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"The publisher or distributor cannot force an account to carry the book...The truth of the matter is that **most** books don’t get shelf placement."
This is SUCH a great primer on book distribution for authors.
This is SUCH a great primer on book distribution for authors.
In our quest to demystify scholarly publishing, #FeedingTheElephant invited
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
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@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask | H-Net
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"The publisher or distributor cannot force an account to carry the book...The truth of the matter is that **most** books don’t get shelf placement."
This is SUCH a great primer on book distribution for authors.
This is SUCH a great primer on book distribution for authors.
In our quest to demystify scholarly publishing, #FeedingTheElephant invited
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask | H-Net
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November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In our quest to demystify scholarly publishing, #FeedingTheElephant invited
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
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Join the #FeedingTheElephant team as we #TeamUP to celebrate #UPWeek!
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It's University Press Week! #TeamUP | H-Net
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November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join the #FeedingTheElephant team as we #TeamUP to celebrate #UPWeek!
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Non-traditional dissertations include DH projects, comic books, installations, documentaries, podcasts, and rap albums, but these dissertators face a unique issue: satisfying their institution’s requirement to submit their dissertation to ProQuest. Glenn Wright explains for #FeedingTheElephant.
We Need Guidelines for Submitting Non-Traditional Dissertations | H-Net
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November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Non-traditional dissertations include DH projects, comic books, installations, documentaries, podcasts, and rap albums, but these dissertators face a unique issue: satisfying their institution’s requirement to submit their dissertation to ProQuest. Glenn Wright explains for #FeedingTheElephant.
It's the last Wednesday of the month! Check out what the #FeedingTheElephant team has been reading and listening to! Don't miss what we are excited about and a roundup of our October posts!
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The Elephant Roundup (October 2025) | H-Net
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October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's the last Wednesday of the month! Check out what the #FeedingTheElephant team has been reading and listening to! Don't miss what we are excited about and a roundup of our October posts!
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We have an #OAWeek special for you all! Check out University of Michigan Press Director Charles Watkinson interviews Samuel Moore, author of the open access book, Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons. We've reposted it on #FeedingTheElephant for our followers.
Open Access Week Extra: Interview with Samuel A. Moore | H-Net
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October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We have an #OAWeek special for you all! Check out University of Michigan Press Director Charles Watkinson interviews Samuel Moore, author of the open access book, Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons. We've reposted it on #FeedingTheElephant for our followers.
It's #OAWeek, and #FeedingTheElephant is celebrating by publishing the second installment by scholtom.bsky.social o#OAOA in the humanities. What are viable alternatives to book processing charges? Read on to find out!
Viable Alternatives to Book Processing Charges (BPCs) | H-Net
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October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's #OAWeek, and #FeedingTheElephant is celebrating by publishing the second installment by scholtom.bsky.social o#OAOA in the humanities. What are viable alternatives to book processing charges? Read on to find out!
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Your occasional reminder that Feeding the Elephant on the @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social is a TROVE of info about university presses. My fave stat courtesy of @catherinefte.bsky.social: "The majority of UPs in the United States have ten or fewer employees." networks.h-net.org/node/1883/di...
Varieties of University Press Business Models I: UP as University Department | H-Net
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.With this post, we start a new series on how university presses (and other scholarly nonprofit publishers) are organized and oper...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Your occasional reminder that Feeding the Elephant on the @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social is a TROVE of info about university presses. My fave stat courtesy of @catherinefte.bsky.social: "The majority of UPs in the United States have ten or fewer employees." networks.h-net.org/node/1883/di...
With #OAWeek on the horizon, #FeedingTheElephant shares the first in a two-part series by scholtom.bsky.social on the importance of developin#OAOA book publishing to support and sustain a diversity of publishing initiatives and models for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS).
Bonfire of the Humanities: Publishing Challenges, Opportunities, and Open Access | H-Net
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October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
With #OAWeek on the horizon, #FeedingTheElephant shares the first in a two-part series by scholtom.bsky.social on the importance of developin#OAOA book publishing to support and sustain a diversity of publishing initiatives and models for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS).
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Curious about ORCID iDs? 🔍 Check out the latest #FeedingTheElephant post to learn all about them 👇
Are you a social science or humanities scholar who has heard about ORCID iDs but isn't completely sure what it does? In today's #FeedingTheElephant post, James Shulman explains the importance of having an ORCID id.
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ORCID iDs for the Humanities | H-Net
A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Curious about ORCID iDs? 🔍 Check out the latest #FeedingTheElephant post to learn all about them 👇
Are you a social science or humanities scholar who has heard about ORCID iDs but isn't completely sure what it does? In today's #FeedingTheElephant post, James Shulman explains the importance of having an ORCID id.
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ORCID iDs for the Humanities | H-Net
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October 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Are you a social science or humanities scholar who has heard about ORCID iDs but isn't completely sure what it does? In today's #FeedingTheElephant post, James Shulman explains the importance of having an ORCID id.
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"It is inevitable that courses already exist where AI is used to both teach and complete a course: a paradox that complicates the roles of both instructor and student in the age of AI." @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
AI Literacy: Using Traditional Literacy Models for AI in the Humanities | H-Net
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October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"It is inevitable that courses already exist where AI is used to both teach and complete a course: a paradox that complicates the roles of both instructor and student in the age of AI." @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
As more and more universities encourage AI use, educators and instructors are grappling with how to develop AI literacy among their students. Jeremy Van Hof and Sarah Freye share some starting points with #FeedingTheElephant.
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AI Literacy: Using Traditional Literacy Models for AI in the Humanities | H-Net
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October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As more and more universities encourage AI use, educators and instructors are grappling with how to develop AI literacy among their students. Jeremy Van Hof and Sarah Freye share some starting points with #FeedingTheElephant.
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University press internships provide important experiential education opportunities for students. Insights from @bucknellupress.bsky.social interns @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social #FeedingTheElephant: https://bit.ly/4pCTPSv
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
University press internships provide important experiential education opportunities for students. Insights from @bucknellupress.bsky.social interns @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social #FeedingTheElephant: https://bit.ly/4pCTPSv
It's time for the #FeedingTheElephant monthly roundup. This month, we took a narrative approach to contextualize the killing of Charlie Kirk and Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. How does these stories relate to violence, censorship, and academic freedom?
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The Elephant Roundup (September 2025: Kirk & Kimmel Edition) | H-Net
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September 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's time for the #FeedingTheElephant monthly roundup. This month, we took a narrative approach to contextualize the killing of Charlie Kirk and Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. How does these stories relate to violence, censorship, and academic freedom?
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You might be aware of the threatened closure of Bucknell University Press, but did you know BUP trained countless interns? #FeedingTheElephant shares stories from former interns on how closing the press would negatively impact undergrad and grad students.
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Bucknell UP Closure Would Also Mark End of Vital Student Internship Program | H-Net
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September 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You might be aware of the threatened closure of Bucknell University Press, but did you know BUP trained countless interns? #FeedingTheElephant shares stories from former interns on how closing the press would negatively impact undergrad and grad students.
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Check out our guest post for #PeerReviewWeek on #FeedingTheElephant. "If we interfere with these processes by introducing technology that takes humans out of the review process, we aren’t merely altering how we do peer review; we are altering the philosophy in which it is grounded."
Artificial Intelligence and Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing | H-Net
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September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Check out our guest post for #PeerReviewWeek on #FeedingTheElephant. "If we interfere with these processes by introducing technology that takes humans out of the review process, we aren’t merely altering how we do peer review; we are altering the philosophy in which it is grounded."
"When we embrace genAI without examining the domino effect it will have on library workers and users, we fail to do our jobs," writes @marmercurio.bsky.social for #FeedingTheElephant. How has the embrace of AI affect publishing, research, and teaching. Find out!
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Feeding the Elephant | H-Net
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September 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"When we embrace genAI without examining the domino effect it will have on library workers and users, we fail to do our jobs," writes @marmercurio.bsky.social for #FeedingTheElephant. How has the embrace of AI affect publishing, research, and teaching. Find out!
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Today, @wendyqueen.bsky.social provides #FeedingTheElephant with an in-depth overview of Subscribe to Open's (S2O) Community of Practice, which embraces trust and transparency, mutual learning, and commitment to the public good while supporting open access. #OA
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S2O Community of Practice: Reflections on the Value of Community (Especially Now) | H-Net
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September 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today, @wendyqueen.bsky.social provides #FeedingTheElephant with an in-depth overview of Subscribe to Open's (S2O) Community of Practice, which embraces trust and transparency, mutual learning, and commitment to the public good while supporting open access. #OA
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It's the #FeedingTheElephant August roundup! We've been focusing a lot on #AI in teaching and publishing. We will return to publishing weekly next week and have many great pieces on AI and other topics waiting for our readers! In the meantime, Happy Labor Day!
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The Elephant Roundup (August 2025) | H-Net
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August 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's the #FeedingTheElephant August roundup! We've been focusing a lot on #AI in teaching and publishing. We will return to publishing weekly next week and have many great pieces on AI and other topics waiting for our readers! In the meantime, Happy Labor Day!
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ICYMI on #FeedingTheElephant: Larissa Babak of Knowledge Commons highlights all the platform has to offer, including a repository, tools for creating your own website, and much more! Read on to find out about the future of this resource.
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Exploring Knowledge Commons: What It Is, What It Offers, and How You Can Get Involved | H-Net
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August 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ICYMI on #FeedingTheElephant: Larissa Babak of Knowledge Commons highlights all the platform has to offer, including a repository, tools for creating your own website, and much more! Read on to find out about the future of this resource.
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Creative Commons, AI, publicizing books, reflecting on college, teaching in prison, Carla Hayden's dismissal from the Library of Congress, and fighting authoritarianism. Find out what the #FeedingTheElephant team has been reading and watching this month.
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The Elephant Roundup (July 2025) | H-Net
A monthly
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July 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Creative Commons, AI, publicizing books, reflecting on college, teaching in prison, Carla Hayden's dismissal from the Library of Congress, and fighting authoritarianism. Find out what the #FeedingTheElephant team has been reading and watching this month.
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What does a university press editorial board do? How can you join one? Walter Biggins of University of Pennsylvania Press, answers those questions for #FeedingTheElephant and explains why so many editorial board members find this form of service rewarding.
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Everyone’s Favorite Academic Service: The How and Why of Serving on a University Press Editorial Board | H-Net
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July 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What does a university press editorial board do? How can you join one? Walter Biggins of University of Pennsylvania Press, answers those questions for #FeedingTheElephant and explains why so many editorial board members find this form of service rewarding.
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It's time for the #FeedingTheElephant monthly roundup! What do @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social recommend you read and watch? Want a reminder of what we've published this month. It's all inside!
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The Elephant Roundup (June 2025) | H-Net
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July 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's time for the #FeedingTheElephant monthly roundup! What do @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social recommend you read and watch? Want a reminder of what we've published this month. It's all inside!
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Folks have snapped their laptops shut after attending the virtual #aupresses25. @dawnd.bsky.social and @catherinefte.bsky.social share the highlights with #FeedingTheElephant, focusing on librarianship, #OA, advocacy, and the future of academic publishing.
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The Elephant Goes to AUPresses 2025 | H-Net
Post by Catherine Cocks, director, Syracuse University Press and Dawn Durante, Wyndham Robertson Editorial Director, University of North Carolina Press
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June 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Folks have snapped their laptops shut after attending the virtual #aupresses25. @dawnd.bsky.social and @catherinefte.bsky.social share the highlights with #FeedingTheElephant, focusing on librarianship, #OA, advocacy, and the future of academic publishing.
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