Gene Therapy: From Book Proposal to Profit
Stanford University Press
The Stanford University Press (SUP) Publishing Tracking System is built around a series of modules in a FileMaker 8.5 database. The modules follow workflow chronology from pre-contract acquisitions through production and manufacturing to sales and inventory tracking. It was developed internally by the press’s IT manager, Chris Costner, and is loosely based on a system bought from Duke University Press in 1998.
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.