One Book/Five Ways The Publishing Procedures of Five University Presses

Name: One Book/Five Ways The Publishing Procedures of Five University Presses
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ISBN: 9780226030241

ISBN-10: 0226030245

ISBN-13: 9780226030241

Edition: 1994

Authors: Association of Association of American University Presses, Joyce Kachergis

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A testament to the ingenuity of scholarly presses, One Book/Five Ways is a fascinating experiment in comparative publishing. This book records the history of a single manuscript, entitled No Time for Houseplants, submitted to five different university presses--Chicago, MIT, North Carolina, Texas, and Toronto--and then actually published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Each of the five model publishers agreed to treat the book as a real project accepted for publication and to compile a log of procedures they followed. These logs include correspondence, budgets, forms, layouts, and specifications, providing an insider's look at the path a manuscript takes through the various departments…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/2/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 0.85" wide x 1.10" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

The Association of American University Presses has, for more than sixty years, worked to encourage the dissemination of scholarly research and ideas. Currently, the members of the AAUP annually publish more than 9,000 books and 700 periodicals.



Foreword to the 1994 Edition



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The University of Chicago Press


Acquisitions and Administration


Editorial Production and Design


Sales and Promotion


The MIT Press


Acquisitions and Administration


Editorial Production and Design


Sales and Promotion


The University of North Carolina Press


Acquisitions and Administration


Editorial Production and Design


Sales and Promotion


University of Texas Press


Acquisitions and Administration


Editorial Production and Design


Sales and Promotion


University of Toronto Press


Acquisitions and Administration


Editorial Production and Design


Sales and Promotion


Afterword: What Do You Make of a "Make-believe" Book?



One Book Six Ways: The University of Oklahoma Press