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The Book Publishing Industry, Second Edition

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The good thing about the book is its abundant information (more than you need, actually). However, the writing is horrible! I can't imagine how a person--a college professor in this case--can come up with such a poor job despite a very clear-cut framework. Redundant and illogical paragraphs are no surprise in this book. The first edition is bad, but believe me, the second one is even worse! Also, be fully prepared for loads of typographical errors and the mix-up of figures.

I am a college writing teacher and The Book Publishing Industry is used as a textbook in my classes. It's somewhat like a book for business school, and can be factual to an extreme, but it gives an excellent view of the financial underpinnings of this huge industry.

This is not an easy read. Extremely informative, maybe too informative. But it will direct you to ALL that you may need to know and what to research when it comes down to book publishing. I kinda treat it like a reference/workbook. but it is very challenging to just sit and read..

Mr. Greco knows the U.S. trade book publishing industry better than anyone. And he's got the facts and the figures to back it up.

This book is NOT for self-publishers or small publishing operations. This is the text used by the large trade publishing companies and describes mid- to large-scale publishing operations. The text is less than 10 years old, so while it doesn't cover all of the latest and greatest on ebooks and apps, it does cover EVERYTHING else. Yes, in detail. Yes, you'll find it a little dry if "Success for Dummies" is your favorite business book. If you want the most authoritative answers, this is the book for you.

this book was good in content, but it literally feel apart when I started reading it. the pages physically feel out. i'm pretty disappointed with the shoddy construction of the book. i feel like amazon shipped me a very cheap product by charged a lot for it.