P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money
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algProfit & 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.
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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Date: 2006-04-20 11:56 pm (UTC)I knew a little of this already (2 years in a bookstore teaches you some strange stuff) but a lot is new to me.
It would be really fascinating to see the P&L treatment for anthologies, since they're a different kettle of fish from the average paperback.
Please don't stop enlightening us now.
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Date: 2006-04-21 12:01 am (UTC)