Publishers Weekly reports that Oxford University Press is cutting 60 positions in its U.S. offices. OUP spokesperson Christian Purdy said besides shedding jobs, the press was not planning any dramatic […]
Category: publishing
University press sales report
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports today on the most recent sales survey conducted by the Association of American University Presses. How badly has the recession hit university presses? In a […]
Three university presses share grant from Mellon Foundation for book series in folklore
The University of Illinois Press, the University Press of Mississippi, and the University of Wisconsin Press, in collaboration with the American Folklore Society, have been awarded a grant from the […]
Concerns at Utah State University Press
Inside Higher Ed reports today that the state budget situation in Utah may imperil Utah State University Press. […]
Washington Post’s Book World on the cutting block?
Scott McLemee at Intellectual Affairs posted earlier today that the Washington Post‘s section “Book World” might cease due to budget cuts. I love the argument that sports sections aren’t sponsored […]
An e-textbook world?
Inside Higher Ed reports today on Northwest Missouri State University’s move to be an e-book only school. “Northwest Missouri has long bought textbooks on its students’ behalf, renting them in […]
“The dream”
We’ve all had “the dream,” right? We arrive at the classroom to take final exams but haven’t yet studied for the test. At some point during my time in the music business this […]
Follow the links home
A January 8 post on Bookslut points to VQR‘s top 10 poetry books of 2008, which led me to a comment below that refers to this ZYZZYVASPEAKS post, which mentions our own […]
We’re cutting back on our Four Seasons lunches
Today’s Shelf Awareness newsletter points to a New York Times piece on the new austerity in book publishing. “Venerable houses including HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Penguin Group, Random House and Simon […]
Layoffs at SUNY Press
Inside Higher Ed refers readers to a story in The Albany Times Union on layoffs at SUNY Press. “The cuts, made earlier this month, represented nearly 15 percent of what […]
Survivor Scholarly Publishing
The Chronicle highlights the growing number of campus support staff who advise faculty on best practices in getting from manuscript to book. Surely some will miss out on the adventure of the old days: “We’ll drop you […]
Top designs of 2008
A December 3rd Bookslut post links to The Book Design Review‘s favorite covers of 2008. […]