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The first in PPN’s new summerlong Best Practices series, part of our professional development programming, will feature Neal Maillet of Berrett-Koehler, focusing on acquisitions. The Best Practices series focuses on multiple areas of book publishing—acquisitions, editorial, marketing, and more. Each session covers the most effective ways to work within and outside your department, as well as with external stakeholders, such as […]

Best Practices: Editing, Design, and Production with David Zielonka Publishing pros know that editorial, design, and production are the heart of the publishing process. Each segment is vital for turning an idea into a book. Whether it’s dealing with the language, layout, or look of a project, each step has its own internal logic and rules […]

Best Practices: MSP (marketing, sales & publicity) with Michelle Sybert Overview Michelle Sybert knows that today’s shifting market demands persistence and ingenuity... Book publishing wouldn’t exist without marketing, publicity, and sales—separate but related practices to get books out to the world, to promote them widely, and not incidentally, to make money for the author and the […]

Publishing Professionals Network Picnic w/ Editorial Freelancers Association-SF & Bay Area Women in Publishing Overview PPN, EFA-SF, and BAWiP have long worked to promote and support the book publishing community through mentorship programs, book awards, meetups, educational conferences, and other professional development programs. Now, for the first time, we’re joining forces at PPN’s annual picnic to connect our […]