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The power of the printed word
The Sun or the The Sunday Times? The Spectator or Viz? Harry Potter or Terry Pratchett? The publishing industry has enormous scope and offers a wide range of careers.

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What jobs are there in journalism?
What about other jobs in newspaper and magazine publishing?
And what about books?
You can also work in editorial, production and design, marketing, sales and distribution in book publishing. There are jobs as a commissioning editor or an acquisition editor where you find and meet authors and agree new projects. Or you could work as a copy editor or a production editor. You could be the marketing executive trying to promote a new writer or the contracts manager selling the book rights.

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