INCLUDES EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND DEFINITIONS FOR OVER 100 BOOK PUBLISHING TERMS "Quiet zone," "reserves," "returns," and "rights" got you confused - or curious? Never fear You'll find centuries-old publishing lingo, 21st century jargon, and dozens of other terms in the Independent Book Publishers Association's (IBPA's) "The Language of Publishing: An A-to-Z Glossary of Book Publishing Terms." This helpful guidebook is designed to help you effectively do business in the book world. Whether you're a seasoned veteran keeping up with a changing industry and dealing with authors and customers who...
INCLUDES EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND DEFINITIONS FOR OVER 100 BOOK PUBLISHING TERMS "Quiet zone," "reserves," "returns," and "rights" got you confused - or cu...
"Company town." The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip good only at price-gouging company stores of paternalistic employers. But these stereotypes are outdated, especially for those company towns that flourished well into the twentieth century. This new edition updates the status of the surviving towns and how they have changed in the fifteen years since the original edition, and what new life has been created on the sites of the ones that were razed. In the preface, Linda Carlson reflects on how...
"Company town." The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip...
"Company town." The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip good only at price-gouging company stores of paternalistic employers. But these stereotypes are outdated, especially for those company towns that flourished well into the twentieth century. This new edition updates the status of the surviving towns and how they have changed in the fifteen years since the original edition, and what new life has been created on the sites of the ones that were razed. In the preface, Linda Carlson reflects on how...
"Company town." The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip...
