Publishing
is the industry concerned with the production of literature
or information - the activity of making information
available for public view. Traditionally, the term
refers to the distribution of printed works such as
books and newspapers. With the advent of digital information
systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing
has expanded to include websites, blogs, and other
forms of new media. As a business, publishing includes
the development, marketing, production, and distribution
of news and non-fiction magazines and books, literary
works, musical works, software, other works dealing
with information.
Publishers spend a significant proportion of their
time buying or commissioning content. At a small press,
it is possible to survive by relying entirely on commissioned
material but, as activity increases, the need for
content may outstrip the publisher's established circle
of authors, so the door is open for others to submit
material for consideration. The majority of unsolicited
submissions come from previously unpublished authors.
Such manuscripts must go through the slush pile, in
which acquisitions editors sift through to identify
manuscripts of sufficient quality or revenue potential
to be referred to the editorial staff. |
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