E-Reads reported yesterday that Reed Business Information is looking to sell Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. What if there isn’t a buyer? […]
Some things learned in writing “Paradoxes of Prosperity” by Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. & Paula T. Kaufman
When working with Professor Lorman (Larry) Ratner on another University of Illinois Press book (Fanatics and Fire-Eaters: Newspapers and the Coming of the Civil War, 2003), he frequently said that there […]
Yr humble servant
Years ago I decided to conclude most of my business e-mails “Best, Michael.” It seemed to be the best compromise of formal and informal. The Washington Post takes up the matter in […]
The Sun-Times reviews “Christian America & the Kingdom of God”
The August 2, 2009, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times featured a review of Richard Hughes’s new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. “Hughes busts the myth of America as […]
I now pronounce you monetized: forever
Makes perfect business sense. Rather than demand that the video featuring his song “Forever” be removed from YouTube owing to infringement, Chris Brown’s label recognized the viral potential by adding click-to-buy […]
Twice-told tales or, the dangers of selling film rights
The New York Times covers the brouhaha over a new history of Jones County, Mississippi, during the Civil War. Where? you may ask. Not to worry: there are at least two […]
Chicago Public Radio features “Black Maverick”
Linda Royster Beito, co-author of the new book Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power, was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight program […]
Archie Green Tribute in C-U
The School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois will host a memorial honoring University of Illinois Press author Archie Green on September 14, 2009, in the […]
The L.A. Times on Amazon
The L.A. Times book editor David Ulin examines Amazon’s power and influence. […]
Illinois Press author comments on Gates arrest
Nathaniel Norment, Jr., author of the new book The Addison Gayle Jr. Reader, is quoted by Temple University’s Newswise. If this is the first time Professor Gates has been arrested, after having […]
“Black books don’t sell”
Bookslut points to an author who is not pleased with the cover for a U.S. edition of her latest book. […]
Money for nothing and clicks for free
After the past year especially, scholarly publishers are looking for new models that work in an age of digital downloadable segmentable content and declining sales and institutional support. Over ten […]