The 47-year-old University Science Books’ inventory is moving to MIT Press’ distribution partner, Penguin Random House Publishing Services.
UK: Mazviita Chirimuuta wins the £20,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize
Mazviita Chirimuuta’s work is hailed by the Al-Rodhan jury as not overlooking the true complexity of the brain.
UK: The Research and Scholarly Forum: London Book Fair, March 14
The ‘Research and Scholarly Forum’ at London Book Fair will look at AI, open access, and academic publishing policy.
Open Access: MIT Press to Expand its ‘Direct to Open’ Model
With its ‘Direct to Open’ model now in its second year, MIT Press is opening 82 works this year and is working with 322 libraries.
Awards: Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu Wins the PROSE Hawkins Honor
Seeing what the Vietnamese experienced ‘narrated through their skin,’ NYU’s Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu wins the AAP’s 2022 RR Hawkins Award.
Beyond the Book: MIT Media Lab and MIT Press on the ‘Frankenbook’ Project
A collaboration of MIT Press and MIT Media Lab is behind the PubPub development for Arizona State University’s ‘Frankenbook.’ A discussion is coming to Beyond the Book.
International Publishing Leaders Seek Answers at Yale
Half a dozen publishers who attended this year’s Yale Publishing Course shared their international publishing challenges. Do you have answers for them?
Read Complex STM Books on the Kindle? Not Possible? Not So
Technical books, with charts and graphs, have always been a challenge for e-readers like the Kindle. DCL, working with MIT Press, believes it has come up with a solution.