July 17, 2007

Hi all,

Here are some of my notes on the publisher's departmental organization terminology, taken during various workshops as well as some of my own thoughts.

Various Publishing Departments in a Large Publishing Firm

• Editorial - Front line for author communication and book project mgmt
  
• Legal - Contracts & Royalties
  
• Copy - Front matter, cover matter, etc.
  
• Art - Cover art
  
• Production - Physical Printing
  
• Publicity - Reviews, Media
  
• Advert/Promo - Goodies like posters at signings, sell pieces, etc.
  
• Operations - Inventory tracking, reprinting
  
• Sales - Selling to Booksellers, Libraries (Quarterly catalogs, presentations)