answer:Traditional publishing involves picking good authors, acquiring the rights to their manuscripts, editing and printing their books, and marketing and selling same. It requires fairly deep pockets, because you are laying out money up front that you are gambling you will get back on the back end. I would not recommend it as an entrepreneur without spending some time at a publishing house learning the ropes. The biggies are mostly in New York City, but a lot of publishers have branches in major cities. I would contact them regarding job opportunities or look on their web sites. What specific areas of the business are you interested in?