This guide describes the publishing process, for the author with a manuscript waiting to be published. Separate chapters discuss how to approach a publisher, how a publisher evaluates a proposal or manuscript, how to understand and negotiate a book contract, how to prepare a final manuscript, how a manuscript is processed by a publisher, how a…

The test publisher's responsibility is discussed. "Right and good conduct" of the publisher in relation to the desires of the test user is related to the actual age of the test--old versus new materials. Other issues confronting the test publisher are the conflict between the needs for personal privacy and the claims of the community in relation…

The relationship between Unesco's task "to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image" and the International Publishers Association's goal of the promotion, through international cooperation, of the right to culture is brought out in this speech. The cooperative efforts of the two organizations in efforts to protect creative…

The purpose of Cataloging in Publication (CIP) is to provide professional cataloging data to publishers so that the data will be printed in the book. Since CIP will reduce cataloging costs and speed the delivery of books to readers, it should be beneficial to both the library world and the publishing industry. The number of participating…

If considered as a commodity, the periodical proliferation may be checked by the economically sound principle of limiting the size of library collections. (Author)

Offers suggestions on how to locate an appropriate music publisher for the type of music one is writing, how to prepare and send the manuscript, and on whether or not to copyright the manuscript or submit it to more than one publisher. (Editor)

Lower cost and less shelf space requirements have made major reference works in miniaturized print editions attractive to small libraries. The major disadvantage is the necessity of a magnifying glass for reading entries. A bibliography of reduced-size editions is included. (JAB)

Reports discussion at the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) on such topics as overproduction, government support, "on demand" publishing, profitability, library photocopying, and selection in library acquisitions, as they relate to the roles of librarians and publishers. (JPF)

The article discusses the history of copyright laws, the directions which copyright revision can take, and the rationale behind revision. Regulations for protecting various media such as sound recordings, performances, and cable television are discussed. (JAB)

This survey covers production costs, determination of selling price, selection of a microfilming service, factors considered before beginning a new project, provision of hard copy, COM (Computer Output Microfilm) filming, future plans, and the effect of copyright on micropublications in the United Kingdom. (Author)

Reports on selling books oriented toward a particular holiday and decides that customers still want a "good" book and will not buy a book just because it is a holiday title. (NKA)

Profile of library review journal "Choice" as it enters its twenty-first year highlights the pool of approximately 3,000 reviewers (recruitment, subject expertise); inception of the "Choice" concept; organizational objectives (to serve libraries with best possible reviews of scholarly materials); and recent editorial changes…

Explores the question of availability of children's books through interviews with publishers on current stocking policies and trends in backlisting and reissuing. Identifies sources of encouragement of trend to identify and reissue "old favorites." (SD)

Discusses trends of corporate ownership on the publishing and book distribution industry and implications for the teaching of English, with particular attention to future availability of textbooks and other books for young readers. (JK)

Comments on society's view of children as innocent and how this causes censorship of children's books in an attempt to protect them. Concludes that society has unrealistic expectations of books. (SRT)