Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Terms of The Trade, Part II

Book proposal:

A package of materials providing details about your book, your background, and some information about the marketability of your work.  A typical book proposal submission will include sample chapters or a completed manuscript.

Consumer magazine:

A periodical directed toward the average reader or layman, (eg., Woman's Day, or, People)

Trade magazine:

Also called a trade journal, this is a periodical that provides business and technical information to members of a particular industry.  Such as a periodical is sometimes called a technical journal when directed toward readers in technology-oriented or scientific industries.  It's called a professional journal when directed toward doctors, lawyers, and others in the professions.

Cover letter:

A brief letter written to an editor accompany a completed manuscript or book proposal.

Agreement:

A contract, either written or oral, between a writer and a publisher stating the rights and responsibilities of both parties.

Contract:

A formal written agreement between a writer and a publisher stating the rights and responsibilities of both parties.

Circulation:

The number of people who regularly read a particular magazine.

Copyright law:

A body of laws governing the rights of writers and publishers.

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