There’s life in publishing outside the Big Five – in fact, university presses have been leading the bookish charge for centuries. Unclear on what kind of work these presses do? Interested in getting involved? We’ve put together an overview to get you up to speed. A Brief History In Colonial and Early America, colleges retained their own printers in order to produce catalogs, scholarly publications, and ceremonial materials. The moniker “University Press” was first used at Harvard in 1802, but the university press as we now know it – a […]
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Keeping It On Campus: University Presses in America
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5 Top Publishing News Stories of the Week, 7/1 – 7/5
Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. **** Penguin and Random House merged, creating new book publishing giant. A blank book becomes a bestseller on Amazon. (And the reviews are even better) Harvard University Press prepares for possible “blockbuster” with a history title about Hollywood’s “pact with Hitler.” Survey from the Bookseller […]
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Not New York: Book Business and Publishers in Boston
Well, readers, we have finally come to the end of our cross-country perambulation of the nation’s publishing powerhouses that are not New York. To conclude our journey, we take you to Boston, a city which has recently shown us its mettle by pulling together in the face of tragedy. Boston is a city with a lot to be proud of—its history, its universities, its sports teams, and, of course, its book culture. It’s best to start with Bookbuilders of Boston, a non-profit with an aim to bring together people from […]
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