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Publishing industry

Experiential vs. Educational Learning

By Grace Hansen @thegracieve

January 3, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Experiential vs. Educational Learning

My friends and family were naturally curious when I shared my plans to start a master’s program in book publishing. Many asked why I needed further education to enter the publishing industry. Is a bachelor’s degree in English literature just a fun way to spend four years and thousands of dollars? So I applied for internships before I dove headfirst into another educational commitment. Microcosm Publishing of Portland, Oregon, was gracious enough to offer me an internship, and my personal experiment began. Would this internship be sufficient to teach me everything I wanted to learn about the industry in order to eventually get a full-time job?

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: education, experience, higher education, Internship, learning, Microcosm, Portland, Publishing industry

Are Internships the New Entry-Level Jobs?

By Madison Schultz

November 18, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Are Internships the New Entry-Level Jobs?

The world of book publishing is highly insular, highly competitive, and notoriously difficult to break into. Particularly in New York City, the industry epicenter, job seekers often struggle to stand out from a crowded field of equally qualified candidates. In order to get a foot in the door, many aspiring publishing professionals turn to internships, where they hope to gain hands-on work experience and forge connections with established industry pros.

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: entry-level, interns, internships, Jobs, Publishing industry, research

Marketing for the Future

By PJ Zettle @PJ_Zettle

February 6, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Marketing for the Future

While it is important to respect our consumer base of the past, the consumer base of the future will no doubt be born out of the marriage between brands and social activism.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: book marketing, brand, Colin Kaepernick, consumers, Marketing, NFL, Nike, politics, publishing, Publishing industry, social justice

Making the Incomparable Comparable: How Literary Agents Utilize Comp Titles

By Gloria Mulvihill

March 29, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Making the Incomparable Comparable: How Literary Agents Utilize Comp Titles

Realistically, most first-time authors seeking out a literary agent to pitch their book probably aren’t going to know all there is to know about their respective genre, and that is where the agent comes into play.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: books, Bookworm, comp authors, comp titles, literary agents, love books, love reading, pitching books, publishing, Publishing industry, read more books, selling books

Write to Publish, Then and Now

By Jasmine Gower

February 15, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Write to Publish, Then and Now

It wasn’t just that I was older and participating as a team member rather than an attendee. The 2017 conference was a softer, more intimate affair.

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: conference, panels, Publishing industry, Ursula Le Guin, w2p, Write to Publish

Growing Collaboration in Publishing

By Frances Kane and Melina Hughes kfrancesstella

December 12, 2016 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

Growing Collaboration in Publishing

Frances: While siblings are always a disappointment, your friends are not—especially when you get to work with them. And at Ooligan Press, we have been increasing the amount of projects we collaborate on, so being able to successfully work with others is a key part of the program. There are two publisher’s assistants, so obviously […]

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Collaboration, Friendship, inside ooligan, publishing, Publishing industry

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