Lionel Browne
Lionel has been in the publishing business for more than 30 years.
He originally trained as a technical journalist, after gaining a 2:1 degree in History of Science at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He joined IPC Science and Technology Press in 1967, as Editorial Assistant on the journals Non-Destructive Testing, Ultrasonics and Tribology. He was promoted to Assistant Editor of Non-Destructive Testing in 1969 and Managing Editor in 1970. From 1971 to 1978 he was Books Editor for the company, handling an ever-growing list of technical publications and conference proceedings.
From 1978 to 1984 he was a commissioning editor for Butterworths, specializing in architecture, building and civil engineering.
In 1984 he left Butterworths to join Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) as Professional and Reference Publisher to launch a new list of professional-level books. He established market contacts, identified authors, and developed and published books on construction engineering, electronics, computing, and healthcare management.
In 1987 he moved to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as Publishing Director, responsible for the publishing operations of Surveyors Publications, the Institution's publishing and bookselling subsidiary, with a turnover of £1 million.
In 1988 he left the RICS to join The Financial Training Company Ltd as Publishing Manager, responsible for developing the editorial and production aspects of professional training (accountancy) manuals. With a small in-house department and a team of freelancers he managed the redesign and relaunch of over 100 titles, resulting in significantly increased annual sales.
He and Janet set up their own editorial business at the beginning of 1991.
Lionel is a member of the Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders; he is a former member of the SFEP Committee, where he was responsible for PR and publicity. The May 1997 issue of the SFEP newsletter CopyRight featured a profile of Lionel. He is a tutor for the Publishing Training Centre distance learning course on proofreading, and a member of the Publications Committee of the charity Cruse Bereavement Care. He is also a member of the HTML Writers Guild, and of the Federation of Small Businesses.
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