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Richard Charkin
Richard Charkin's experience as a publisher is unique among his generation. Over the past half century he has been (at different times) a scientific and medical publisher, a journal publisher, a digital publisher and a general publisher. He has worked for family-owned, publicly-owned, and university-owned companies and start-ups. In this memoir he uses his unrivaled experience to illustrate the profound changes that have affected the identity and practices but not the purpose of publishing.
Of course there are stories about well-known personalities he has encountered in his career - Madonna, Jeffrey Archer, Robert Maxwell, Paul Hamlyn, Mohammed Al-Fayed and many more. But his primary purpose is to provide an insider's account of the social, technological, commercial and geographical developments as seen through the eyes of a gifted all-round publisher who has made a very significant contribution to the profession.
This is an insider's account of the last fifty years of the publishing industry: the essential guide for writers, students of publishing, and book industry professionals including librarians, booksellers, literary agents, printers, copyright lawyers, digital experts.
Duration - 7h 39m.
Author - Richard Charkin.
Narrator - Richard Charkin.
Published Date - Friday, 17 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2023 Richard Charkin ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Richard Charkin's experience as a publisher is unique among his generation. Over the past half century he has been (at different times) a scientific and medical publisher, a journal publisher, a digital publisher and a general publisher. He has worked for family-owned, publicly-owned, and university-owned companies and start-ups. In this memoir he uses his unrivaled experience to illustrate the profound changes that have affected the identity and practices but not the purpose of publishing. Of course there are stories about well-known personalities he has encountered in his career - Madonna, Jeffrey Archer, Robert Maxwell, Paul Hamlyn, Mohammed Al-Fayed and many more. But his primary purpose is to provide an insider's account of the social, technological, commercial and geographical developments as seen through the eyes of a gifted all-round publisher who has made a very significant contribution to the profession. This is an insider's account of the last fifty years of the publishing industry: the essential guide for writers, students of publishing, and book industry professionals including librarians, booksellers, literary agents, printers, copyright lawyers, digital experts. Duration - 7h 39m. Author - Richard Charkin. Narrator - Richard Charkin. Published Date - Friday, 17 January 2025. Copyright - © 2023 Richard Charkin ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:17
002 preamble
Duration:00:02:39
003 chapter 1
Duration:00:29:22
004 chapter 2
Duration:00:34:13
005 chapter 3
Duration:00:46:04
006 chapter 4
Duration:00:54:06
007 chapter 5
Duration:00:50:59
008 chapter 6
Duration:00:37:25
009 chapter 7
Duration:00:59:59
010 chapter 8
Duration:00:49:20
011 chapter 9
Duration:00:33:03
012 chapter 10
Duration:00:48:08
013 post script
Duration:00:11:07
014 post amble
Duration:00:01:46
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:40