What can you tell me about jobs in book publishing companies?

what kinds of jobs are there, what do you do in them, how do you get them, what do you need to do in college, or do you know a good place I could find this information, anything you could tell me would be greatly appreciatedWhat can you tell me about jobs in book publishing companies?
The best way to find out about the jobs in publishing is to either do an internship or to participate in an associates program. An internship is when you work in only one department for a set amount of time. An associates program is when you spend a short amount of time in one department, then rotate and spend time in another department. The latter may be the best choice for you (keep in mind, the associates programs are reserved for college students; internships vary).



BUT to break it down VERY quickly:

Editor: Read manuscripts, buy the books, edit them.



Production editor/managing editor: Copyedits the books (if they're short), manages the schedule and production of the book



Production manager: Handles the budgets and production of the book (things such as paper, the bling that goes on the jacket, etc.)



Designer: Duh.



Marketing/publicity: Comes up with neat things to help sell the book, thinks of different venues/media et al to get the book "out there"



Subrights: Works with different companies and countries to sell the book overseas and to book clubs and fairs et al



Sales: Uh. Duh again.What can you tell me about jobs in book publishing companies?
editors and CEOs and you would need to major in journalism and bussiness

~~~Daddy's Baby Girl~~~What can you tell me about jobs in book publishing companies?
It depends. If you want to break into it then it might be a good job to start interning at some publishing houses or literary agencies. You can check websites like Random House (don't know the address - randomhouse.com maybe?) and see if they have a jobs/careers page for you to look over.



http://www.aaronline.org/ - has a database of agency websites and you can view the sites and see if they have any positions or internships open and see what's required. I'm sure this is easier said than done, but if you have what they're looking for then go for it.



One literary agent said many agents probably have a degree in English, and he has one from Harvard. http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com and http://pubrants.blogspot.com