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

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 of each press, from editorial to marketing. With a new Foreword discussing changes in publishing since 1978 and an Afterword commenting on the actual publication of No Time for Houseplants, One Book/Five Ways is a unique educational tool for anyone interested in the publishing process.

ISBN:	9780226030241
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Imprint:	The University of Chicago Press
Published date:	02 May 1994
DEWEY:	070.594
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	330
Weight:	990g
Height:	278mm
Width:	154mm
Spine width:	27mm

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