12 Profitable Book-Production Tips for Publishers and Printers
It is also good to bear in mind that publishers are in a manufacturing business—and our physical plant is managed by our vendors of choice. Good communication and collaboration is an essential basic principle. Profitability in plant operation means efficiencies that translate into cost benefits for the publishing operation.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.