5 tips for aspiring publishers

The publishing business is one of the most demanding areas, as it merges proofreading, business management, marketing, author and foreign rights into one job or discipline. Although it is far from being considered a science, there are some tips for the management of your business and for those who wish to study the field from first-hand professionals. In this entry you have 5 tips you could use to explore the various possibilities:

Proofreading.

This is the most needed profile, as new tech has yet not won human eye nor English language and its grammar rules. One possible starting point is to study a course in English grammar rules and proofreading, as well as the marks and signals editors use to make the layout professional or designer know where mistakes are and how to set the perfect book.

Language translation.

Languages are your favorite tool. You are to be meant to use fluently Spanish, English and German or Chinese either to coordinate translators and check their work or for important conversations with agents, subagents and publishers. After all, it is proven that multicultural backgrounds work better!

For example, one of our many translation courses can add different languages and their interpretation and fluency study.

Business.

You should know it all about how to negotiate and manage your business, besides the pros and cons before buying that novel that suits your collection so well. The publishing business coordinates different disciplines that form a long tale – from negotiation to printing- and you should at least be fully aware of the different processes that are taking place. Business is business!

Marketing.

A postgraduate degree in Digital Marketing or in the publishing and editing business is very well considered, as you should know why your novel, poem or essay has a story to be heard. You should know how to communicate and sell your books through different channels and attractive designs and book fronts. Twitter, Facebook and most especially, Instagram should be the second best friend of a publisher or a literary agent.

Read, read and…travel!

Publishers and literary agents often travel overseas and attend book fairs, especially those in Frankfurt, Bologna or London. They do so to negotiate new contracts and deals. You should be a step ahead in relation to your competitors and know what stories are worth showing. Read it all and travel abroad!