Refers to books primarily sold to schools and libraries. Both trade and mass market books can have institutional sales. Children's book publishers rely on institutions for a large portion of their sales. The arrangement of text, illustration, graphics, titles, etc., for printed material. Experienced book industry people who represent authors and illustrators for a percentage of their clients' profit.
Some agents charge reading fees to review a prospective client's manuscript.
Those fees can be very high, and do not guarantee placement of the manuscript with a publisher. An annual industry guide that lists publishers, editors, marketing executives, agents and more, along with their addresses and other pertinent information. The guide is usually available in public libraries and outweighs most telephone books. Publishers who concentrate on high-volume releases of paperback books that typically fit current popular market needs. Titles tend to be short-lived compared to hardcover books, but often are printed in far greater quantities.