Chris Webb

Publishing Contracts – Understanding Reserve for Returns

I had a conversation with an author recently about the Reserve line on his royalty statement, and thought other authors might benefit from a quick primer. Books sold to most resellers – stores like Barnes and Noble and Borders for example – are returnable.  That is, if the book stores don’t sell them all, they can [...]

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The Book Proposal: Tips for Writing a Winning Book Proposal

You will find quite a bit about writing winning book proposals on this site – but you wont find them all in one place. All the posts are tagged book-proposal, but I thought it would be a good idea to group them together. Keep in mind I work in technology publishing, so some [...]

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Wiley Ranked in Top 20 Best Publishers

The October 2007 issue of Book Business Magazine features a cover story on the best publishing houses as ranked by their employees. While Random House takes the top honors, my publisher John Wiley & Sons ranks in the top 20 (number 14) with a satisfaction score of 8.4 out of 10. As challenging as the [...]

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