The University of Texas at Austin, in coordination with John Wiley & Sons, is testing an e-textbook program, reports today’s Inside Higher Ed. “Many observers, both in academe and in the publishing […]
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But I wanted that sentence to read ambiguously
In honor of Carol Betts’s retirement, I offer up a glowing example of how authors really do value their copy editors (via the New York Times): What My Copy Editor […]
Taking the monograph online
The Chronicle of Higher Education investigates two new digital models for academic presses. “Scholarly publishers are well aware that more and more readers and libraries want to get hold of monographs […]
Would You Like a Receipt?
The University of Michigan library has installed an Espresso Book Machine, also known as the “ATM of books.” For around $10, patrons can use it to print any out-of-copyright book […]
eBooks in a digital Utopia
Mitch Ratcliffe on the ZDNet blog highlights some of the initial problems many see with nascent ebooks. He ties the lack of a standard accepted digital format (with ePub on […]
Notester
Inside Higher Ed reports this morning on a new online notesharing service that has attracted venture capital and generated some copyright concerns. […]
A few views from the UIC reception, September 17, 2008
Kris & Kendra descend the stairs. UIC staff distribute anniversary bags. Attendees listen to […]
Advance Unrecouped: $5.5 million
Bookslut points the way to a New York magazine article on the book business gloomily titled “The End.” […]
Today! AAUP Book Show reception
The University of Illinois Press is hosting the (traveling) 2008 Book Show of the Association of American University Presses, September 8-19, M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Forty-five winning books and thirty […]
On Joining, Blogging, and Casual Crankitude
Over at The Scholarly Kitchen, Kent Anderson writes about the recent Society for Scholarly Publishing Top Management Roundtable on new media practices central to the future of publishing. One of […]
Publishing neighbor close to sale
PW Daily reports this morning that Sports Publishing LLC, based in our hometown, has had financial difficulties lately and is being sold to a Chicago company. […]
Reduction in university press textbook sales
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported this morning that some in the university press community are concerned about a recent downward trend in textbook sales. “‘I am hearing more and more complaints […]