book editor
Book editors find manuscripts that can be published. They review texts from writers to evaluate the commercial potential or they ask writers to take on projects that the publishing company wishes to publish. Book editors maintain good relationships with writers.
Also called: book editor and publisher, children's book editor, book editor and project manager, acquisitions editor, editorial director of publications, senior book editor, book editor and consultant, book editorial director
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- essential skills
- 17
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
15- assess financial viability
- attend book fairs
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- establish collaborative relations
- implement marketing strategies
- literature
- manage budgets
- network within the writing industry
- provide support to authors
- publishing market
- read manuscripts
- select manuscripts
- suggest revision of manuscripts
Optional skills
17- analyse texts to be illustrated
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- check correctness of information
- conserve new media
- desktop publishing
- grammar
- interpret illustration needs
- manage contracts
- perform market research
- proofread text
- rewrite manuscripts
- select illustration styles
- show diplomacy
- spelling
- use word processing software
- writing techniques
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