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Publisher
Publishers manage all aspects of the publishing business,
including contracts, finance, sales, marketing and production
of books, magazines and newspapers.
A publisher may perform the following tasks:
- commission works for publication
- select material for publication
- enter into contracts with authors
- arrange for the editing of the manuscript
- employ additional writers and photographers if required
- employ cover designers
- organise the design of the finished artwork and arrange
for printing
- liaise with sales and marketing departments
- promote the book within the industry
- arrange for publicity (press, radio and television) for
the author and book
- sell subsidiary rights of the work
- maintain close contact with people in the printing
trades, as well as book and magazine wholesalers and
retailers
- develop and maintain the organisation's strategic plan
and business plan
- undertake clerical and administrative tasks
- maintain an accounting system.
This occupation has a high level of personal contact.
Required Skills - Publisher
- business and management aptitude
- good oral and written communication skills
- able to apply sound judgement
- able to work to deadlines under pressure
- entrepreneurial
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