I've been assembling topics in a kind of flow organization paralleling the general process from writing to publication and post-publication. (As pages are produced the line items below that are not already links will become links.)
- industry overview
- writing
- style
- research
- research tools
- reference materials for writers
- writing for markets
- books for writers
- blogs and websites related to publishing
- translation
- edited anthologies
- copyright
- permissions
- acquisitions and contracts
- queries
- submissions
- auctions
- agents
- reading fees
- agency agreements
- publishing agreements
- P/L calculations
- schedules and planning
- editing
- developmental editing
- copy editing
- production
- design
- production schedules
- packagers
- print brokers
- page proofs
- paper
- print runs
- printers
- CMYK
- RGB
- megapixels
- digital imagery
- slides and transparencies
- line art
- halftones
- four-color process
- print-on-demand
- marketing and promotion
- author tours
- bound galleys
- best seller lists
- bookstore readings
- coop advertising
- print ads
- direct mail
- author photos
- book reviews
- tie-ins
- blurbs
- niche markets
- press kits
- publishers' catalogues
- sales reps
- advance readers
- distribution and sales
- wholesalers
- distributors
- fulfillment houses
- bookstores
- libraries
- direct sales
- returns
- hurts
- consignment
- trade discounts
- school markets
- college markets