Comments on: Working Inside One of the World’s Largest Book Publishers

By: Ashley Gideon

Ashley Gideon — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:50:13 +0000

Wow, when I read the title and excerpt of this blog post, I was already blown away. I grew up seeing the penguin on lots of my childhood books and imagine being able to work there, that’s so cool! I have never known much about what goes on before a book is published, so reading your experiences in this field was fascinating. Getting to listen to an author’s input for their upcoming book sounds like an amazing experience, and knowing a celebrity or franchise will be coming out with a book before everyone sounds exciting.

By: Rylie Yeager

Rylie Yeager — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:50:29 +0000

This sounds like an absolutely amazing experience, Amanda – congratulations! I am also an advertising major and know nothing about publicity, so this was really interesting to read, especially since it’s for a book publishing company. First of all, it’s so cool that you write and create visuals for the publicity team to use in releases or pitch meetings! I feel like the idea of having such outward facing and public work is intimidating but must be so rewarding and amazing to see in action. I’m curious to know, what criteria do you judge a media outlet or contact on in terms of being a good candidate for pitching a book?

By: Aubrey Mabie

Aubrey Mabie — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:38:46 +0000

This sounds like such an interesting opportunity! I think it’s really special to find an internship that relates to something you are passionate about because even if you don’t want to pursue publicity you are still benefitting from the experience. It’s also so cool how involved you are in creating material and in meetings. It sounds like the perfect job for a book lover like you! As someone who has yet to dip their toe in PR, I’m curious if you are interested in continuing down this career path and how you discovered this internship?