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Subtitle: Understanding the Causes of the Unfinished Epidemic, Its Cures, and When Choosning Not to Finish Is Okay.  Includes the very important chapter related to books: Chapter 11, "An Example of Finally Finishing a Major Effort: Writing a Book." A must read chapter if you're having writer's block -- or even finishing or publishing block -- on your first, tenth, or twentieth book!

Jan's the author of more than 60 books so she knows about finishing books but she also has had to deal with unfinished books for various reasons and whether to complete it or not. In the main book, you'll read about Jan's F-I-N-I-S-H system and in Chapter 11 you'll see how to apply it to the book you're working on (or the one you put aside).

Get the inside scoop on 90 jobs in the publishing industry with this updated guide.

Praise for the previous hardcover edition:
"...a great source for exploring career options in the publishing field...recommended..."—American Reference Books Annual

"...another winner in the careers field...essential information....well-written...Recommended..."—Choice

The publishing industry is an exciting field, offering a variety of jobs for both creative and business-minded people. With a new foreword by the founder of Mediabistro.com, Laurel Touby, Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry, Second Edition explores 90 jobs in such fields as writing, editing, design, printing, selling, publicity, advertising, marketing, and distribution. Three sections thoroughly cover newspaper publishing, magazine publishing, and book publishing, letting readers quickly discover the differences between careers in each segment of the industry.

An Industry Outlook section guides readers through projected trends in publishing, and extensive appendixes offer useful Web sites, a listing of schools and associations, and other helpful sources of information.

Whether this is your first book or your fifth, self-publishing no longer has the stigma it used to have. As long as your book looks professional (and reads well!) you can get your book available to potential readers (and the media, libraries, and educators).
In this well-regarded book, which received a starred review in LIBRARY JOURNAL, you'll find information on how to write your book as well as how to turn it into a published book in e-book, print, and even audiobook formats. You'll even find a chapter on selling it internationally in different languages as well as how to promote it.