Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP and is, after nearly a year at it, unsure if she is still a new employee or not. In “Staff Stories,” she interviews her newest coworkers to introduce them to the rest of the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Laurel Ybarra
Tayler Lord is one of UNP’s newest staff members. She works tirelessly as a publicist, cool aunt, and dedicated Beyoncé fan. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a face on the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Tish Fobben
Anna Weir is a publicist who physically cannot stop bringing books into her tiny apartment. I decided early on that whatever my career wound up being, it had to involve books. Books were how I made friends and how I … Continue reading People Make Publishing: It Takes a Village
It seems strange, but here I am heading into my last week at UNP. Three and a half years ago I arrived on my first day with ideas a plenty but no real concept of what I would find or … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: The Final Post
BookExpo America and BookCon May 11-14, 2016 (Chicago, IL) UNP conference attendees: Martyn Beeny, Marketing Manager Rosemary Vestal, Publicity Manager Alisa Plant, Editor-in-Chief Tom Swanson, Potomac Books Editor Getting UNP readers in at an early age! (She was asking … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Summer Exhibit Roundup
Anna Weir is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a familiar face on one … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Leif Milliken
Let’s put a chip in books. Let’s get data out of books. Let’s have a sensor linked to the pages. I’m not writing about digital content; I’m talking good, old print books. The Internet of Things (IoT). We’ve probably all … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: The Internet of Things
An end of an era brings many things to light. People shed tears, metaphorically or literally. Remembrances are uttered. Songs are penned. Quotes sought. Many things occur, all as a way of marking the passing of something beloved. Perhaps weirdly … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Saying Goodbye to Your ISBN Prefix
UNP AT BEA AND BOOKCON The largest book-related event in North America, BookExpo America begins on May 11 and will conclude with BookCon on May 14. After two years in the Big Apple, this weekend of more excellent publishers, … Continue reading BEA Preview
Not many businesses make it to seventy-five years old. Times change, products go in and out style, competitors rise and devour, businesses stagnate, and industries conflate. Making it to this age is way more impressive for a business than it … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: In Good Company
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