Tag Archives: Meet the UI Press

August 9, 2017

National Book Lovers Day: Getting rid of books is impossible

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Book lovers enjoy writing/talking about the sanctity of books. The tactile pleasure. The superiority of the physical object to the ethereal electronic version. The knowledge. The immersive experience. The old friend thing. But the time comes when every bibliophile must face … Continue reading →

May 31, 2017

Ask the Bolshevik

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Meet the UI Press is a recurring feature that delves into issues affecting academic publishing, writing, education, and related topics. Today, industry advice columnist The Bolshevik answers your questions. Dear Bolshevik, The other day I caught up with a science story that … Continue reading →

April 24, 2017

Meet the UI Press: Fundraising tips

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Enjoy another in our series of posts on how university presses and other small publishing concerns can enjoy greater financial security by creating new revenue streams. The introductory post is here. A second post is here. There’s another one here. Years ago in Vancouver, … Continue reading →

January 30, 2017

Ask the Bolshevik: The alternative reality era

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Meet the UI Press is a recurring feature that delves into issues affecting academic publishing, writing, education, and related topics. Today, industry advice columnist The Bolshevik answers your questions. Dear Bolshevik, With the amazing recent changes in the political landscape, does … Continue reading →

January 22, 2016

Meet the UI Press: Homophones and homographs

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Meet the UI Press is a recurring feature that delves into issues affecting academic publishing, writing, education, and related topics. Homophones vex us from the day we put away our toolbox of infant noises and attempt to engage other human beings … Continue reading →

August 13, 2015

Meet the UI Press: Ask the Bolshevik

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Meet the UI Press is a recurring feature that delves into issues affecting publishing. Today, industry advice columnist The Bolshevik answers your questions. Dear Bolshevik, I have a scholarly monograph I wish to submit to an academic press, in the … Continue reading →

March 17, 2015

Meet the UI Press: Ask the Bolshevik

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Dear Bolshevik, With spring nearly here, I am suddenly facing the prospect that I will, in fact, graduate from college and have to find a job. I have spent the last four years earning a liberal arts degree and, as … Continue reading →

January 16, 2015

Meet the UI Press: Ask the Bolshevik

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Meet the UI Press is a recurring feature that delves into issues affecting publishing. Today, industry advice columnist The Bolshevik answers your questions. Dear Bolshevik, Why was my manuscript not published? Signed, Confused in Cultural Studies Confused: Thank you for writing. … Continue reading →