One Book/Five Ways: The Publishing Procedures of Five University Presses

Book Overview

A testament to the ingenuity of scholarly presses, One Book/Five Ways is a fascinating experiment in comparative publishing. This book records the history of a single manuscript, entitled No Time for Houseplants, submitted to five different university presses--Chicago, MIT, North Carolina, Texas, and Toronto--and then actually published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Each of the five model publishers agreed to treat the book as a real project accepted for publication and to compile a log of procedures they followed. These logs include correspondence, budgets, forms, layouts, and specifications, providing an insider's look at the path a manuscript takes through the various departments of each press, from editorial to marketing.

With a new Foreword discussing changes in publishing since 1978 and an Afterword commenting on the actual publication of No Time for Houseplants, One Book/Five Ways is a unique educational tool for anyone interested in the publishing process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226030245
• ISBN13: 9780226030241
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.0"