Career Reinvention for Publishing Professionals
By Andrew R. Malkin for Publishing Perpectives

NEW YORK CITY: Fifteen years ago, after I already had spent ten years in trade book publishing with three major houses, I thought I had figured out my dream destination: a marketing manager spot under the tutelage of Carl Lennertz, at Knopf. I had held two field sales positions for the Knopf Publishing Group in what most would argue were plum territories at the time - Southern New England and Washington, D.C. There were amazing independents and a mix of customers, a marvelous list of literary titles, authors frequenting my accounts for signings (I'll never forget a party at Katherine Graham's Georgetown home) and just enough travel for a single twenty-something to enjoy trips to college towns such as Northampton, MA or Charlottesville, VA.

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What are Your "Best Practices" for Publishing Career Development?
By Edward Nawotka

In today's lead story, Andrew R. Malkin, VP of Book Content for Zinio, discusses the stages of his publishing career to date and offers five pieces of advice on how to navigate the choppy seas of the publishing world.

There have been plenty of individuals in publishing around the world forced to reinvent themselves in the last year, either because of a job loss or the transition from traditional to digital publishing, which has radically changed the future prospects for the industry.

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