The Producer's Business Handbook (Book & CD-ROM)

Rating:
Summary: 5 Stars
Review: If you're not a [professional] or a rich kid then you had better know what you're doing. Read everything you can find.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent "Business Side" of the business book.
Review: Make no mistake, this is NOT a book about producing a film or running a production. This is a great book about the 'business side' of the film business.

Lots of information on how prodco's are set up, figuring out distribution (although nothing about going the direct-to-video route) deals.

No matter what kind of production company you are setting up you will find information of use in here but it's not about production planning from the sense of scheduling or day-to-day running a prodco.