exactly is digital-first publishing? 'How to Be Published' is the first book to offer an unbiased guide to the pros and cons of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, along with all the myriad options in between - helping an author navigate the complex world of publishing and find the best path for them, their book and their writing aspirations.Trade Review'So, you've written and published... now what? You read this manual! It's a fantastic resource for anyone looking to get their writing in front of more people. Morrison turns the overwhelming task of marketing into bite-size tips and tutorials that anyone can implement' —Stephanie Jankowski, author of Schooled (Page Street Publishing, January 2020); 'Navigating the murky waters of first-time publishing can be intimidating. I wish I'd had a guide like this when I was first deciding between self and traditional publishing' —Mary Widdicks, author of the 'Mermaid Asylum' series
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Design For Today Printer's ABC
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Filament Publishing Ltd How You Can Write A Great First Book: Write Any
Book SynopsisReading this book you will discover how to: * become inspired to write * get started on your book * organise and plan your book * prepare and research your book * build your book team * create a dynamic title with a stand out cover * develop the mindset of a best-selling author * publish both an e-book and a `tree book' * produce great content that you will be proud to publish, and more...Trade Review"Barry's inspirational book shows you how to make your first book to be great. His unique approach includes sixteen powerful stories, which can have life changing impact." Allan Pease - author of Body Language
£11.39
University of Westminster Press The Propaganda Model Today: Filtering Perception
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£21.84
Handheld Press Potterism
Book SynopsisRose Macaulay’s 1920 satire on British journalism and the newspaper industry will be back in print in the UK for the first time in seventy years. It will be published alongside a new collection of her pacifist writing from 1916 to 1945, Non-Combatants and Others: Writings Against War (ISBN 9781912766307). Potterism is about the Potter newspaper empire, and the ways in which journalists struggled to balance the truth and what would sell, during the First World War and into the 1920s. When Jane and Johnny Potter are at Oxford they learn to despise their father’s popular newspapers, though they still end up working for the family business. But Jane is greedy, and wants more than society will let her have. Mrs Potter is a well-known romantic novelist, whose cheap novelettes appear in the shop-girls’ magazines. She has become unable to distinguish fact from fiction, and her success gives her an unhealthy estimation of her own influence. When she visits a medium to try to find the truth about the murder of her son-in-law, she wreaks terrible damage. Arthur Gideon works for Mr Potter as an editor. He respects his employer’s honesty while he despises the populist newspapers he has to produce. His turbulent campaigning spirit, and his furious resistance to anti-Semitic attacks, make him unpopular, and becomes an unwitting target of malice.
£12.99
University of London Queer Between the Covers: Histories of Queer
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£15.19
Fly on the Wall Press In Conversation With Small Press Publishers
Book Synopsis A series of personal, curated interviews with the best of the UK's Small Presses. From advice on taking your manuscript to publication, marketing for authors and publishers and a look at contracts, these publishers wish to demystify the publishing process for budding authors, across a wide range of genres.
£9.49
And Other Stories Fifty Forgotten Books
Book SynopsisFifty Forgotten Books is a very special sort of book about books, by a great bookman and for book-people of all ages and levels of experience. Not quite literary criticism, not quite an autobiography, it is at once a guided tour through the dusty backrooms of long vanished used bookstores, a love letter to bookshops and bookselling, and a browser's dream wish list of often overlooked and unloved novels, short story collections, poetry collections and works of nonfiction. In these pages, R. B. Russell, publisher of Tartarus Press, doesn't only discuss the books of his life, but explains what they have meant to him over time, charting his progress as a writer and publisher for over thirty years . . . and a bibliophile for many more. Here is living proof of how literature, books, and book collecting can be an intrinsic part of one's personal, professional and imaginative life, and as not only a solitary act, but a social one, resulting in treasured friendships, experiences, and loves one might never, otherwise, have enjoyed. Filled with a lively nostalgia for the era when finding strange new books meant pounding the pavement and not just filling in search engines, Fifty Forgotten Books is for anyone who wishes they could still browse the dusty bookshelves of their youth, and who can't wait to get back out into the world in quest of the next text liable to change their life.Trade Review‘A groovy and delicious and intimate jigsaw of memories and passions and books, and schisms and oddities and books – Ray Russell is a bibliomaniac that it is a delight to spend time with. Falling in love with books voraciously, whilst growing up ferociously, has never been so beautifully described – a memoir that is as accurate and enthralling as it is dreamlike – just like the books about which he writes with such love!’ David Tibet ---- ‘R. B. Russell’s beautifully told part-memoir gives us the story of a life lived alongside books, and the joyous way in which those dusty first editions often reverberate throughout our lives.’ Ed Parnell ---- ‘A compelling celebration of reading, writing, publishing and the unexpected treasures to be found in second hand bookshops. Ray Russell writes so eloquently about his deep love of books as things in themselves but also his joy of discovering the new, the strange – those books that act as life’s waymarkers.’ Andrew Michael Hurley ---- ‘This is a book to send you scurrying to the dusty mote-filled light of the secondhand book shop, to the chilliness of the jumble sale, to late nights at the blue screen of the laptop, seeking out the books you don’t know and can’t wait to know, and to renew old acquaintances. A memoir and commonplace book as delicate, suggestive and enchanting as the books themselves.’ Stuart Maconie ---- ‘Absolutely wonderful. A unique and enchanting memoir like no other. A book lover’s paean to the volumes that made him, which also opens a window on his soul. Charming, vivid and singularly evocative.’ Jeremy Dyson ---- ‘Decadents, bohemians, cult musicians, the odd (very odd) spy, shady publishers, backstreet booksellers, writers of the weird and wayward, they’re all here. R. B. Russell’s memoir gives us literature on the edge, in all its wonderful strangeness.’ Mark Valentine ---- ‘Whether Russell is remembering his discovery of Arthur Machen, chronicling his sometimes comic negotiations with the crafty bookdealer George Locke, or reflecting on his own personal library of tatty paperbacks, signed firsts and rare association copies, he makes clear that a bookish life can be an enviably rewarding one, replete with the quiet satisfactions of the study, the rowdy pleasures of the literary conference, and warm friendships with the learned, the widely read and, not least, the winningly eccentric.’ Michael Dirda
£11.69
Font Publications Self-Publishing a Children’s Book: ALLi’s Guide
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£15.13
Font Publications Self-Publishing a Children’s Book: ALLi’s Guide
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£18.13
Monash University Publishing Post-Digital Book Cultures: Australian
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£17.99
Monash University Publishing Book Publishing in Australia: A Living Legacy
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£17.99
ATF Press Kim En Joong Et Mark Rothko: Le Langage Universel
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£83.55
ATF Press At Sea with Bishop John Bede Polding: The
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£25.19
Truman State University Press John Calvin and the Printed Book
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£28.86
