British Publishing

Synopsis

Gives a broad view of British publishing today, touching on the history of publishing before describing how a book develops - from the author’s first thoughts to the commercial promotion of the finished work. Jan Morris’ book ‘The Oxford Book of Oxford’ is chosen to illustrate the consideration of the market and the compromises involved between author and publication team. The importance of the computer in printing is discussed.

Series

British Books and Libraries, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Audiocassette. 14 min.

Year of production

1979

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Documentation

Script and bibliography available.

Uses

BA librarianship - introducing study of the library, the book trade and the reading public. Postgraduate diploma in librarianship - reinforcing knowledge of publishing.*

Subjects

Librarianship

Keywords

book publishing; publishing industry

Credits

Contributor

Dick Fletcher

Cast

Stephen Thorne

Sponsor

Name

The British Council

Web

http://www.britcoun.org External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7930 8466

Fax

020 7389 6347

Address

10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN

Distributor

Name

Sweet & Maxwell (Spon) Booksellers Ltd