Category Archives: Academic Publishing

Turning a Dissertation into a Book

Posted on January 10, 2012 by briansandberg

American Historical Association (AHA) conferences usually include practical sessions on professional development issues, which are intended to assist graduate students and junior faculty members in becoming productive historians.  One of the most useful of these sessions is always the panel … Continue reading →

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Article Prize in European History

Posted on January 10, 2012 by briansandberg

The Council for European Studies (CES) seeks nominations for its inaugural European Studies First Article Prize. The First Article Prize honors the writers of the best first articles on European studies published within a two-year period and will be awarded … Continue reading →

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Book Covers and the E-Book Revolution

Posted on December 4, 2011 by briansandberg

As the ongoing e-book revolution spreads, many authors and readers lament the possible demise of printed books. Despite growing e-book sales, publishers seem to have found robust niche markets for printed books.  Well-designed book covers and aesthetic features in some … Continue reading →

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Amazon Now Publishes Books

Posted on October 17, 2011 by briansandberg

Publishers and editors worldwide have been adjusting to developments in e-publishing, cutbacks in library acquisitions, the spread of e-readers, the growth of online booksellers, and the decline of independent bookstores. Now, publishers face new challenges from Amazon, which has begun … Continue reading →

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French Intellectuals in the Media

Posted on October 5, 2011 by briansandberg

France has long had a robust history of public intellectuals—Renaissance essayists  such as Michel de Montaigne, Enlightenment philosophes such as Voltaire, and modern philosophers such as Sartre. Tony Judt and other French historians have traced the developments in modern French … Continue reading →

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A Publishing Revival

Posted on August 9, 2011 by briansandberg

Publishers have been complaining for years of a publishing crisis, while pundits portend the end of the physical book.  The financial crisis of 2008 fueled increased apocalyptic fears among many writers and editors, which were later heightened by the bankruptcy … Continue reading →

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Shame in Academic Writing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by briansandberg

We professors and graduate students in the humanities all struggle with academic writing.  Formulating new research agendas, carrying out fieldwork, developing rigorous analysis, applying appropriate methodologies, and discerning fresh interpretations of sources is difficult enough.  And, then the writing and … Continue reading →

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E-Book Revolution Transforms Publishing Course

Posted on July 19, 2011 by briansandberg

An e-book revolution has been gathering steam and transforming the world of books for at least a decade now.  Academic researchers and writers have been following the changes closely, and participating in many of the new initiatives.  Historians have participated … Continue reading →

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Meeting History Editors

Posted on May 11, 2011 by briansandberg

History graduate students and assistant professors need to meet acquisitions editors of academic presses in order to “shop” their book projects.  They also have to learn how academic presses operate if they hope to publish their manuscripts. Major academic conferences … Continue reading →

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