Getting into Print

List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
1. The Organization of American Book Publishing
Differentiation: A Highly Segmented Industry
Expansion and Modernization
Changes in the Labor Process
Transformation or Transition?
Major Sectors of the Industry
2. The Setting
A Short History of the Two Firms
Domain
The Structure of the Two Houses
Interdepartmental Relations and Conflicts
Summary
3. The Nature of Editorial Work
The Formal Process of Contracting for a Book
The Process of Deciding What to Decide Upon
The Acquisition of Manuscripts
Analysis of Search Behavior
Evaluating Manuscripts and the Use of Outside Reviewers
Saying No Gracefully
The Publishing of Journals
Relations with Authors
Summary
4. Discretionary Power and Unobtrusive Controls
The Case for Editorial Autonomy
Control Over Uncertain Aspects of the Work Process
Craft and Occupational Control
The Power of Informal Controls
Summary
5. Decision-Making as a Means of Organizing Obligations
Access and Waiting: Differential Chances of Being Published
Other Facts in the Decision to Publish: Inventory Considerations
The Status of Authors
Commercial Concerns
Summary
6. Implications
The Shortcomings of Orthodoxy
The Organization of Environments
Access and Networks
Appendix: Manuscript Acquisition Code
Notes
References
Index