Unique among book and publishing awards, the biennial Nine Dots Prize honors ‘original thinking’ on ‘contemporary societal issues.’
Princeton University Press’ ‘Spiderweb Capitalism’ Wins Hawkins Award
The Cambridge, Harvard, and Princeton university presses and Simon & Schuster published the 2024 PROSE Excellence Awards.
Cambridge University Press Aims for Full Open Access by 2025
Cambridge University Press reports that 400 of its journals offer open-access options to publishers; 66 with fully open access and 340 hybrid.
Children’s Books and Creators of Color: BookTrust Reports
Taking time to honor progress–and point to the need for more–England’s BookTrust reflects on diversity’s place in kids’ reading.
Digitizing ‘Christmas Books’ at the UK’s Cambridge University Press
Produced between 1930 and 1973, Cambridge University Press’ Christmas gift books were testaments to the company’s capabilities.
Cambridge University Press Partners With Norway’s Ludenso on AR Textbooks
Using the Oslo-based ‘Ludenso Studio’ platform, Cambridge expects to enhance its textbooks with increased value in imagery and other assets.
At Frankfurt, Transition to Open Access: Tackling Complexity and Building Trust
In a Copyright Clearance Center discussion, two scholarly publishing experts share experiences with open access transformation. (Sponsored)
Cambridge University Press Announces a Pakistan Studies Journal
The new Pakistan-focused journal is to survey colonialism, nationalism, gender representation, devotion, popular culture, diaspora, and more.
London Book Fair: IPA Focuses on Sustainability
The International Publishers Association’s programming for London Book Fair centers on the SDG Publishers Compact.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion: UK and Irish University Presses Vow to ‘EvenUP’
Seventeen university presses have committed to a new framework to address ‘who we work with and what we publish.’