Richard CharkinSince becoming a publisher in 1972, Richard Charkin has held many senior posts at major publishing houses, including Oxford University Press, Reed Elsevier, Current Science Group, Macmillan, and Bloomsbury Publishing. He has held non-executive directorships at IOP Publishing and Liverpool University Press. He is a former President of The Book Society, the International Publishers Association and the UK Publishers Association. He is a non-executive director of the International Advisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Chair of Thames & Hudson Ltd., non- executive director of Bloomsbury China, as well as advising nkoda.com, Kitaboo, shimmr.ai, Firefinch Publishing, and running Mensch Publishing. He lectures on the publishing courses at London College of Communications, City University, Oxford Brookes University, and University College London.Tom CampbellTom Campbell is an independent consultant and writer working in cultural policy and regeneration. He worked with the Greater London Authority to produce the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy and was Head of Creative Industries at the London Development Agency. He is a trustee of the charity Bookbanks, and his most recent novel, Helen Hoskins Begins Again, was published by Mensch.

• Preface Foreword by Jacks Thomas1. The Purpose of Publishing - Why It Matters2. Publishing Cultures 3. Literary Agents 4. Authors5. Copyright6. Author Contracts7. Author Royalties8. Booksellers and Distributors9. Sales Teams10. Rights11. Letting the World Know12. Data, Data, Data - Information About Books13. Book Fairs 14. Children’s Books15. Academic Publishing 16. Professional Publishing 17. Self-Publishing 18. Styles of leadership19. Managing People20. Mergers and Acquisitions 21. Start-Ups 22. S strategy in Publishing - A Case Study23. Finding Growth 24. Publishing as a Business 25. The Future of Publishing Appendix: Top Tips For PublishersA Miscellany of Facts ands FiguresList of Publishing Acronyms

Richard CharkinSince becoming a publisher in 1972, Richard Charkin has held many senior posts at major publishing houses, including Oxford University Press, Reed Elsevier, Current Science Group, Macmillan, and Bloomsbury Publishing. He has held non-executive directorships at IOP Publishing and Liverpool University Press. He is a former President of The Book Society, the International Publishers Association and the UK Publishers Association. He is a non-executive director of the International Advisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Chair of Thames & Hudson Ltd., non- executive director of Bloomsbury China, as well as advising nkoda.com, Kitaboo, shimmr.ai, Firefinch Publishing, and running Mensch Publishing. He lectures on the publishing courses at London College of Communications, City University, Oxford Brookes University, and University College London.Tom CampbellTom Campbell is an independent consultant and writer working in cultural policy and regeneration. He worked with the Greater London Authority to produce the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy and was Head of Creative Industries at the London Development Agency. He is a trustee of the charity Bookbanks, and his most recent novel, Helen Hoskins Begins Again, was published by Mensch.

• Preface Foreword by Jacks Thomas1. The Purpose of Publishing - Why It Matters2. Publishing Cultures 3. Literary Agents 4. Authors5. Copyright6. Author Contracts7. Author Royalties8. Booksellers and Distributors9. Sales Teams10. Rights11. Letting the World Know12. Data, Data, Data - Information About Books13. Book Fairs 14. Children’s Books15. Academic Publishing 16. Professional Publishing 17. Self-Publishing 18. Styles of leadership19. Managing People20. Mergers and Acquisitions 21. Start-Ups 22. S strategy in Publishing - A Case Study23. Finding Growth 24. Publishing as a Business 25. The Future of Publishing Appendix: Top Tips For PublishersA Miscellany of Facts ands FiguresList of Publishing Acronyms

Richard CharkinSince becoming a publisher in 1972, Richard Charkin has held many senior posts at major publishing houses, including Oxford University Press, Reed Elsevier, Current Science Group, Macmillan, and Bloomsbury Publishing. He has held non-executive directorships at IOP Publishing and Liverpool University Press. He is a former President of The Book Society, the International Publishers Association and the UK Publishers Association. He is a non-executive director of the International Advisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Chair of Thames & Hudson Ltd., non- executive director of Bloomsbury China, as well as advising nkoda.com, Kitaboo, shimmr.ai, Firefinch Publishing, and running Mensch Publishing. He lectures on the publishing courses at London College of Communications, City University, Oxford Brookes University, and University College London.Tom CampbellTom Campbell is an independent consultant and writer working in cultural policy and regeneration. He worked with the Greater London Authority to produce the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy and was Head of Creative Industries at the London Development Agency. He is a trustee of the charity Bookbanks, and his most recent novel, Helen Hoskins Begins Again, was published by Mensch.

• Preface Foreword by Jacks Thomas1. The Purpose of Publishing - Why It Matters2. Publishing Cultures 3. Literary Agents 4. Authors5. Copyright6. Author Contracts7. Author Royalties8. Booksellers and Distributors9. Sales Teams10. Rights11. Letting the World Know12. Data, Data, Data - Information About Books13. Book Fairs 14. Children’s Books15. Academic Publishing 16. Professional Publishing 17. Self-Publishing 18. Styles of leadership19. Managing People20. Mergers and Acquisitions 21. Start-Ups 22. S strategy in Publishing - A Case Study23. Finding Growth 24. Publishing as a Business 25. The Future of Publishing Appendix: Top Tips For PublishersA Miscellany of Facts ands FiguresList of Publishing Acronyms