A message on the AAUP listserve reports that Eastern Washington University Press will be closed. […]
Category: publishing
E-selfpublish
Sunday’s New York Times included a story on Scribd’s new electronic publishing program. (via Shelf Awareness) […]
Literary journal concerns
Inside Higher Ed reports that Middlebury College is planning to end the subsidy it provides to the New England Review. […]
A few more animals escape the barn
Today’s The New York Times has a fresh story on book piracy. Until recently, publishers believed books were relatively safe from piracy because it was so labor-intensive to scan each page to convert […]
Columbia closes warehouse
Shelf Awareness reports that Columbia University Press orders will now be fulfilled by Perseus. […]
LSU Press threatened
Inside Higher Ed reports that LSU Press’s future is in doubt. […]
E-textbooks
Inside Higher Ed reports on the new Kindle designed for e-textbook use. […]
Dalkey on the move
PW reports that our friends at Dalkey have a new distribution agreement with W.W. Norton. […]
Newspaper advertising
This morning some communication bounced around internally regarding the possibility of an ad in a Chicago paper to be coordinated with an upcoming book fest. Perfect timing then to view this […]
“The worst book about pop music I have ever read”
When I see a newspaper headline like the one above my heart immediately sinks with the publicist’s fear that the book in question is one of our titles. Whew! Thankfully, the focus of Jeff […]
The top 25 newspapers
Editor & Publisher has posted a list of the top 25 daily newspapers by circulation in the United States. Any surprises here? I didn’t realize that the Wall Street Journal has […]
The only comic book I’ve read this year
The Unshelved comic has posted its new BookExpo edition featuring “frank feedback for publishers from librarians, booksellers, and readers.” My favorites: -“Put dust jackets on library-bound books.” -“In the book, tell us […]