Books on Publishing
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
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Peter Ginna
4.16 avg rating — 789 ratings 
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Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
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Scott Norton
4.01 avg rating — 365 ratings 
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The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read
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André Schiffrin
3.83 avg rating — 337 ratings 9. 
Publishing for Profit: Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers
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Thomas Woll
3.82 avg rating — 268 ratings 
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer Keys
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Amy Einsohn
4.25 avg rating — 1,459 ratings 12. 
What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
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Peter Ginna
4.16 avg rating — 789 ratings 
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Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
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Courtney Maum
4.60 avg rating — 1,382 ratings 21. 
Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America's Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
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Boris Kachka
3.52 avg rating — 495 ratings 22. 
So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance
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Gabriel Zaid
3.72 avg rating — 1,189 ratings 23. 
Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History
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Rebecca Romney
3.83 avg rating — 622 ratings 
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Perfect Bound: How to Navigate the Book Publishing Process Like a Pro 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Publishing Romance: The History of an Industry, 1940s to the Present
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John Markert
3.68 avg rating — 28 ratings 29. 
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Rosset: My Life in Publishing and How I Fought Censorship
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Barney Rosset
3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings 31. 
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Barney: Grove Press and Barney Rosset, America's Maverick Publisher and His Battle against Censorship 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Kirsch's Handbook of Publishing Law: For Authors, Publishers, Editors and Agents
by:
Jonathan Kirsch
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings 33. 
The Heyday of Malcolm Margolin: The Damn Good Times of a Fiercely Independent Publisher
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Kim Bancroft
4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings 35. 
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book
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Guy Kawasaki
4.17 avg rating — 2,678 ratings 36. 
Publishing for Small Press Runs: How to Print and Market from 20 to 200 Copies of Your Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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"Literchoor Is My Beat": A Life of James Laughlin, Publisher of New Directions
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Ian S. MacNiven
3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings 
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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2017: Who They Are, What They Want, How to Win Them Over
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Jeff Herman
4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings 40. 
The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers
by:
Terry McDonell
3.89 avg rating — 331 ratings 
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The Uncommon Reader: A Life of Edward Garnett, Mentor and Editor of Literary Genius
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Helen Smith
4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings 44. 
Author In Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published
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Therese Walsh
4.30 avg rating — 183 ratings 45. 
The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk Reference
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Tad Crawford
4.06 avg rating — 47 ratings 46. 
Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published 4.32 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Self-Publishing On Demand: How To Create, Publish and Release Your Next Non-Fiction Book
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Jeremy C. Jones
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 48. 
Navigating Indieworld: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Your
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Julie A. Gerber
4.42 avg rating — 66 ratings 
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My Life (Direct to DVD): How to Sell Your Self-Published Book to Hollywood and Other Disaster Stories
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Jeff Nichols
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 51. 
How to Get Published in Anthropology: A Guide for Students and Young Professionals
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Jason E. Miller
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings 52. 
The Quality Companion: Celebrating the Forgotten Publisher of Plastic Man
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Mike Kooiman
4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings 
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Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2016: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
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Rachel_Randall
4.19 avg rating — 70 ratings 55. 
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully
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Arielle Eckstut
4.25 avg rating — 652 ratings 
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The Starter Guide for Professional Writers: How to Write and Market Your First Published Stories 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age 4.37 avg rating — 163 ratings
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The Novel Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Writing Novels and Getting Published
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Bob Mayer
3.75 avg rating — 209 ratings 
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Write That Book Already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now
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Sam Barry
3.48 avg rating — 329 ratings 64. 
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day
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Laura Lemay
3.49 avg rating — 74 ratings 65. 
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How to Make a Living with your Writing: Books, Blogging and more
by:
Joanna Penn
4.18 avg rating — 1,244 ratings 
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The Business of Books: Booksellers and the English Book Trade 1450-1850
by:
James Raven
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
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Ronald Rice
3.88 avg rating — 1,145 ratings 73. 
From Art to Commerce: A Workbook for Independent Musicians
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Tamara Saviano
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 74. 
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
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Cheryl B. Klein
4.41 avg rating — 563 ratings 75. 
Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption
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Laura J. Miller
3.65 avg rating — 92 ratings 76. 
The Feminist Bookstore Movement: Lesbian Antiracism and Feminist Accountability
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Kristen Hogan
3.84 avg rating — 83 ratings 77. 
Make Comics Like the Pros: The Inside Scoop on How to Write, Draw, and Sell Your Comic Books and Graphic Novels
by:
Greg Pak
4.10 avg rating — 86 ratings 78. 
Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing a Book
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Neil B. Shulman
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings 79. 
Writer's Guide to the Business of Comics: Everything a Comic Book Writer Needs to Make It in the Business
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Lurene Haines
4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings 80. 
The Online Writer's Companion: A Complete Guide to Earning Your Living as a Freelancer
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P.J. Aitken
4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings 81. 
Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living
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Manjula Martin
3.79 avg rating — 1,162 ratings 
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Writing Without Hiding: How to Write What You Mean and Be Heard in the New Economy
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Justin Glanville
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings 84. 
The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less
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Peter Bowerman
3.96 avg rating — 652 ratings 
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How to Make a Living With Your Writing: Developing A Millionaire Mindset (The Prosperous Author Series, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Reviewer-Focused Grant Writing: Making the Vision Plain So the Reader Can Run! 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Writing to Awaken: A Journey of Truth, Transformation, and Self-Discovery
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Mark Matousek
4.47 avg rating — 91 ratings 94. 
Fire Up Your Writing Brain: How to Use Proven Neuroscience to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Writer
by:
Susan Reynolds
3.82 avg rating — 186 ratings 
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The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It.
by:
Marc Bloch
4.09 avg rating — 2,857 ratings 97. 
Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing
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Lee Goldberg
3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings 98. 
Business Writing: Proven Techniques for Writing Memos, Letters, Reports, and Emails that Get Results
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Wilma Davidson
3.88 avg rating — 112 ratings 99. 
Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels 4.13 avg rating — 836 ratings
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Writing Well for Business Success: A Complete Guide to Style, Grammar, and Usage at Work
by:
Sandra Lamb
4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings