Academic publishing

in the market on time. In addition, the quality for the book will be check carefully before sending to the retailers. In eBook industry, the role of operation of value chain design and structure is not complex compared with that in the hard copy publishing industry. For example the publishers can directly upload the book online and allow retailers to access to their files. Then, they can create the link for their customers to view and purchase the books…

As both a reader and writer, this article brought up some interesting points about writing and editing. It highlighted features I personally enjoy in a good novel and the types of tools the author can use to create tension, suspense, and mystery. I agree that it is important to end a chapter with a cliffhanger to keep the reader interested, but a superfluous presence of cliffhangers would be disappointing. While the article did make some good suggestions, some tips felt a bit redundant. One…

The book Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee should not have been published. Harper Lee was manipulated into publishing a book that should never have been on the shelves. The book was never complete enough to be a book that fans of her should read, after publishing her first novel To Kill a Mockingbird she set her own standards too high for her second book that was merely a rough draft to meet. The opinions of her and the…

that have written a piece worth publishing. Medium, which speculates that breakthroughs often come from collaboration rather than a single mastermind. Walter Isaacson, a best-selling…

I would like to start off by explaining that this paper is going to be breaking all the rules that you have previously been taught by Mr. James McFadden. I will try my best to use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. I might be in college, but I am not an English professor. I want you to read this paper as if you were reading a blog post on the internet. I promise you that I wont abbreviate shit like your mom does in a text message. My mom would always do that shit to me and it drove me…

The publishing industry is only a portion of the entire printing industry; thus, the book publishing industry largely affects the book printing economy. According to IBIS World, “the Canadian Book Publishing industry experienced moderate and consistent declines during the five years to 2016” (2016). Industry revenue is forecasted to decline at a rate of 4.4%. There has been a decrease in print book sales, but electronic books (e-books) have begun to increase; therefore, publishers are seeking to…

English 101 has been an eye opening writing experience compared to my prior English courses. I learned how to edit various steps in my process of composing an essay to be able to revise the essay effectively before the deadline.The class was also required to create a schedule which outlined the various steps in the writing process. This schedule helped me to complete the essay with sufficient time to revise and peer edit and decreased the stress of being able to finish the essay on the deadline…

Romance, horror, comedy, and mystery are all genres of books. Some more interesting than the other depending on the person. So how does one choose what they want to write about? Important factors have to considered, such as ideas, plots, climaxes, endings, character names, and their personalities. Writing a book is a lot harder than it seems when it comes down to it. But before stress engulfs the mind and writer 's block sets in before the first word, follow these few steps and it will make…

Gate-keeping and community Community media outlets make a gate-keeping decision each time a determination is made whether or not to publish UGC either online or in print. Media gatekeeping relates to the decisions made by journalists about what to publish, without consideration of why those decisions were made (Bass, 1969; White, 1997; Shoemaker & Vos, 2009). However, community media have traditionally made the decision to publish UGC, at least in print (Byerly, 1961; Lauterer, 2006). Community…

Everyone has his or her own writing process. I believe that my writing process is ambitious because even though I struggle sometimes trying to get started, I don’t panic because I know that I will figure it out eventually. My writing process is like hitting a brick wall but once I get started I find my writing interesting. From the readings, I learned to write everything down in my first draft and not be ashamed of what I write. As you walk into my bedroom, the first thing that you see is my…