Example Of Book Catalogue Comparison Literature Review

A catalogue is a publication of a list or record, of items for sale or courses at a university that are systematically arranged and include descriptive material. A book catalogue therefore is something that contains a list or a record of items. The major difference between the three catalogues is that they represent different audience in the market- commercial catalogue targets the buyers, university catalogue targets the students, and independent press catalogue targets authors in need of publishing. The difference between the independent press, university and commercial catalogue is that commercial catalogue deals with advertisement of items on sale and describes all the features of the products, university catalogue on the other hand contains the courses that are undertaken in a particular institution while independent press catalogue advertises on the range of publication and printing services they do offer to various authors.
The details that are most appealing to readers is the design, appealing photos, cost and if the catalogue when the book catalogue meets their interests. These are what make the catalogue more appealing to them and drives them towards having a look at the catalogues. The considerations the editorial staff might have considered when designing this catalogue are tailor making it to meet the interests of the audience for instance a catalogue for a different age group will have to vary because they have different interests. The catalogue should also meet the desires of the target market for instance if it is women then it should talk about the female products in the market. The economic value is also considered since the editorial staff will have to use formats like the standard catalogue formats, which is more economical compared to the other formats. The frequency of catalogues being produced within what period.