The Oxford Handbook of Publishing
Angus Phillips editor Michael Bhaskar editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:23rd Apr '19
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Publishing is one of the oldest and most influential businesses in the world. It remains an essential creative and knowledge industry, worth over $140 billion a year, which continues to shape our education and culture. Two trends make this a particularly exciting time. The first is the revolution in communications technology that has transformed what it means to publish; far from resting on their laurels and retreating into tradition, publishers are doing as they always have - staying on the cutting edge. The second is the growing body of academic work that studies publishing in its many forms. Both mean that there has never been a more important time to examine this essential practice and the current state of knowledge. The Oxford Handbook of Publishing marks the coming of age of the scholarship in publishing studies with a comprehensive exploration of current research, featuring contributions from both industry professionals and internationally renowned scholars on subjects such as copyright, corporate social responsibility, globalizing markets, and changing technology. This authoritative volume looks at the relationship of the book publishing industry with other media, and how intellectual property underpins what publishers do. It outlines the complex and risky economics of the industry and examines how marketing, publicity, and sales have become ever more central aspects of business practice, while also exploring different sectors in depth and giving full treatment to the transformational and much discussed impact of digital publishing. This Handbook is essential reading for anyone interested in publishing, literature, and the business of media, entertainment, culture, communication, and information.
a timely and unique collection of essays which successfully surveys the current diverse world of publishing… The contributors are an impressive line-up of researchers, academics, librarians and those with considerable experience in editing and publishing from the UK, Europe and the USA. It is a reliable reference book of depth and density... I consider The Oxford Handbook of Publishing critical for those studying any aspect of the publishing industry formally, as it fully summarises the state of knowledge in the field and gives thorough treatment to the transformational impact of digital publishing and other future options. It is also very useful for those interested in publishing, literature and the business of media, entertainment, culture, communication and information. * Pauline McGonagle, CIEP Book Reviews *
Overall, though, the near-impossible effort to summarize the state of publishing in an almost 500-page handbook was successful, and it is certain that this volume will find many readers across disciplines such as literary studies, book studies and media studies over the coming years * Corinna Norrick-Rühl, Sharp News *
The book's contributors include many leading figures in the field, who together provide a strong overview. The prose varies in elegance but there are plenty of striking nuggets of information to be found. * Peter Straus, literary agent and Managing Director of Rogers, Coleridge & White, TLS *
The near-impossible effort to summarize the state of publishing in an almost 500-page handbook was successful, and it is certain that this volume will find many readers across disciplines such as literary studies, book studies and media studies over the coming years * Corinna Norrick-Rühl, SHARP News *
a grand collection of articles on a very broad range of topics * Thad McIlroy, Publishers Weekly *
It is an illuminating book for anybody who wants an overview of publishing, its history and social context, business models and marketing strategies, technology and thoughts on the future. It will certainly be of interest to any editor or proofreader who wants to extend their horizons and understand their role within this vast and valuable (worth $140 billion a year) world - at both theoretical and practical levels. * Alison Shakspeare, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading *
ISBN: 9780198794202
Dimensions: 249mm x 178mm x 34mm
Weight: 1022g
480 pages