Chris Conolly-Smith:
Financial Management for Book Publishers in Developing Market Economies

© Center for Publishing Development, 1999-2000
Open Society Institute, Budapest

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction and Aims
Chapter 2: Publishing and the Economic Environment
Chapter 3: Financial and Investor Objectives and Targets
Chapter 4: Accounting Concepts – a Set of Accounts for a Book Publisher
Chapter 5: Title Investment Decision and Pricing Methods
Chapter 6: Working Capital Management
Chapter 7: The Print Run Decision
Chapter 8: Planning and Control: avoiding failure
Chapter 9: Raising Finance and Banking
Chapter 10: The Financial Management of Returns in Electronic Publishing
Chapter 11: A Postscript

APPENDICES

1) New Title Investment Decision models

a) Full cost costing
b) Profit Contribution format 1
c) Profit Contribution 2 format including marketing and distribution costs
d) Using Net Present Value

2) New title costing proposal for Electronic Publishing using Net Present Value

3) Cashflow Forecast

a) Using Receipts and Payments method
b) Using the Balance Sheet method

4) A Simple Investment Schedule

5) A Financial Management Audit Check List

6) A Title Cost and Sales Database Forecasting and Control System

7) Case studies

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