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February 3, 2012

BEA may open the gates

publishing

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 […]

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January 6, 2012

Peer Review No Longer in the Dark

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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 […]

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November 9, 2011

Zimmerman, Zinn, Zingg, and Zuberi

all things digital publishing

Leslie, Heather, and Lisa study the “Z” contract files as they finish up our 5-week, 1,000+ e-book backlist clearance project. […]

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October 11, 2011 (October 11, 2011)

It works for Comic Con, why not Book Expo?

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Today’s Shelf Awareness for Readers newsletter includes a small news item on New York’s Comic Con: New York Comic Con, the East Coast’s largest comic, graphic novel and manga festival, […]

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September 30, 2011

Putting out a fire

all things digital publishing

In today’s Shelf Awareness for Readers newsletter, editor John Mutter opens with a piece on Amazon’s new Fire tablet.  Many in the book business worry about power becoming concentrated in […]

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September 22, 2011

The rarest printing?

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The Guardian observes the collector’s market for advance reading copies. Book collectors are a funny lot. Unlike readers, who are concerned with what’s inside the book, the true delight of any […]

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September 15, 2011 (September 15, 2011)

E-Textbooks at Indiana

all things digital publishing

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus section published a column today on Indiana University’s experiment with E-Textbooks. Here’s how it works: Students in a select group of courses are required to […]

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September 8, 2011 (September 8, 2011)

Why is a new university press hardcover $69.50?

publishing

This morning’s edition of Inside Higher Ed includes a blog contribution by Joshua Kim that questions the price of a recent hardcover book published by Temple University Press. Randy Martin’s […]

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September 1, 2011

Accidental thief confesses

publishing

Our handwriting experts have been dispatched to Chicago… To Whom It May Concern: A note of apology — I accidentally picked up this book at a book fair in Chicago, and […]

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August 19, 2011 (August 19, 2011)

For Sale: “Uncorrected Advance Proof Not for Resale”

publishing

One of our forthcoming books recently popped up on ebay.  In mid-July, I shipped advance copies of Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe (September 2011) to […]

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August 17, 2011 (August 17, 2011)

Michael, we have recommendations for you

all things digital publishing

A few weeks ago when Michael Charry’s new biography of George Szell was reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and Huffington Post on the same day, I checked […]

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July 19, 2011

Pay over $100 for a web review?

publishing

A print publication recently e-mailed me with the offer of paying $100+ for an online review of one of our new books.  The publication had requested the book from our catalog and […]

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