What's the Secret to a Successful Publishing Career?

Careers in publishing are attractive for those who love books - reading them and interacting with authors. Anish Chandy explains how book publishing and working in publishing are great career options

Anish Chandy is in the world of books without being an author - at least until now

He knows what different audiences are looking for - and how to bridge the gap for authors.

Anish took time to explore various career options - first in IT, then taking a long sabbatical exploring various places in India before a chance meeting got him into a publishing company as a commissioning editor.

A few years later, having built a network across publishing and media, he struck out on his own to take on authors as clients.

In a sense, he does brand building for authors - who are best at writing and are typically not savvy about marketing or the market

That's where Anish operates. Creating the room for authors in the readers' minds. Even if they are blissfully unaware of what he does.

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Chapters

0:31 Introduction
2:19 Fresh out of college
3:51 Joining Infosys
5:05 A reverse epiphany
5:56 Finding my 'It'
8:58 Entry into publishing
10:54 The books I grew up on
12:40 Commissioning Editor at Penguin
14:04 Self-help is big
14:58 Kindle and 'real' books
18:25 How does publishing work today?
21:49 A space for discussing books
28:43 David Graeber Debt - The First 5000 years
30:29 The big realization
33:17 The transition from IT to publishing
36:40 How a literary agent business works
38:54 The author agent interactions
41:44 The growth of audio books
42:44 What has not changed in publishing
44:44 What are the job opportunities in publishing?
47:33 Bookstore opportunities in Tier 2 cities
49:33 The gratifying part of being in publishing
51:00 Authors are colorful characters
55:33 Why should work-life balance exist?







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