Category: Publishing

Academic Publishing News Roundup: November 2015

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…

Academic Publishing News Roundup: October 2015

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.…

Book Publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

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…

Book publishing: 5 Key Topics of the Month

  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…

Business & Literature: An Unexpected Duo

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…

Timeless Writing in an Academic World

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…

What Obama’s Re-Election Means for Higher Education

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…

Evaluating the Future of eBook Content Protection

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…

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

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…