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This new dictionary covers the full range of publishing-related topics, defining terms encountered in the processes of editing, producing, printing, and distributing books and digital content.
With entries ranging from proofreading and binding to discoverability and royalties, and covering contemporary areas of publishing such as digital workflow and digital rights management, the dictionary provides easy-to-find and accurate information on key terms and concepts.
Comprising over 250 concise and up-to-date A to Z entries, it is an invaluable reference resource for students of publishing, as well as for those currently working in the industry.
A Dictionary of Publishing
by Adrian Bullock; Chris Jennings; Nicola TimbrellFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2019-03-21
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Author Biography
Adrian Bullock, Associate Lecturer, Oxford International Centre for Publishing, Oxford Brookes University,Chris Jennings, Senior Lecturer, Oxford International Centre for Publishing, Oxford Brookes University,Nicola Timbrell, Former Senior Lecturer, Oxford International Centre for Publishing, Oxford Brookes University
Adrian Bullock has been involved with publishing since 1970, when he joined Oxford University Press, where he worked for the next 16 years, before joining Oxford Brookes University as a lecturer on the publishing course. Author of two books on publishing, Book Production (2012, Routledge), and The Green Design and Print Production Handbook: Save Time: Save Money: Save the Planet (2013, Octopus), Adrian is a consultant with a particular interest in publishing and the provision of primary education in the developing world.
Chris Jennings has been a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University since 1995. He was one of the pioneers to adopt CD-ROM and multimedia technologies, winning several awards for these projects. Chris has developed wide-ranging expertise in web design and interactive eBooks. His special interest is in eBook production and he has published eBooks distributed in the Apple iBookstore, including eBook Typography for Flowable eBooks and From Print Book to eBook.
Nicola Timbrell worked as a senior lecturer and MA publishing course leader at Oxford International Centre for Publishing, Oxford Brookes University for over 20 years. Prior to this, Nicola developed award-winning digital publishing projects for educational publishing houses and taught computing. She acts as a publishing consultant and author.
Table of Contents
List of Entries by Subject
Preface
A Dictionary of Publishing A to Z
Bibliography
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