In this edition's Against the Grain, I feature an interview with Marta Sanchez, the founder of Pragda, a distributor of documentary and feature film from Spain and Latin America with an emphasis on Spanish-language film; although many indigenous languages from Latin America are represented as well. Click to read the complete article: … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — An Interview with Pragda Founder Marta Sanchez
Publishing
Learning Belongs in the Library — Developing and Delivering Identity Metadata: Authors and Publisher
In this edition's Against the Grain, I discuss a pathway toward a single publisher establishing author opted-in identity metadata at great detail. Readers want to know who is authoring the book they read and the "who" is increasingly multi-dimensional, intersectional, and layered. In this article I discuss a process for developing rich, … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Developing and Delivering Identity Metadata: Authors and Publisher
Learning Belongs in the Library — Two Years in the Making: The Lived Places Publishing Library Collection
In this edition's Against the Grain, my Learning Belongs in the Library column is dedicated to sharing the very happy news of the launch of the first Lived Places Publishing Library Ebook Collection of 40 titles, DRM-free, with whole ebook interlibrary loan rights, and 5% of all sales dedicated to funding Open Access at no cost to the … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Two Years in the Making: The Lived Places Publishing Library Collection
Defending Discussion: The Silencing of Professor Anna Hayward
As a publisher devoted to telling the stories of people who are often disregarded or forgotten because of their social identity, I want to be on the record as supporting Anna’s right to initiate a discussion on behalf of those who do not have a voice. Furthermore, I believe we need to give people space to characterize situations and circumstances as they see … [Read more...] about Defending Discussion: The Silencing of Professor Anna Hayward
Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of its First University Library Collection
Friends: Please read and share this press release with publishing and librarian colleagues: Lived Places Publishing Press Release We worked very hard for the past 18 months to launch 12 interdisciplinary collections, sign more than 50 books, and begin publishing titles. In early 2023 we are offering titles in Education Studies, Disability Studies, Black … [Read more...] about Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of its First University Library Collection
Book Pricing Strategy: Navigating the Complexity of Multiple Markets
How does a niche publisher with an emphasis on educational publishing approach pricing for trade markets? Or pricing for institutional (meaning multi-user) versus consumer (one buyer one user)? In this post from the Lived Places Publishing blog, I offer some starting points to consider with a focus on helping authors understand how publishers operate. Read … [Read more...] about Book Pricing Strategy: Navigating the Complexity of Multiple Markets