by jzilm | Jul 6, 2010 | News, Publishing
CBC News | June 21, 2010 | Peter Novak Is the publishing industry being redefined by e-book market? Sarah macLachlan, president of House of Anansi says that “most writers don’t want to have to publicize their own work.” For more on this story:...
by jzilm | Apr 15, 2010 | News, Open access, Publishing
In a published report, Faculty Survey 2009: Strategic Insights for Librarians, Publishers, and Societies, Ithaka S+R analyzes responses from over 3,000 faculty members based at US four-year colleges or universities and offers a unique comparative look at 2009 against...
by jzilm | Mar 16, 2010 | News, OA journals, Open access, Publishing, Publishing & research impact
The report presents the result of an environmental scan of the Canadian academic publishing landscape undertaken in January-February 2010 on behalf of the University of British Columbia Library. The purpose of the scan was to identify new models of peer-review...
by jzilm | Feb 26, 2010 | News, Publishing
With devices like the Kindle now available in Canada, e-textbooks are poised to push out traditional paper books – or are they? by Tim Johnson | University Affairs | December 7, 2009 After years of false starts, years of hearing experts herald the advent of a...
by jzilm | Feb 26, 2010 | News, Publishing
Michael Erman | Reuters | Feb. 01, 2010 After temporarily ceasing sale of Publisher's titles, online retailer agrees to raise prices Amazon.com Inc. all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising...
by jzilm | Feb 19, 2010 | OA journals, Publishing
The Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing provides practical information and tools to support the efforts of scholars and other small teams producing independent Open Access journals. The guide has been developed by Co-Action Publishing and Lund University...
