Bolton Book Court Fight Surprise
The National Security Council official who led prepublication review for John Bolton’s White House memoir has detailed a troubling chain of events that backed up his claims.
Sargent Departure Shocks Macmillan
John Sargent is a very popular leader. He is approachable and down to earth, plainspoken.
Achieving an Equitable Transition to Open Access
A new white paper assesses the current level of uptake of open access publishing models in those countries and examines barriers to adoption of OA.
Frankfurt 2020: Digital Only
Frankfurt in 2020 will now be entirely a “digital book fair.” Catching up with PW's Andrew Albanese http://media.blubrry.com/beyond_the_book/s/beyondthebookcast.com/wp-podcasts/PWPreview091120.mp3 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | Download On...Best of BTB: The Tales of A Bookshelf
That old proverb about a book and its cover – well, yes, it’s still true. But in the era of Zoom conference calls, we may be forgiven for judging people by their bookshelves.
Sorting Out Open Access For Chemistry Researchers
Tools available in the ACS Open Science Resource Center aim to speed the transition to an open science future by effectively communicating how open access publishing works.
Summer Reading Stays Strong
“Apparently, the industry’s anti-gravity boots are still working compared to 2019, which admittedly was a pretty lackluster year,” notes Andrew Albanese with Publishers Weekly.
Publishers Help Kids With Homework
School districts are looking for content that goes both ways – online as well as in print.
Digital Sales Pump Trade Book Earnings
Publishers may have put a thumb on the scale to boost print over digital sales – and of course, to preserve jobs and bookstores and a longstanding book culture – yet the efficiency and the profit margins for digital products [often turn out to be] much better, says PW’s Andrew Albanese.
Working From Home Is Working for US Publishers
While many in publishing successfully work from home, someone has to get the books out the door, so warehouse workers don’t really get that option. Yet because so many workers can work from home, this does allow publishers to focus on safety efforts for who do come to a physical location.