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.
Re: breaking down some line items
Date: 2006-04-27 08:56 pm (UTC)For a more complete -- and I hope less confusing -- expression of my point of view on all this including the advice I'd give to new writers, visit: http://statelyhuangmanor.com/essays/DSkeynote.htm
-- Jim