Textbooks for primary through junior high schools (the compulsory school years) fall under the Chinese government’s procurement program and are usually purchased in bulk and supplied to schools and libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Shanghai Jiaotong University hosted a fourth forum of China’s academic publishers last month, however, the consensus among the speakers was that the sector’s “Going Out” strategy is now entering its 2.0 era. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The academic publishing and bookselling sectors are facing multiple calls to “talk up what you do” in the face of a changing political environment around higher education. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
'I completely disagree with the phrase "publish or perish," says one voice in academic publishing. So what does the digital disruption disrupt? The post Publish or Plug In? Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW talks to Daniel Berze, senior v-p of academic publishing for Glasstree, who says the traditional scholarly publishing model is broken—and self-publishing can help fix it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid the plethora of new models for academic publishing comes Glasstree, a DIY offering from US self-publishing company Lulu.com. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Academic and educational publisher Cambridge University Press has appointed Brigitte Shull, most recently v.p. of Management, Business, Economics and Political Science Publishing at Springer Nature, to the newly-created role of senior vice president for Academic Publishing in the Americas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The best thing any leader can do is simply to listen,' outgoing Wiley research executive vice-president Philip Carpenter says as he reflects on his academic publishing career. The post Wiley’s Philip Carpenter Looks Back on a Career in Academic Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Threats and opportunities were considered by leading figures from academic publishing at Thursday’s panel discussion on Brexit. The post The Implications of Brexit for the UK Academic Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Informa, the U.K.-based business information provider, has agreed to buy Penton Information Services for 1.18 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to add exhibitions and professional services in the U.S.The company will fund the purchase through new debt and equity, according to a statement Thursday.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon Ross, formerly Cambridge University Press's deputy managing director for academic publishing as well as CUP global business development director, has been appointed as the new c.e.o. of Manchester University Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Fisher, former managing director of academic publishing at Cambridge University, is to take on a new policy role with the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In "considering the hard-won lessons of the academic publishing journey," our FutureBook 2015 programme this month was organised by Bookseller editor Philip Jones to place new and robust emphasis on the scholarly sector. Today, Taylor & Francis' Michael Strang surveys this in a thoughtful... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
SourceHOV argues that artificial intelligence can obviate the need for publishers to manually create metadata tags and significantly streamline workflows. The post On Automating Metadata Extraction for Academic Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The result of a merger, Springer Nature is a global powerhouse in STM and academic publishing. The new brand was on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Springer Nature Introduces New Brand to Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of Publishing Technology offers his five predictions for academic publishing in 2015, including porous paywalls and the rise of the SAMPC countries. The post Five Academic Publishing Predictions for 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
One rarely uses the term booming in publishing these days, but it’s fair to say that academic publishing about Islam is doing just that. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cambridge University Press has appointed Mandy Hill as the new managing director of academic publishing, taking over for Richard Fisher, who will be leaving in December after 30 years at the Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following yesterday's look at trade publishing, George Lossius, CEO of Publishing Technology, predicts five trends for the academic publishing sector in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open sharing has been around forever, accelerating progress in diverse fields. Computing (e.g., Homebrew Computer Club), code (open source), and even academic publishing ("open access", which goes beyond peer review) are just a few that have multiplied their social impact thanks to this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]