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Pt. 1, The motion picture industry: The motion picture, by Terry Ramsaye; The structure of the motion picture industry, by W. A. Johnston; The motion picture of to-morrow, by S. R. Kent; Equipment used for motion pictures, by P. M. Abbott; Financing the production and distribution of motion pictures, by A. H. Giannini; The development of the motion picture raw film industry, by G. A. Blair; pt. 2, The motion picture: Art and the motion picture, by Carlyle Ellis; Music and motion picture, by Hugo Riesenfeld; Motion picture lighting, by Alvin Wyckoff; The motion picture in science, by S. P. Goodhart; Literature and the motion picture, by A. E. Krows; The business of international news by motion pictures, by Emanuel Cohen; pt. 3, The motion picture in industry: What are motion pictures doing for industry, by Julius Klein; Motion pictures as trade getters, by F. A. Tichenor; What motion pictures have done for safety first, by A. J. Van Brunt; Reducing film fires, by Thomas McIlvaine, jr.; Our foreign t

On the basis of a mail survey of US authors (N = 2,241 writers with at least one book published), estimates of their general economic status are given. With few exceptions, authors earn little; the median writing-related income in 1979 was $4,775, a median rate of $4.90 an hour. Only those who can spend long hours writing stand a reasonable chance of making a modest income from it. The median writing-related income among the 23% of authors who work at least 40 hours at their writing was $16,000. Because of income from other sources, predominantly other professional jobs, & contributions from their spouses, most authors live modestly well; the median family income was $38,000. Almost 50% held a position besides freelance writing; fewer than 5% had been career-long, full-time writers. The unusual nature of the occupation is suggested by the fact that a wide range of their personal characteristics (demographic & SE), as well as important aspects of their writing careers (productivity, recognition, genre, time commitment) account for very little variation in economic success. 9 Tables, 18 References. Modified AA.