Comments on: The Pace of Publishing http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-379 Rachel Thu, 03 May 2007 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153#comment-379 Congrats on the book, John! And Dorothea, I have a list of things I'd revise/add if I updated the publishing book, but unfortunately it's unlikely I'll work with Scarecrow again to do it. Congrats on the book, John! And Dorothea, I have a list of things I’d revise/add if I updated the publishing book, but unfortunately it’s unlikely I’ll work with Scarecrow again to do it.

]]> By: Dorothea http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-378 Dorothea Tue, 01 May 2007 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153#comment-378 I used to be a part of it, actually. I'm less clueless than some.<br/><br/>And I still think the cost-benefit analysis is worth doing. Will I gain more by publishing this chapter in print than I would have gained by placing it in DList as soon as it was written? Dunno. Will be an interesting experiment.<br/><br/>I reread the draft this morning. It doesn't suck -- only made me cringe twice. Probably the best piece of professional writing (in my old or new professions) I've ever done. But... yeah... some bits are out of date.<br/><br/>If you ever revise your publishing book, Rachel, a few words on writing defensively to take into account the slow pace of print publishing might be in order. I'm just spoiled by blogging, I tell you what. I used to be a part of it, actually. I’m less clueless than some.

And I still think the cost-benefit analysis is worth doing. Will I gain more by publishing this chapter in print than I would have gained by placing it in DList as soon as it was written? Dunno. Will be an interesting experiment.

I reread the draft this morning. It doesn’t suck — only made me cringe twice. Probably the best piece of professional writing (in my old or new professions) I’ve ever done. But… yeah… some bits are out of date.

If you ever revise your publishing book, Rachel, a few words on writing defensively to take into account the slow pace of print publishing might be in order. I’m just spoiled by blogging, I tell you what.

]]> By: John Klima http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-377 John Klima Tue, 01 May 2007 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=153#comment-377 That's actually a pretty fast pace for book publishing. Well, I only know the fiction side of things, so non-fiction work might be faster... I thought my book (Logorrhea, small plug) was really fast when I delivered it in October and we published it today, but that's slower than the ideal pace for ALA Editions.<br/><br/>Publishing remains an unknown business to people who aren't a part of it. It's difficult to explain to someone who isn't a part of it. That’s actually a pretty fast pace for book publishing. Well, I only know the fiction side of things, so non-fiction work might be faster… I thought my book (Logorrhea, small plug) was really fast when I delivered it in October and we published it today, but that’s slower than the ideal pace for ALA Editions.

Publishing remains an unknown business to people who aren’t a part of it. It’s difficult to explain to someone who isn’t a part of it.

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