PUB 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Slush Pile, Verbosity, Purple Prose

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Publishing Program
• Course: PUB 372
• Professor: Suzanne Norman

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1: sometimes the agent and author will come in, for the author to pitch the idea and the house to pitch itself as the best publisher, money is not discussed at those meetings. It"s usually a take it or leave it offer, unless the author has huge clout but no agent, which is rare but does happen. If the p&l looks healthy and the manuscript is accepted, a letter of offer will be sent to the agent (or author) and the contract will be signed. If the manuscript is not accepted either before or after a p&l is run, the editor may speak directly to the agent or may send a written rejection. Oprah"s book club: permissions: including the transcription or publication rights in non-book format specifically or the physically handicapped for no charge, trade or mass-market paperback. Substantive (or structural: substantive editing shapes the book.