This past weekend I watched A LOT of sport. Soccer, basketball, football, and tennis… In each broadcast, journalists quickly jostled to interview players and coaches shortly after the game ended. As I listened, halfheartedly I admit, to the interviews I started … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: If book marketers were interviewed by sports journalists
Our bestselling books published in 2015 Departmental Highlights and News Alisa Plant, former acquisitions editor for Louisiana State University Press, was hired as new editor in chief. Tom Swanson was appointed as Potomac Books acquisitions editor. Marketing Manager Martyn … Continue reading 2015: A Year in Review
Emily Giller is the Advertising and Exhibits Coordinator in the marketing department. American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE) November 4-8, 2015 (Las Vegas, NV) UNP conference attendee: Matt Bokovoy, Native Studies and Borderlands History Editor “The American Society for … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: November & December Exhibit Round Up
The University of Nebraska Press held its annual holiday party last Thursday with bowling, games, and food. Marketing and EDP departments had a bowl-off where EDP’s average score beat Marketing’s score by one point! Thanks to everyone who organized the event. Continue reading UNP’s 2015 Holiday Party
Deadline Extended to February 1! The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has been publishing prestigious, award-winning literature for seventy-five years, but this contest is a first for UNP. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, UNP will publish a … Continue reading Lit Contest Deadline Extended
Lynn Wiese Sneyd is the owner of LWS Literary Services in Tucson, AZ. She is the co-author of The Horse Lover with H. Alan Day (Nebraska 2014). I’ve been a book publicist for more than a dozen years, as well … Continue reading From the desk of Lynn Wiese Sneyd: A Book’s Life
Today’s blog tour theme is University Press design. Visit the following press blogs for original content in celebration of University Press Week! Northwestern University Press Princeton University Press MIT Press University Press of Kansas Georgetown University Press Syraucse University Press … Continue reading University Press Week 2015: UP Design
Today’s blog tour theme is the future of scholarly publishing. Visit the following press blogs for original content in celebration of University Press Week! University of Indiana Press Oxford University Press George Mason University Press University Press of Colorado University … Continue reading University Press Week 2015: The Future of Scholarly Publishing
Happy University Press Week! Today’s blog tour explores the theme of what is surprising about university presses. View an online galley of surprising projects published by university presses here or trail the blog tour to the following presses: University Press of Florida, University … Continue reading University Press Week 2015: Surprise!
Team building can often have negative connotations. How many times have you heard someone complain about trust falls? But businesses engage in team building for obvious reasons: to help teams work together and learn from the experience. If you’re intent … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Can Marketers Reach Higher by Climbing Ropes?
