Publishing Jobs

Of course the easiest answer to this would be...GET A JOB! But these days the economy has been hit hard, and jobs are scarce. So what are other options to make some extra money?

You have completed your work of fiction. You have written the perfect query. You have even received the highly sought after positive response from an agent/editor and now an agent/editor is...

There are many different methods of getting the attention of an agent/editor. The most common for unpublished authors is the standard query letter. Here is a basic look at how a query letter...

A cookbook is usually a book that contains recipes. Cookbooks may also contain other prose as well such as a description of the region where the item is prepared. Getting a cookbook published can...

If you are writing a novel or have completed one your next step will surely be to find someone to publish your work. In order to accomplish that feat, you will need to work on creating a name for...

A coffee table book needs to be eye catching and intriguing in order to be noticed by both publishing companies, and the viewing audience. Publishing a coffee table book is bit of a challenge, as...

The notes and bibliography of a book are invaluable, providing the author's source material for the book and often fascinating additional information that supplements the main text, but the task...

A book indexer is someone who writes the back part of a book, where you look things up. Although some publishing and legal firms have a staff of in-house indexers, most indexers are freelancers...

In editing a book or magazine article manuscript, it is important to get rid of extra word spaces. Before the PC was invented, standard typing practice was to type two word spaces between...

Are you a small publisher or independent company that has big dreams of having your product to Costco? This leading consumer warehouse store is an amazing goal for any business to achieve, but...

Printing a booklet is relatively simple. After you've finished writing your booklet, make sure that it is free of errors and/or misspellings. Check the page numbers to see that they are in order....

If you are an avid reader and book lover, chances are you’ve thought about finding a job working with books. The possibilities might be more than you imagined. Follow the steps in this article to...

For native English speakers, most of us assume that we can write well. But in truth, everyone--even professional writers--requires an editor. Editing someone else's writing--or even your own--is a...

Do you dream of publishing a book and becoming an author? Do you think you have what it takes? Learn how to put together your best query and grab the attention of an individual literary agent or...

Now you can get started on writing that book you have been carrying around in your head for years. In just a few steps I can have you well on your way to putting the information on paper and...

High resolution photography for print and the web is a costly business for many companies, so they often rely upon stock photography companies for their images. You could, of course, set up your...

Real estate magazines can be found for free at many places. Whether it is at a local gas station or diner, there are many kinds with all kinds of pictures of houses. It is not as simple as just...

The art of fact checking isn't necessarily brain surgery but it's not something that's meant for everyone either – however simple it may look. It takes a person up on the minutiae and who is very...

There’s no such thing as bad publicity—but there may be such a thing as pointless publicity. A poorly written press release will be ignored and thrown away. Authors have some different issues to...

Newspapers and magazines are often looking for new articles. Sure, they have writers on staff but a number of media outlets will also select freelance work as well. The trick is to impress them...

The world is going digital. They’ve been talking about the death of printed books for some time. While that seems like an overstatement, ebooks are growing in popularity. If you’re an author,...

Books can be made or lost on the book tour. While the web has made it easier to reach readers all over the world, nothing moves books so much as meeting with readers in person. Publishers won’t...

If you’re on a major press or an independent press the question isn’t if you should promote your book, but how. Even if your publisher is throwing a sizable promotional budget behind a book, you...

There's plenty of opportunity for freelancers in the current world of print. Just don't expect to make money right off the bat.