Category: Publishing Industry News

Talk of the Town: 5 Things that Happened in the Publishing Industry in March 2020

Talk of the Town: 5 Things that Happened in the Publishing Industry in March 2020

2 April 2020 Publishing Industry News

March 2020 has been an incredibly testing month as countries around the world continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic and people settle into their homes to transition to a “new normal.” That’s why Anthem Press has curated 5 note-worthy articles that contribute to a holistic understanding of the current state...

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Academic Publishing News Roundup: November 2015

Academic Publishing News Roundup: November 2015

30 November 2015 Publishing Industry News

Academic journal publisher profits might not last forever Justin Fox’s article at Bloomberg View acknowledges the profits made by journal publishers who don’t have to pay for the content they publish. It examines academic publishing’s history and how journals have taken advantage of the monopoly environment to charge higher prices...

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Academic Publishing News Roundup: October 2015

Academic Publishing News Roundup: October 2015

19 October 2015 Publishing Industry News

Columbia University Press partners with Russian translation nonprofit The literary nonprofit Read Russia, which seeks to present Russian classics, modern words, and genre fiction to English-speaking audiences, has partnered with Columbia University Press to publish 125 Russian titles into English. Overlook Press was previously attached to the 10-year project. An...

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Book Publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

Book Publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

3 November 2014 Publishing Industry News

October, 2014: Every month, we highlight 5 key topics or new developments in the book publishing industry, with a special emphasis on academic publishing. Whether data, news or commentary, we aim to keep you informed.   We Need the Humanities As Much As Science to Solve the World’s Problems, said Paul Smith,...

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Book publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

Book publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

1 October 2014 Publishing Industry News

  September, 2014: Every month, we highlight 5 key topics or new developments in the book publishing industry, with a special emphasis on academic publishing. Whether data, news or commentary, we aim to keep you informed.   Nature goes Open Access  Journal Nature Communications, billed by Nature Publishing Group as the...

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Business & Literature: An Unexpected Duo

22 January 2013 Publishing Industry News

Just recently, there was a very interesting article by Maurice Biriotti (founder and chief executive of SHM) in the Guardian about how literature and the humanities can instruct and aid our methods of conducting business. The hardest lesson to learn and the rarest to find in a textbook or a...

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Timeless Writing in an Academic World

9 January 2013 Publishing Industry News

The academic field is always evolving and changing. New ideas and concepts are frequently being introduced and, as a result, textbooks with the most up-to-date information are in demand. The academic publishing industry has responded to this need and new texts are constantly being published. These days, professors and students...

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What Obama’s Re-Election Means for Higher Education

What Obama’s Re-Election Means for Higher Education

7 November 2012 Publishing Industry News

Inside Higher Ed has written an interesting article, entitled ‘What Obama victory means for higher education.’ Obama, they say, “has focused more on higher education than almost any other president” and this article offers a few insights into what we can expect these next four years with regard to federal...

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Evaluating the Future of eBook Content Protection

Evaluating the Future of eBook Content Protection

15 June 2012 Guest Post, Publishing Industry News

As criticism mounts over the use of digital rights management (DRM) for electronic books (ebooks), the digital book publishing industry must move swiftly to evaluate the future of ebook content protection or face a backlash from consumers. DRM is software commonly used by manufacturers and publishers to restrict the unauthorised...

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Financial press recognizes the significance of “Greece’s ‘Odious’ Debt”

23 May 2011 Publishing Industry News

Greece’s massive debt burden is the most pressing problem currently faced by the EU. As the European sovereign debt crisis continues to unfold, the financial situation for Greece and the entire eurozone looks increasingly insecure. While the eurozone technically disallows debt over 60 percent of total GDP, Greek public debt...

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