Inside Higher Ed published a letter this morning penned by university press directors Alex Holzman (Temple University Press), Douglas Armato (University of Minnesota Press), and MaryKatherine Callaway (LSU Press). University presses are one of […]
Category: publishing
E-textbooks. Survey says…
Inside Higher Ed reported this morning on a recent survey of iPad and e-textbook use by college students on four-year campuses. “But even as iPad adoption appears to have stagnated, e-textbooks […]
NPR’s All Things Considered to consider the fate of one university press
The June 29, 2012, edition of NPR’s All Things Considered will include a segment on the threatened closing of the University of Missouri Press. After it airs, I will update this […]
The University of Illinois Press seeks a Marketing Manager
The University of Illinois Press seeks an experienced, highly motivated, organized, and creative professional to direct the Marketing Department of the Press’s Book Division. The Marketing Manager will provide leadership […]
Hiring: Publications Production Expediter
The University of Illinois Press seeks a production specialist (civil service title: Publications Production Expediter) for book composition and coordination of schedules and materials within the Press and with various […]
Great infographic about publishing
Last week, Mariah Bear of Weldon Owen Publishing posted the following infographic, explaining how a book comes to be published. Link to the original post. […]
New Editor-in-Chief at the University of Illinois Press
Laurie Matheson has been named Editor-in-Chief of the University of Illinois Press. Her publishing career began in New York City as an editorial assistant at Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1984. She […]
Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The University of Illinois Press will host the annual Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, March 28–April 4, 2012. Sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, nearly 100 books and […]
UIP’s Judy McCulloh wins ARSC award
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections has honored former University of Illinois Press Executive Editor Judy McCulloh with the 2011 Award for Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings. From the ARSC site: After […]
NWSA/University of Illinois Press First Book Prize
June 1, 2012, is the next application deadline for the NWSA/University of Illinois Press First Book Prize. From the NWSA press release: The National Women’s Studies Association and the University […]
BEA may open the gates
I was pleased to read in Shelf Awareness this morning that Book Expo America is considering adding a public component to the show in 2013. The general public’s access to the trade […]
Peer Review No Longer in the Dark
In today’s Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschik reported on sessions taking place at the Modern Language Association’s annual meeting discussing the role of traditional blind peer review in scholarly publications […]