The Building of a Book collects practical articles by experts in the many departments of book making and distribution. It explains how a manuscript becomes a finished volume — editing, typesetting, illustration, binding, advertising, and selling.
Written by working professionals, the book offers a detailed, behind-the-scenes view of the publishing trade. It is a valuable record of how books were produced and brought to market in the early twentieth century. This edition is a clean, public-domain text prepared for comfortable reading. Download the free EPUB of this insider’s guide to the making of a book.