Describe your role I am the senior assistant commissioning editor for the psychology and social work team at Oxford University Press. My role is to take newly commissioned titles from the idea stage through to handover to production. That means working with authors and enabling them to write and produce a manuscript of the highest quality possible. What do you like best about your role? Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With nearly 1,000 new titles per year and 16 journals (five of which are in the Science Citation Index), the 33-year-old Zhejiang University Press is a hotbed of activity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The past three years have been a busy time at GNUP. In 2014, it acquired the Australian company Images Publishing Group, which is known globally for its architecture and design publications, and global network of more than 2,000 architects and publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CQUP differentiates itself with an abundance of well-designed and glossy publications that are heavy on research and yet accessible to nonacademic readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With total sales of 400 million CNY in 2016, ECNUP is the top publishing house in Shanghai, and ranks among China’s top 10 university presses. It is also one of the two oldest university presses in the country, with its 60th anniversary coming up in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Armed with a capital investment of 300 million CNY, the establishment of Beijing Normal University Publishing Group in July 2007 gave China its very first university press group to focus on educational titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viola Hayden is to join Little, Brown Book Group as commissioning editor at Sphere Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has appointed Lettice Franklin as commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Warren, formerly an editor at 'Esquire,' has been named v-p and executive editor of the Random House imprint, effective October 16. At little Random, he will be acquiring nonfiction, with a focus on politics and history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press is an integral part of the University of Cambridge and shares the university's objectives to advance knowledge, education, learning, and research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All societies limit free speech in varying detail, writes Roger van Zwanenberg, founder of the radical publisher Zed. The censorship is by the customer – the Chinese government – not CUP, says Jessica LaganI refer to Paul Mason’s important, but mistaken argument about Cambridge University... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishers Association praises CUP’s decision, counter to China’s censorship request, but will ‘wait to see what the consequences’ areThe president of the International Publishers Association has urged the Chinese government not to take punitive action against Cambridge University... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'State attempts to control the flow of information, especially in the digital space, are short-sighted and misguided,' says a new statement from the IPA. The post IPA Welcomes Cambridge University Press’ Response to ‘China Quarterly’ Censorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher will reinstate articles to which it blocked online access in China in the face of international protests by academicsCambridge University Press has backed down and will immediately re-post journal articles to which it blocked online access in China at the request of the Beijing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jen Garside from HarperCollins Publishers tells us all about her role as digital projects executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Andreou has been appointed as director of the Harvard University Press after 27 years at Knopf. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Andreou, currently v-p and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, has been named the new director of the vaunted university press. The job marks something of a homecoming for Andreou, who graduated from Harvard College in 1987. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Megan Pollard from deCoubertin Books tells us all about her role as assistant publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American University Presses annual meeting in Austin emphasized the value of publishing work grounded in research in an era of fake news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sophie Raoufi from Singing Dragon tells us all about her role as marketing executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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