The Pitt Building at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England was built in 1833 and is home of Cambridge University Press, the world's oldest university press.[1]
A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. They are often an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field.[2] They produce mainly academic works but also often have trade books for a lay audience. These trade books also get peer reviewed.[2] Many but not all university presses are nonprofit organizations, including the 160 members of the Association of University Presses.[3]
Because scholarly books are mostly unprofitable, university presses may also publish textbooks and reference works, which tend to have larger audiences and sell more copies. Most university presses operate at a loss and are subsidized by their owners; others are required to break even.[4] Demand has fallen as library budgets are cut and the online sales of used books undercut the new book market. Many presses are experimenting with electronic publishing.[5]
^"About us | The Pitt Building". Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ abGrady, Constance (November 8, 2019). "75 books from university presses that will help you understand the world". Vox. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^Windhorn, Annette. "ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION". AUPresses.org. Association of University Presses. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^Kathleen Fitzpatrick (2011). Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy. NYU Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780814728963.
^Rebecca Ann Bartlett, "University Press Forum 2011: The End of the Tunnel?" Journal of Scholarly Publishing (Oct 2011) 43#1 pp 1-13 DOI: 10.1353/scp.2011.0040
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