As recently as five to seven years ago, careers in the publishing industry were actually limited because of the small number of existing publishing houses, and the majority of those have been privately owned for generations and remain so today. However, many opportunities exist within the publishing industry because of the new innovative technology that has arisen out of the Internet. Probably the most obvious job within the publishing sector is that of an author. The second most well known or recognized job outside of the publishing industry would be a literary agent, and the third is editor. Authors write the material or text that is to be published. They submit their work to literary agents who liase with editors of publishing companies. Sometimes authors will forward their work directly onto the editor, foregoing the agent who will take a percentage cut of the author’s fee. If the author is really lucky, the editor may call him directly with a job. A publisher is the person who owns the publishing company and prints the books, [...]