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Working with Publishers: SLA Weekend Course 2014
- 1. Working with Publishers! Benefits,Impact What Works and Challenges Dr. Carol Webb
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- 3. Impact • Student Recruitment- Parents • School Profile - Headteacher • Reading Progress – Teachers • Stock – materials to enrich library offer • Prestige of Library – in eyes of all
- 4. What Works? • Pre-proofreading • Feedback • Pro-active • Organise mini book tour + local schools • Partnership working • Booksellers • Public Libs • Off-timetable • Themed • Targeted audience • Visibility of impact
- 5. Challenges • Visibility +Evidence takes time • Fast-changing staff in publicity depts. • Focussing energy for maximum outcome.
Editor's Notes
- #3 Insight into industry – supporting their goals help to ensure healthy book trade – these are our products too. Feedback, focus groups, testing cover designs – London location issue – electronic. For Student: Insight into industry re: careers and workplaces Empowering to see all kinds of people write e.g. Bali Rai Experience film-making – to send to publishers and authors – show Shem. Read to write to publishers – they love the feedback, not just the author – pre-proof copies… your student could get quoted on the back of the published copy!