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BOOK PUBLISHING
   
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Most people who have never been published, and many famous
authors, do not have any clear understanding of what exactly happens when a book
gets published.
There is much more to publishing a book than an editor at
a house simply saying, "I want this book," and getting it put on the shelves of
bookstores.
Publishing is a highly political, time-consuming process,
involving the interactions and decision-making of many people from all parts of
the industry: editors, design editors, production editors, cover artists,
publicists, manufacturers, distributors, salesmen, bookstore staff, agents ...
Not every author is interested in the process a manuscript
must go through in order to become a book available in bookstores or online.
RockWay wants its authors to be informed
and savvy business people, as well as good artists, however, so that they can make
informed and carefully considered choices at every step of the process.
The most important questions unpublished writers want to know
are these:
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