The world of publishing runs on editors. They balance storytelling with language to craft all kinds of books from authors of varying skill. Editors are an integral part of the publishing process, and ...

Publishing giants like Penguin Random House and Macmillan are eager to use AI internally—but not for writing or editing. Their authors still might revolt.

Editor’s Note: Previously, this series on scholarly publishing has offered advice on approaching an editor, getting a book contract, and writing a “timely” book. I received a contract for my monograph ...

AI has the power to pump out words in record speed. And already, that’s substantially inflating the book publishing market. Lovers of LLMs are pushing into the traditional publishing system, building ...

Publishing a book on an A.I.-powered platform is much cheaper than going through a traditional publisher. Shubham Dhage/Unsplash The publishing industry has been slow to embrace technology, with ...

Conversations about diversity in the publishing industry are not new, they’re not easy, and they’re bigger than publishing. In late October, PW spoke with agents and editors about their impressions ...

Amazon turned the book market on its head with its massive library of titles. Then it shifted the industry again with the introduction of the Kindle e-reader, and later, Kindle Direct Publishing. With ...

When scholar Stephanie Anderson interviewed poet Alice Notley in 2010, she was surprised to learn that no one had ever asked Notley about her work as an editor and publisher. In addition to writing ...

With little experience in the publishing world, she went from being First Lady to making just $200 a week.

You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...