Careers in publishing
Careers in PublishingThe world of book publishing offers an exciting image of reading new books as they are written, getting to know the authors, and turning a manuscript into a printed book to grace the shelves of bookshops and libraries throughout the country. Behind this image, however, lies a vast amount of hard, dedicated work by staff whose skills range from the highly technical to painstakingly administrative. No book is published without the meticulous attention of copy editors, or the careful work of production, sales, rights, secretarial and accounts staff, all ensuring each book achieves its full potential.
The hours expected of publishing staff can be long and demanding for comparatively small financial reward and entry into the industry is fiercely competitive. A determination to offer one's best can be more important than a love of books and, once in, it can still be possible to move from a junior post to one with greater responsibility and interest.
In 2005 British publishers produced 206,000 new and revised titles. Of these few will have qualified as bestsellers, but many will have contributed to the interest, or the education, or the comfort, or simply the pleasure, of a vast number of people. Although there can be many good arguments for reducing the number of new titles published each year, the impressive range of books available in the United Kingdom is generally to be welcomed.
This guide seeks to give some idea of the different categories of book publishing and the variety of skills required in the publishing process. See 'Types of publishing'
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