How to get a job in publishing : a guide to careers in the booktrade, magazines and communications / Alison Baverstock, Susannah Bowen and Steve Carey.
"Using insider information, How to Get A Job in Publishing is the newly revised edition of the classic text. Whether you are a new or soon-to-be graduate of Media and Publishing, or are just interested in a career in publishing or the creative industries, this is an essential resource"--
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Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2023.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | "Using insider information, How to Get A Job in Publishing is the newly revised edition of the classic text. Whether you are a new or soon-to-be graduate of Media and Publishing, or are just interested in a career in publishing or the creative industries, this is an essential resource"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003273424 1003273424 9781000850406 1000850404 9781000850444 1000850447 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 17, 2023) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Alison Baverstock worked in book publishing for many years and then played a pivotal role in establishing the academic field of Publishing Studies. She is now Professor of Publishing at Kingston University and the author of both many books and much significant research. She has founded and led award-winning initiatives to widen involvement in higher education and inclusion in reading, including the Kingston University Big Read and www.readingforce.org.uk. She is a priest in the Church of England and a keen singer. Susannah Bowen worked in educational and academic publishing for many years, including at Cengage Australia and Open University Press, McGraw-Hill, UK, and is now with Campion Education, one of Australia's largest booksellers/school suppliers. She's the Industry Associate, Publishing Program, School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, and Joint Principal Researcher for the Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion. She's a cake baker and rides a blue Vespa. Steve Carey worked for Future Publishing, UK, launching nine magazines including Edge and PC Gamer. In Australia he was Publishing Director for Australian Consolidated Press looking after titles including Wheels and Motor. He has a doctorate on James Joyce from Oxford University and has lectured in publishing for Monash and Melbourne Universities. He recently wrote his first screenplay, Love's Bitter Mystery. He is now a clinical hypnotherapist and podcaster. |