The standardisation process of English spelling largely came to its conclusion during the Early Modern period. While the progress of standardisation has been studied in both printed and manuscript texts, few studies have looked at these processes side by side, especially focusing on the same genre of writing and by using corpora that are…

America's university presses are situated within a network of over one hundred universities, learned societies, and scholarly associations. According to a pamphlet put out by the American Association of University Presses, these presses "make available to the broader public the full range and value of research generated by university faculty."…

Outlines briefly the process by which the Fluxus community coalesced. Recounts the birthing of Something Else Press, Inc., and the transformation of aspects of the press' objectives into Printed Editions. Discusses the parallel concerns shared by Something Else Press and Fluxus publication activities as well as their divergent agendas and…

Presents some guideposts for authors when dealing with a publisher. (PG)

This guide describes the publishing process, for the author with a manuscript waiting to be published. Separate chapters discuss how to approach a publisher, how a publisher evaluates a proposal or manuscript, how to understand and negotiate a book contract, how to prepare a final manuscript, how a manuscript is processed by a publisher, how a…

The basic reason for publishing this manual is the recognition that some degree of standardization in the publication of state documents is essential. These guidelines are intended as a handbook of minimum standards only. The types of publications and methods discussed are: (1) public documents, (2) books and pamphlets, (3) serials, (4) use of…

Custom publishing allows teachers to collect previously published and unpublished materials in book form for classroom use. The speed and flexibility of this publishing makes it useful for faculty who believe they can write or assemble a better text for their classes. (Author/PG)

This is a simple how-to-do it manual intended to help projects that wish to produce print materials. It highlights the stages involved in producing print materials, giving an overview of the steps required and offering hints on different approaches to the various processes. The manual begins with the comprehensive layout (dummy) stage and proceeds…

Points out that electronic editing (or "page processing"), which is the process of using microcomputers in publishing manuscripts, reduces the need for communication between the editor and the printer. The result is savings in both time and money. (BB)

This handbook offers guidance to a person with written material to be reproduced and prepared for mailing. It provides tips on the preparation of copy for the printer, proofreading suggestions, preliminary ideas for design and format, hints for selecting paper and type style, information on printing and binding, and suggestions for mailing. (TJ)

Explains that the international picture book seems to be increasingly popular in the United States and that publishers are perceiving coproduction as a way to reach the retail market at a price they can afford. (DF)

In this article the author, a staff member at APGA headquarters, provides and overview of the production process, with a view to giving P & G'ers an inside look at what happens to a manuscript between the time it's submitted and the time it's published. (Author)

Presents a guide to for-profit library publishing of reprints, original manuscripts, and smaller items. Discussed are creation of a publications panel to manage finances and preparation, determining prices of items, and drawing up author contracts. (SW)

One of a series of digests on topics related to the marketing of cooperative education, this digest discusses publication basics for cooperative education professionals. Designed to provide the kind of nuts and bolts information to be kept at hand for review before beginning any printing project, the digest discusses: (1) simplicity in the…

Includes annotations of six of the most beautifully illustrated, well-written, recently published books from Venezuela that are written in Spanish. (DF)