Are You the Weakest Link?
Publishing-industry people usually don’t think of themselves as manufacturers. That is one of the reasons why many smaller publishers don’t necessarily get the best financial advice—since they are likely to engage accountants who specialize in professional, creative or personal services, where fixed assets and work-in-process aren’t significant.
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- United States
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.