Publishing

Vivek Mehra | Managing Director & CEO | SAGE Publications India

What is Publishing?

Publishing is a great Career option. One should first understand What a Career in Publishing entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Publishing. The internet is a great source of information on Publishing, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

With 19 years & 3 months of professional experience, Managing Director & CEO Vivek Mehra understands Publishing. Managing Director & CEO Vivek Mehra outlines Publishing as:

Publishing is the dissemination of literature, music, or information. It is the activity of making information available to the general public.

How Managing Director & CEO Vivek Mehra got into Publishing?

I am the CEO and MD, SAGE publications India, a TEDx speaker, mentor, author, editor, teacher and a student. I received the Business Excellence and Innovative Best Practices Academia Award - 2019 by Dr Manmohan Singh at The New Delhi Institute of Management (February 2019) and the Sharda Top Rankers Excellence Award for Visionary Leadership (January 2016). I am also the recipient of the Vijayshree award by Government of Maharashtra (1994) for simplifying complex dehydrating technology, ensuring a brighter future for small-scale farmers. I serve as the honorary Council Member and Member of Board Studies for the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) journal, Learned Publishing. I have edited and typeset 14 books besides authoring one courseware Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering. I was visiting faculty at Ambedkar University Delhi and taught courses at the Post Graduate level. I am currently a Board of Studies member at the School of Business, Public Policy and Social Entrepreneurship at Ambedkar University Delhi and am also a part of the Quality Assurance Committee at the same university. I was also the lead in the creation and development of an editing course at Neotia University, Kolkata.

Managing Director & CEO Vivek Mehra's Talk on Publishing

Starts with what is:
1)	Publishing

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Publishing is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Publishing. It discusses following headings for Education in Publishing:
2)	History of Publishing
3)	Latest Marketing Techniques
4)	New Avenue of Dissenination
5)	Theoretical Knowledge
6)	Publishing Software
7)	Current Affairs

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Publishing depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Publishing:
8)	Commercial Sense
9)	Nuances of Language
10)	Team Work
11)	Adaptability
12)	Design Skills
13)	Constant Upgradation

Publishing has an interesting list of Positives. The Talk discusses following Positives of Publishing:
14)	Evolving Field
15)	Growing Rapidly
16)	Portable Knowledge
17)	Respected Profession

There are a few Challenges in Publishing which one needs to be cognizant of:
18)	No Formal Courses
19)	Human Resources
20)	Time Taking Process
21)	Lack of Language Skill
22)	Fragmented Market

In the final section of the Talk, Vivek Mehra talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
23)	Publishing

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LifePage Career Talk on Publishing

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[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJohTv6p-w

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