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Inside Book Publishing

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

For a limited time only, Routledge is pleased to offer a 25% discount, with free P&P included, off Inside Book Publishing to all Society of Young Publishers members.   For …

Farewell to Walkies

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

On the eve of Tuesday 8th July 2008, a host of booksellers and publishers (and the SYP of course) invaded the streets of London en masse, donned in fancy dress, …

InPrint 121 – not yet available

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

Issue 123, Spring 2008

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

InPrint 123

Pirate Punting and Pimms on the River Cherwell

Posted on July 7, 2008 in Uncategorized

      Hitting the bank more often than a Wall Street trader, the piratical punters of the SYP ambled, nay slumped, up the Cherwell in search of distant lands. …

A Day in the Life of a …. Production Typesetter

Posted on July 2, 2008 in Uncategorized

Production is perhaps one of the more overlooked areas for people considering a career in Publishing. What exactly does the job involve? My job as a Production Typesetter involves working …

Geek's Corner: The Subtle Nuance of the Oxford Comma

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

‘There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this, never get between these people when drink has been taken.’ – Lynne Truss, …

Geek’s Corner: The Subtle Nuance of the Oxford Comma

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

‘There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this, never get between these people when drink has been taken.’ – Lynne Truss, …

Bridget Moans

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

I am aware that I can be a bit of a whinger at times. So I’m going to try and be positive for a change, pro-active even. This month, instead …

How to submit a job advert to the SYP website

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

First off, visit our Employers Home page: http://www.thesyp.org.uk/employers/index.php This is the platform that you will use to add jobs to the site. Before you can do this, however, you need …

Publishing Training Centre courses

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

**NEW** Digital Publishing Law 23 July – Wandsworth – Publishing in electronic media means a whole host of new legal issues – this course will help ensure you don’t get …

London Pub Crawl Map 2008

Posted on June 24, 2008 in Uncategorized

 The itinerary is: 18.30 – St Christopher’s Inn 121 Borough High Street 19.45 – The George Inn 77 Borough High Street 21.00 – Southwark Tavern 22 Southwark Street 22.00 -The …