The university presses have reached a partnership agreement through which Rutgers will do all of the production, marketing, and sales for Bucknell titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholarly publisher De Gruyter and a number of university presses, are involved in a joint initiative to offer free content on topical issues such as immigration, ethics, climate change and Islamic studies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Translation rights are increasingly important to academic publishers. Representatives from two of the world’s oldest university presses explain why. The post ‘Opening Up Our Work’: University Presses and Translation Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
To better service independent and museum stores, three university presses are forming a joint U.S. sales force. Harvard, which had worked closely with MIT and Yale, intends to sign with Columbia for sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book sales of traditionally published books in the US fell by almost 6% in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period the year before. Overall sales for trade fiction and non-fiction, children, higher education, professional and university presses were down 5.8% from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Contrary to Sam Leith’s complaints last week, commercial publishers continue to take risks, and put out great and original workIn his article last week, Sam Leith deplored the state of mainstream trade publishing, saying it was “getting dumber by the day”, in contrast to the university presses... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to high-calibre non-fiction, risk-averse trade publishing houses are producing too many copycat ‘smart thinking’ books that promise more than they deliver. But praise should be given to the university pressesAmid the ambient wails of doom about the publishing industry, I’d like to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though the University of California Press (UC Press) and Stanford University Press (SUP) are the only university presses in the Bay Area, they are among the country’s most innovative academic publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have long had an outsized impact on books from indie publishers and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Winter Institute offers many ways for booksellers to interact with authors, with dozens participating in Tuesday evening’s author reception and Wednesday’s closing event with writers from small presses and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Houses in the religion category run the gamut from corporate conglomerates like HarperCollins Christian Publishing to university presses like Georgetown and nonprofits like the Jewish Publication Society; from family-owned traditional publishers like Baker Publishing Group to recent startups... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The partnership between independent bookstores and university presses has a long and mutually rewarding history that has balanced the differences between the trade and academic business models. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Asked what makes university presses different from commercial presses, Niko Pfund, president of Oxford University Press, U.S., answered: “University presses are harder to sell and harder to kill.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
At a time when some university presses have cut back their publishing program or changed course, the MIT Press, which celebrated its first 50 years this spring, continues to look to the future—“relentlessly,” according to editorial director Gita Manaktala. “The retrospective glance doesn’t come... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 22/07/2011 - 14:19 The university presses of Oxford and Cambridge are going head to head to compete in global digital platforms, which are being rolled out within one month of each other. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]