Book Production [Paperback]

Now in its second edition, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to book project management and production, including the creation and development of digital products.

Adrian Bullock teaches production and project management on the postgraduate publishing programme at Oxford Brookes University. He is also Director of the Oxford Publishing Consultancy, which specialises in publishing production and project management and gives him the opportunity to practise what he teaches.

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Foreword

 

Introduction

 

Part I - Production and Project Management

 

Chapter 1  Project Management

Chapter 2 - Production management and sustainability

Chapter 3  Implementation

Chapter 4  Prepress

 

Part II Raw Materials

 

Chapter 5 - Choosing sustainable raw materials

Chapter 6  Printing

Chapter 7  Binding and Finishing

Chapter 8 - Getting stock to its final destination; environmental regulation/legislation; and legal matters

 

Further reading

Index

Now in its second edition, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to book project management and production, including the creation and development of digital products.

Book Production explains how books and digital products are planned for and managed, and why certain processes and raw materials are chosen. Addressing the growing demand for skills and knowledge with whlsµ