Comments on: Three Jobs Publishing Houses Need to Fill in 2010

By: Pete Nikolai

Pete Nikolai — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:14:26 +0000

I recomend that we all establish a policy of always having at least 3 typoos in every post or comment. Doing so will give editors a sense of meaning and impotance…

By: thedigitalist.net » links for 2010-01-19

thedigitalist.net » links for 2010-01-19 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:32 +0000

[...] Three Jobs Publishing Houses Need to Fill in 2010 : The New Sleekness In this era of layoffs and pay freezes across the industry, it might seem silly to talk about new positions that publishing houses should be looking to fill. I can hear you all groaning from here: with what time, exactly, should we be interviewing these people, and which pile of doubloons should we cash in to make payroll? But instead of thinking of these roles as expenses now, they should be seen as investments from publishers in their digital future, ones that will pay off in dividends in the years to come. (tags: publishing digital) [...]

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Digitize me! « Stacy Boyd's Blog — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:13:27 +0000

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By: Androids, Beavers & Ampersands | books@torontoist

Androids, Beavers & Ampersands | books@torontoist — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:22:09 +0000

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By: tanushri

tanushri — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:58:45 +0000

@Susannah That’s something I’ve been wondering myself. Line editing to me still seems to be most accurate when done purely analog-style. But is that still necessarily true in a digital environment with so much automated?

By: Susannah Greenberg

Susannah Greenberg — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:50:29 +0000

Oh, no, Michelle who values the line editor, please forgive double of “to” in my post. Do you think the line editor will have to work differently now that the publishing process is dramatically sped up?

By: Susannah Greenberg

Susannah Greenberg — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:34 +0000

A really useful articulation of what is already in progress but as yet unnamed in many houses. Thank you. The way I see it, it has been and always should be the case for anyone in book publishing first that they should be passionate about the books and subject matter and second that they should try to understand all aspects of the book industry, not just their own niche within it. While most of us cannot master every aspect, it is critical to have an understanding of how the pieces of the whole fit together in order to to do your part optimally.

By: KateRados

KateRados — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:54:52 +0000

@tanushri Agreed! My IT recommendation was pointed towards the first ‘essential position’ – Multimedia Editor. Someone from IT may be a good choice if they’re already familiar with good audio/video editing software.

But you’re right – and I have a perfect example: I had a member of my team, with a marketing background, who is now the go-to multimedia editor for a publishing house. Doesn’t have to always be from the fix-it guys.

By: tanushri

tanushri — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:41:20 +0000

And here I thought I was foolish when I searched for job titles like ‘Digital Editor’ and didn’t come up with any. Thanks for stating this need so simply.

But I disagree with Kate that the best place to find this person is IT. I think there’s a lot to be said for people who aren’t necessarily ‘tech people’ but understand the technologies and platforms and can also think like a lay user.

By: The Daily Square – Stand! Edition | Booksquare

The Daily Square – Stand! Edition | Booksquare — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:30:26 +0000

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