Publishing Houses: Breaking a Writer’s Spine
An Annotated Bibliography —————
Mandyjane (Amanda) Slaybaugh
20th October 2021
Publishing Houses: Breaking a Writer’s Spine
Publishing houses are no longer an opportunity for writers to share their work; their worth is in the way they are in the public eye rather than in their words.
MILLIOT, JIM, and CLAIRE KIRCH. “Fast-Growing Independent
Publishers.” Publishers Weekly, vol. 268, no. 17, Apr. 2021, pp. 33–40. EBSCOhost, https://web-s-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.occlib.nocccd.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=5aec0913-e34b-48e5-a011-ea8ed888a906%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=bsh&AN=149995811
Web Accessed 26th October 2021
Claire Kirch and Jim Milliot go through several independent "book-and-mortar" publishing houses and explore the recent pandemic and digital sales increase. As smaller publishers take the lead in the publishing industry, independent companies begin to build up using the initiative media approaches such as author publicity, social media popularity, and steady marketing abilities across the globe. One significant leap in book sale percentages was "309% from 2018 versus 2020". For these independent publishers, building brand and author success within categories such as children's literature to self-help is a more sustainable market strategy for controlling how, where, and to whom they direct their demand.
Hviid, Morten, Sofia Izquierdo-Sanchez & Sabine Jacques, et al.
“From Publishers to Self-Publishing: Disruptive
Effects in the Book Industry.” International Journal of the Economics of Business, vol. 26, no. 3, Nov. 2019, pp. 355–381. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/13571516.2019.1611198.
Web Accessed 26th October 2021
International Journal of the Economics of Business provides the processes of book digitalization for self-publishing authors versus traditional publishing houses. The advancement of digital publishing has benefited authors through "micro-management" and "piracy" efficiency by the internet's tracking abilities. However, as authors choose to take their words into their print and promotion, there is a fine line between independence and having the necessary tools such as editing, marketing expenses, and ensuring protection for a book about to be published. Traditional publishing houses can still provide significant backing without principal payments from the author and give the production, distribution, and marketing. Taking sole responsibility for a manuscript and leading into self-publishing may be as easy as owning an Amazon account. Still, there is a reason why outsourcing has always been a first-thought option and is more profitable for the long haul. The split choices of how to publish one's works are now an open sea of possibilities. Hviid, Izquierdo-Sanchez, and Jacques provide detailed information to help writers determine what works best for their publishing options.
McCaw, Robert. “The Challenges of Getting Your Book Published.”
Writer's Digest, 1 July 2019, https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-faqs/the-challenges-of-getting-your-book-published.
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McCaw begins this article by narrating his experience of self-publishing his first book after being denied by the more prominent and traditional publishing houses, if not simply ignored. The process is time-consuming and costly, but as his lessons and gained experiences grow, this personal journey is a motivating opportunity for any independent author to get their books published. Next, Robert shares his innovative methods, such as a publishing service called Mill City, which provided hands-on editing, manuscript revising, and support utilizing his wife’s photography skills for a cover. Finally, McCaw acknowledges the after-accounting of self-publishing his book. Although a now-known book led to a manager working with a couple of publishing houses, the financial outcome is not thrilling. The article is an informative personal experience from a professional writer, published in the well-respected and long-time-read Writer’s Digest.
King, Cynthia R. Feature Article “Ethical Issues in Writing and
Publishing”. Clinician Journey of Oncology Nursing. http://journalpubs.auburn.edu/articles/ethical_writing_and_publishing.pdf.
Web Accessed 26th October 2021
Cynthia King contributes her knowledge of publishing medical information by clinical nurses into medical journals, books, newspapers, and Internet resources. It is a professional manifesto that covers the importance of editing, plagiarism awareness, exclusive rights between submissions, multiple authorship complications, and ways to launch such a critical manuscript. An example of King's writing considerations, two common authorship problems would involve the arguments involved from the beginning of the writing or research. The second reason would be the inclusion of crediting a "novice writer" A fundamental issue about "Ethical Issues in Writing and Publishing" would be the considerations of how to deal with conflict of interests, whether it be the investments provided by a resource on the school's behalf, such as “Financial disclosure is required of authors when submitting manuscripts to most professional journals.” The focus is on maintaining ethical and scholarly work while sharing whatever medical information may bring value to medical journals, practices, and valuable insight.
