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Guest Post — In Tough Times the Key is to Think Differently

Alan Harvey from Stanford University Press discusses their evolving strategy in turbulent times.

  • By Alan Harvey
  • Mar 8, 2023
  • 5 Comments

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Charles Watkinson

Robert Harington talks to Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian for Publishing at the University of Michigan and Director of the University of Michigan Press, in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment

Trust and the Personal Library

Who holds the particular book needed by a reader? What is the balance between the personal library and the institutional collection?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Jan 9, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 3

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 3 today.

  • By Angela Cochran, Karin Wulf, David Smith
  • Dec 1, 2022
  • 0 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 2 today.

  • By David Crotty, Rick Anderson, Jill O'Neill, Charlie Rapple
  • Nov 30, 2022
  • 1 Comment

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

  • By Joseph Esposito, Alice Meadows, Todd A Carpenter
  • Nov 29, 2022
  • 0 Comments

Guest Post — Charleston 2022 — Finding Paths to Open Access Book Publishing

Erich van Rijn looks at the University of California’s Luminos open access books program and reviews lessons learned and what is needed for such programs to succeed.

  • By Erich van Rijn
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • 11 Comments

Guest Post — The Monograph and the Mission: University of Michigan Pledges $1.2 Million to Fund Open Access Book Publishing

The University of Michigan Press discusses its burgeoning open access monograph program.

  • By Elizabeth Demers, Kristen Twardowski, Charles Watkinson
  • Aug 24, 2022
  • 0 Comments

Guest Post — Does Open Access Cannibalize Print Sales for Monographs?

John Sherer describes a new research project which will look at the impact of open access on print monograph sales, particularly in light of the free access provided early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • By John Sherer
  • Jan 27, 2022
  • 48 Comments

Book Review — Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization

In 2014, Google created a disruption for both libraries (and publishers) with its digitization activities. Where do things stand now? What’s needed to move forward?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Oct 11, 2021
  • 1 Comment

Revisiting: Dear Reader, Are You Reading?

What does it actually mean to read digitally? Revisiting a 2018 post in light of the ongoing, pandemic-fueled drive to digital.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jun 9, 2021
  • 4 Comments

Revisiting Nicholson Baker and Retention of Print

Scholars are anxious about what materials will be preserved and made accessible. Whose priorities come first?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Feb 2, 2021
  • 16 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2020, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!). Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

  • By David Crotty, Alice Meadows, Joseph Esposito, Karin Wulf, Jill O'Neill, David Smith
  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Talking About – and Maybe Even Selling – Books in a Pandemic

With their audiences in COVID-19 lockdown, publishers are testing out new marketing strategies while some authors are taking matters into their own hands.

  • By Karin Wulf, Lindsay M. Chervinsky
  • May 14, 2020
  • 0 Comments

The Joy of Search: A Review

Users need training in the complexities of online search. A new book by Daniel Russell from MIT Press offers solid instruction in how to think about the search process.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Jul 31, 2019
  • 3 Comments
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