Making Fiction Books.
According to the Book Industry Study Group, the overall book market relies significantly on the sales of fiction books, especially on bestsellers. As raised by leading UK publisher Macmillan, a major problem lies in finding talented authors; a paradox, given that authors typically struggle to get pu...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of the Book Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 61 - 70 |
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Common Ground Research Networks
2005/2006
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