Customer Reviews
Thorough and comprehensive - By: Nicholas W. N. Jones, 02 Oct 2008 
I must declare my interest - I was part of the (UK) Society of Young Publishers committee which started this ball rolling backin 1979. We saw a need for an introduction to the industry; we planned a mere booklet summarising it as it then was, but Giles Clark - also on the committee - took up the opportunity to make it something vastly more comprehensive & therefore useful. No longer involvedin subsequent editions (except as a specialist contributor for a one-page panelin in this last edition), I have watched the project develop into an amazingly comprehensive work which is now the definitive textbook for any publishing course, & an invaluable source of ideas, information & inspiration for those about to join orin the early yearsin the industry. Some of the third edition was rather dense reading, I would agree, but this fourth has not only brought the coverage of the industry right up to date with e-books, POD, etc., but a comprehensive rewrite & redesign has made it approachable & entertaining as well as highly informative. No one embarking on a careerin publishing should fail to read it - & even those with a few years' experience will find useful thingsin it.
To those wondering how it relates to another book for would-be entrants to the industry, Alison Baverstock et al.'s How To Get a Jobin Publishing, I would say that they are quite different things - get both (and see my review of that on its page).
Good reading - By: dali, 21 Jul 2008 
Very informative publication though I agree with Mr J. Ward's remark about Clark's writing style. I too found it quite difficult to read for that particular reason!
An in-depth look into the publishing industry. - By: Mr. J. Ward, 15 Jan 2002 Giles Clark's book is something of a bible to those of us on the publishing course here at Brookes, exhaustivein its coverage of all aspects of contemporary publishing. Where Clark fails to impress, however, isin his very dense prose style, the book is very hard going through out.
Want to learn about the publishing industry? READ THIS BOOK! - By: I. D. Brown, 31 Jan 2001 This book is recognised by the UK publishing industry as an essential information source. It is a Recommended Text on most UK publishing courses, as well as used by the industry's lead training body, the Publishing Training Centre...
An Essential Reading Tool - By: , 21 Nov 2000 Giles Clark's new edition of Inside Book Publishing has been fully updated & rewritten. It is an essential tool for anyone embarking on a career within book publishing, & a useful handbook for those who are already workingin the industry but feel they may be lackingin knowledge. Well researched & well written, a pleasure to read & recommend to others.
