Book Publishing

anna louise genoese, an editor at Tor who apparently eschews capital letters, writes at Anna's Red Pen posts on Demystifying Publishing and in anna louise's Journal at the Live Journal website. Two of her series on "P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money" (her lack of capitals, not mine) have raised: eyebrows, hackles, and other portions of the writing community's anatomy.

See part the first: the mass market original complete failure
and part the second: the hardcover to mass market profitable/neutral book. Warning to newbies: prepare yourself for shock, awe, and General Disillusionment to make an appearance.

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