A Selected Bibliography of Books About Publishing

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Over the past few weeks, lots of people have mentioned to me that they read my newsletter. It’s gratifying! I’m flattered! It is also kinda freaking me out, tbh.

Those who have mentioned my newsletter lately all work in publishing. Since the genesis for the newsletter was trying to ‘explain’ publishing to those who don’t know its ins and out, its audience is now shifting, at least in my head. Some of you know publishing much better than do I! Audience is, for me, the primary determinant of what and how I choose to write, here or elsewhere, and which topics I deem worthy of discussing. Writing is an act of communication; a reader is required. That the reader may be other than I imagine is causing me considerable self-consciousness!

Okay now to talk about other people who have written about publishing. There are surprisingly few books about the publishing business, um, publi…