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Introduction Penguin Random House (PRH) recently announced its acquisition of Wonderbly, a London-based personalized children’s book publisher best known for its smash hit, The Little Boy Who Lost His Name. The move raised more than a few eyebrows in the publishing world. Here was the biggest trade book publisher in the world getting into a … Read more
Introduction In 2025, the digital publishing landscape in the United States is no longer a quirky alternative to traditional books—it’s the main arena. Print hasn’t vanished, but digital publishing has decisively taken the wheel. From algorithmic content discovery to indie authors who run their own global micro-empires, the American digital publishing ecosystem has matured—and mutated—into … Read more
Introduction For over two decades, “open access” has been a rallying cry, a reform movement, and a publishing model all rolled into one. Depending on your vantage point, it’s either the great equalizer of global knowledge or a Trojan horse quietly upending scholarly communication norms. Open access (OA) once promised to democratize research, liberate knowledge … Read more
Introduction Ask any academic, and you’ll likely get the same groan followed by a long, exasperated sigh: “Why is peer review so slow?” It’s the bane of scholars everywhere. Months—sometimes over a year—can pass before a submitted paper is accepted, rejected, or worse, still floating in limbo. For early-career researchers on the brink of job … Read more
Introduction Once a sleepy corner of scholarly life, academic publishing has become a theater of controversy, disruption, and outsized profits. It’s a multibillion-dollar industry with a monopoly-like grip on knowledge, steered more by business models than scholarly ideals. At the same time, it’s facing mounting pressure from researchers demanding open access, institutions exploring alternative platforms, … Read more