Category: University Presses

University presses, scholarly publishing, the Big Easy (and what’s not so easy)

By Greg Britton Scholarly publishing is a tough business. In addition to all the forces arrayed against it—shrinking bookstore and library markets, new and untested formats, competition for attention online, and books that by their nature have limited audiences—publisher also face stiff competition. We compete with each other for the best books and best authors.…

University presses, scholarly publishing, the Big Easy (and what’s not so easy)

By Greg Britton Scholarly publishing is a tough business. In addition to all the forces arrayed against it—shrinking bookstore and library markets, new and untested formats, competition for attention online, and books that by their nature have limited audiences—publisher also face stiff competition. We compete with each other for the best books and best authors.…