Farewell to the printed monograph
The University of Michigan Press is announced couple of weeks ago that it will shift its scholarly publishing from being primarily a traditional print operation to one that is primarily digital.
Press officials expect well over 50 of the 60-plus monographs that the press publishes each year -- currently in book form -- to be released only in digital editions within two years. Readers will still be able to use print-on-demand systems to read a print monograph. However, the digital monograph will be the primary way of publication. While many university presses are experimenting with digital publishing, the Michigan announcement probably the first one by a major university press.
Please click here to read the full article in Inside HigherEd.
Jayati
Press officials expect well over 50 of the 60-plus monographs that the press publishes each year -- currently in book form -- to be released only in digital editions within two years. Readers will still be able to use print-on-demand systems to read a print monograph. However, the digital monograph will be the primary way of publication. While many university presses are experimenting with digital publishing, the Michigan announcement probably the first one by a major university press.
Please click here to read the full article in Inside HigherEd.
Jayati