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anna genoese ([personal profile] alg) wrote2006-04-20 02:05 pm

P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money

Profit & Loss/Profitability & Liability: How Books Make (or Don't Make!) Money

A basic outline of what happens when an editor buys a book and wants to publish it. This is very much a basic look at publishing and publishing finance, with some explanation of terms commonly used by the marketing and sales departments.
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Re: How paperbacks came to be sold like magazines

[personal profile] avram 2006-04-24 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
And this reminds me of the spread of manga books through bookstore channels instead of the comicbook direct market system.