UP WEEK: Your University Press in Pictures

In the spirit of partnership that pervades the university press community, thirty-two presses will unite for the AAUP’s third annual blog tour during University Press Week. This tour will highlight the value of collaboration among the scholarly community. Individual presses will blog on a different theme each day.          YOUR UNIVERSITY PRESS IN PICTURES  University Press of Florida Fordham University Press Indiana University Press Johns Hopkins University Press Stanford University Press Continue reading UP WEEK: Your University Press in Pictures

The Marketeers Club: October Exhibit Round Up

Emily Giller is the exhibits coordinator and media planner in the marketing department.   In book publishing there is never a dull moment; there are always things to do and projects to finish. However, there is one month in particular, October, that is the busiest of them all for me because it marks the beginning of exhibits season. This year UNP exhibited at three conferences in October. Here’s an inside look at our experiences at these conferences. American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE) October 8-12, 2014 (Indianapolis, IN) UNP conference attendee: Matt Bokovoy, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Native American and Indigenous Studies … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: October Exhibit Round Up

The Marketeers Club: AAUP Residency, Chicago Edition

The last time I was in Chicago, my favorite store was American Girl Place. So when I found out my AAUP residency application was approved I was excited to see the city again, this time without my Samantha but with a new job title and eagerness to learn how the University of Chicago Press varied from UNP. My initial intentions when applying for the AAUP Residency Program centered on the growing importance of social media in business practices. I wanted to gain a better understanding of university press publishing as well as network with a university press with the prestige … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: AAUP Residency, Chicago Edition

The Marketeers Club: A Husker in Hoosier Nation

Originally posted on the Indiana University Press blog on Sept. 23, 2014.  We were pleased to host University of Nebraska Press employee Emily Giller last week for her AAUP residency! This program is designed to give staff at AAUP member presses the opportunity to refine or learn new skills and procedures from colleagues who are strong in a particular area or have developed innovative programs. She shares her experience in this blog post. I have never been to Indiana before. I’ve never had a reason to visit. So, I was excited that my first visit to Indiana involved spending three days … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: A Husker in Hoosier Nation