2. pub·lish·ing /ˈpəbliSHiNG/
Noun: The occupation or activity of preparing and
issuing books, journals, and other material for sale.
WHAT IS
publishing
?
What do publishers do?
Publishers work to release books,
novels, magazines, and other printed
works to the public.
Education Requirements:
The education required to go into the
publishing industry is at least a bachelor’s
degree with a major in
journalism, writing, communications, or
Starting your publishing career:
liberal arts.
Editorial, publicity and promotion, marketing and
production, are some of the different types of
categories in publishing. As a starter job, you are
most likely to start as an assistant. Depending on
the department, the assistant job can slightly vary,
but over all it’s a general assistant job.
Experience & skills needed:
Depending on the field of publishing you want to go
into, different skills and experience will be needed,
but the overall skills/experience you’ll need are Benefits:
good communicating skills, able to work with the Benefits generally given in the publishing field vary from
programs you’ll use, project management, deadline the experience you have and the type of job you have.
oriented and a good organizer.
Most of the time you’ll get insurance and medical benefits
Starting salary: $30,000/year to start out. After you’ve moved up to a higher job, you
Top salary: $100,000/year may end of with a stock share or retirement.
