university press Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/university-press/ International publishing news and opinion Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:29:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png university press Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/university-press/ 32 32 The Association of University Presses: ‘Essential Reading’ on Immigration https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/the-association-of-university-presses-essential-reading-on-immigration/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 03:17:33 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210446 Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.

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]]> Industry Notes: De Gruyter Partnership with Medieval Institute; Cambridge Cites Digital Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/08/de-gruyter-partner-western-michigan-medieval-cambridge-cites-digital-growth/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:17:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=120102 Western Michigan University's Medieval Institute Publications announces a marketing partnership with De Gruyter, as Cambridge University Press sees digital reaching 'close to 40 percent of total sales.'

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]]> Industry Notes: Germany’s De Gruyter Buys Düsseldorf; S&S Distributes Skyhorse https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/07/germany-de-gruyter-buys-dusseldorf-simon-schuster-skyhorse/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 05:10:26 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=119706 The 10-year-old Düsseldorf University Press is acquired by Berlin's De Gruyter, while a US independent publisher of Mo Yan and Octavio Paz is to be distributed by Simon & Schuster. 

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]]> Industry Notes: Princeton Press Opens Audio Division; PRH Ireland Supports Fighting Words https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/07/princeton-university-press-opens-audio-division-prh-ireland-supports-fighting-words/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:15:01 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=119209 Princeton University Press announces its PUP Audio division with four frontlist titles for the fall. And Penguin Random House Ireland partners with the charity Fighting Words on a student anthology.

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]]> University College London Press Passes 1 Millionth Open Access Book Download https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/university-college-london-ucl-press-million-open-access-downloads/ Fri, 25 May 2018 01:00:29 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=117522 As it reaches its third anniversary, UCL Press declares its open access–only model a success, calling it as transformational today as 'the invention of movable type printing.'

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]]> LBF Ahead: University Presses Rally for Trade Shows https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/03/working-lbf-ahead-what-university-presses-get-from-trade-shows/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 07:30:33 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=98445 When you ask leading university press personalities, the phrase you keep hearing about the 'sheer joy' of attending trade shows is?—'face-to-face.'

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]]> Infographic: Launching University Press Week, November 8-14 https://publishingperspectives.com/2015/11/infographic-launching-university-press-week-november-8-14/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2015/11/infographic-launching-university-press-week-november-8-14/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:55:52 +0000 http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=82269 University Press Week runs November 8-14. This handy infographic summarizes all you need to know about this dynamic segment of the publishing industry.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2015/11/infographic-launching-university-press-week-november-8-14/feed/ 1 Unesp Hits 50,000 Downloads of Free University Press E-books https://publishingperspectives.com/2011/05/unesp-free-university-press-ebooks/ Wed, 04 May 2011 02:36:22 +0000 http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=27683 By Maria Fernanda Rodrigues This post comes from our sister site, PublishNews Brazil: The university press Fundação Editora Unesp joined the digital era by going beyond merely digitizing its books: in March 2010, it released a free digital collection of unpublished papers and thesis written by its teachers and students. During the last year Unesp registered 50,000 downloads of the ...

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]]> Association of European University Presses Launches https://publishingperspectives.com/2010/10/association-of-european-university-presses-launches/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:37:44 +0000 http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=21235 By Hannah Johnson During the Frankfurt Book Fair, the formation of the Association of European University Presses (AEUP) was announced. “Despite the great variety amounts European university presses,” said Marike Schipper of Leuven University Press in her keynote presentation during the launch, the goal of the AEUP is to address issues specific to Europe “with the help of a shared ...

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