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ENGL390

Book Publishing: Theory and Practice
ENGL390 FA

SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 15 0 Times: ....F.. 1:10PM-4:00PM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

Designed to benefit both traditional and nontraditional students, the course will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the book industry. It will be especially beneficial to undergraduate students who wish to consider or pursue careers in the publishing industry, as well as creative writing students, students planning academic careers, or anyone who hopes to have a book published. Among the topics to be covered in the course are the editorial/acquisitions process; book design and production; book marketing; publishing operations and finance; legal issues in publishing; the relationship among libraries, booksellers, universities, and publishers; careers in book publishing; and the future of the book. Students will have an opportunity to engage in a wide variety of publishing activities such as manuscript copy editing and proofreading; copywriting for marketing materials; book and jacket design; and book pricing and contract review.

MAJOR READINGS

Balkin, Richard, A WRITER'S GUIDE TO BOOK
PUBLISHING (updated third edition, revised by Nick Bakalar
and Richard Balkin). New York: Plume, 1994 (paperback).

Dessauer, John P., BOOK PUBLISHING: THE BASIC INTRODUCTION
(new expanded edition). New York: Continuum, 1993
(paperback).
Strunk, William, Jr. and E.B. White, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE.
New York: Macmillan, 1959.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term and final exams.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Radko, T
Times: ....F.. 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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