University press operations seek innovative options for improved financials | Education Dive

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-01-27

Summary:

Dive Brief: University presses are turning to new technological advancements to help them stay in business while maintaining what some consider a greater calling of "dissemination of scholarship."  University Business reports one of the most important advancements is the ability to "print on demand," which makes each copy more expensive but reduces warehouse needs, removes the risk of printing hundreds of copies that never sell, and makes investing in new titles less risky, financially. E-books have also expanded opportunity by eliminating printing costs, and by extension, open-access publishing provides authors who may never have been published a way to get their ideas out, to a larger audience, leaving special ordered copies to offset editorial and other operational costs.

Link:

http://www.educationdive.com/news/university-press-operations-seek-innovative-options-for-improved-financials/412737/

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.textbooks oa.economics_of oa.education oa.up oa.books

Date tagged:

01/27/2016, 08:46

Date published:

01/27/2016, 03:46