The general reader market for University Press Books in the United States, 1990-9, with projections for the years 2000 through 2004

Journal of Scholarly Publishing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-86

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2. See also Kerr's The Kerr Report: One More Time, ' Scholarly Publishing 1, l (October 1969): 8-10 .
3. Sheldon Meyer and Leslie E. Phillabaum, What Is a University Press? (New York: Association of American University Presses n.d.): 1-2.
4. See also Morris Philipson, 'The Consequences of a Life in Scholarly Publishing, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing 29, 3 (April 1996): 123-6;
5. Trevor Lipscombe, The Golden Age of Scholarly Publishing, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing3, 3 (April 1999): 138-43.
6. Book Industry Study Group, Book Industry Trends 2000 (New York: Book Industry Study Group 2000): 2-119-2-136.
7. See also Albert N. Greco, 'University Presses and the Trade Book Market: Managing in Turbulent Times, Book Research Quarterly3 (Winter 1987-8): 24-53.
8. William C. Dowling, 'Saving Scholarly Publishing in the Age of Oprah: The Glastonbury Project, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing28, 3 (April 1997): 115-34.
9. For an interesting view of innovative university press publishing, see James L.W. West III, 'Book History at Penn State, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing27, 3 (April 1996): 127-34.
10. Andrew R. Albanese, 'My Own Private Iowa, ' Lingua Franca 10 (October 2000): 19-20.
11. Fortwo important views of the state of scholarly publishing, see Sanford G. Thatcher, 'Re-engineering Scholarly Communication: A Role for University Presses?' Journal of Scholarly Publishing 27, 4 (July 1996):
12. Book Industry Study Group, Book Industry Trends 2000, 2-120
13. Book Industry Study Group, Book Industry Trends (New York: Book Industry Study Group, annually 1996-2000): 2-120, 2-126, 2-132
14. Ibid., Book Industry Trends
15. Ibid., Book Industry Trends
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17. NPD, The 1995 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing (New York: Book Industry Study Group 1995): 1-1-1-8;
18. NPD, The 1996 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing (New York: Book Industry Study Group 1996): II-1-II-8;
19. NPD, The 1997 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing(NewYork: Book Industry Study Group 1997): II-1-II-8;
20. NPD, The 1998 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing (New York: Book Industry Study Group 1998): II-1-II-8;
21. NPD, The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing (New York: Book Industry Study Group 1999): II-1-II-9.
22. Ibid., The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing II-4
23. Ibid., The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing II-II-4-II-5
24. Ibid., The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing 11-6
25. Ibid., The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing II-7
26. Bruno and Ridgway Research Associates, The American BookBuyers Study, 17-8, 21-3;
27. NPD, The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing, III-22-III-24
28. Gary Ink and Andrew Grabois, 'Book Title Output and Average Prices: 1998 Final and 1999 Preliminary Figures, ' in The Bowker Annual: Library and Trade Book Almanac, Dave Bogart, ed. (New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker 2000): 508-13
29. NPD, The 1999 Consumer Research Study on Book Purchasing, III-4-III-6;
30. for detailed additional information about buying patterns, see Michael J. Weiss, The Clustered World (Boston: Little, Brown 2000): 63-70, 180-303.
31. Ibid., The Clustered World III-7-IH-8
32. Ibid., The Clustered WorldIII-16-III-21
33. A few of the valuable recent research studies that address these issues include Carolyn Wood, 'Marketing Scholarly Publishing: Monographs as Lite Beer, 1 Journal of Scholarly Publishing27, 4 (July 1996): 218-21;
34. Sanford G. Thatcher, The "Value Added" in Editorial Acquisitions, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing3, 2 (January 1999): 59-71;
35. Marcel Danesi, 'From the (Ivory) Tower to the (Cold) Shower: A Tongue-inCheek Comparison of Academic versus Commercial and Trade Publishing, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing3, 2 (January 1999): 75-82.
36. Andersen Consulting, 'A Bright Future for eBook Publishing: Facilitated Open Standards.' Unpublished report, 22 March 2000, 1-2, 6-9;
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39. Andersen Consulting, 'A Bright Future for eBook Publishing, ' 8
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42. For more detailed views about reading patterns, especially in the under 25 age cohort, see Hazel Reinhardt, 'Shifting Demographics Mandate Change: Media Researcher Says That Younger Generations Are Reading Less and That the Country Is Becoming More and More Diverse, ' The American Editor (May-June 2000): 16-7, 19;
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45. eBook World Conference and Exhibition, 'eBook World.' Unpublished catalogue, September 2000, 2
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49. Milliot, Two Studies See Healthy Book Market Ahead, ' 10;
50. see also Robin P. Peek, 'Scholarly Publishing, Facing The New Frontier, ' in Scholarly Publishing: The Electronic Frontier,
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54. Charles T. Meadow, 'On the Future of the Book, or Does It Have a Future?' Journal of Scholarly Publishing26, 4 (July 1995): 247-56;
55. Robert Hauptman, 'Publish, Purchase, Perish, ' Journal of Scholarly Publishing 27, 4 (July 1996): 197-201;
56. Swen Birkets, The Book as Emblem: The Besieged Stronghold?' Journal of Scholarly Publishing26, 1 (October 1994): 3-7.
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58. Jim Milliot, 'Consumers Widening Choice of Places to Buy Books, ' Publishers Weekly (25 September 2000): 19;
59. Sara Nelson, 'E-Publishing Makes Strange, and FastChanging, Bedfellows, ' http://www.inside.com, 29 August2000 .
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