PUBLISHERS
Blackwell
Dorling Kindersley
Harcourt Education
Nelson Thornes
Oxford University Press
Usbourne
USEFUL INFORMATION
www.copyediting.co.uk
A good site explaining from first hand experience how to start off freelancing as a proofreader and copy-editor. The web owner has also written a book with excellent reviews on Amazon, Freelance proofreading and copy-editing – a guide. Have a go on his online proofreading test to see if you’d make the grade!
The Bookseller
A must-read for all those interested in the industry! Limited (yet useful) information is available to the casual browser; registered users receive full articles, the archive and weekly careers emails. Your university may have a subscription or you can take advantage of the SYP/Bookseller half-price offer.
SOCIETIES AND FORUMS
Publishing Association
Brings publishers together to discuss the main issues facing the industry and to define the practical policies that will take the industry forward.
Women in Publishing
Works to promote the status of women in publishing and related trades by helping them to develop their careers The Society of Indexers
It sounds specialist, but most bookes have an index. If you’re of the methodical type the site may be of interest to you.
Periodical Publishers Association (PPA)
The organisation promotes magazines and professional media; worth having a quick look if this is your preferred area. It features some tips on finding your first job.
Publishing Skills Group
Aims to improve education and development across the whole range of publishing
Newspaper Society
Whether you want to be a journalist or work in the newspaper industry in a different role, this site will give you a good background to the country’s regional papers.
Scottish Publishers Association
This site is proof that not all publishers are in London. It’s member directory is useful if you need a list of publishers to research. They also put on various training sessions.
OxMedia Network
If you’re interested in a creative industry but aren’t sure which one, this site could help give you an overall impression of what’s about in Oxfordshire.
Institute of Paper Printing and Publishing
Does exactly what is says. They do a 10-part course that includes visits to a paper mill, a paper testing laboratory and a publisher.
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