Introduction The early 2010s were a wild time in publishing. It felt like every week brought a new headline declaring the death of the printed book, suggesting that the digital-only future was not just coming, but had already arrived, ushering in the “ebook revolution.” Remember the days when the Amazon Kindle was the hottest new … Read more
Introduction Paris. Just the name conjures up images of intellectual salons, smoky cafés where literary giants debated, and the cobblestone streets that sheltered the “Lost Generation.” For centuries, the City of Light wasn’t just a geographical location. It was the epicenter of world literature, the undisputed publishing capital of the Francophone world, and a major … Read more
Introduction Change has always made the publishing industry a little uneasy. It survived the shift from print to digital, the existential threat of self-publishing, and the chaos of social media marketing. Now, we’re staring down the barrel of generative AI, and the mood is a mixed bag of apocalyptic panic and breathless opportunity. If you … Read more
Introduction The question of whether American publishing is in decline is one that gets tossed around with predictable regularity. On one hand, you hear the doom-and-gloom reports: book sales are slowing, attention spans are shrinking, and the cultural landscape is fragmenting. On the other hand, publishing houses are still inking massive deals, BookTok is turning … Read more
Introduction Welcome to the academic jungle. For years now, a particular species of profiteer has been multiplying rapidly, masquerading as legitimate scholarly communication: the predatory journals. These entities, driven by profit rather than scholarship, exploit the open access publishing model and the academic pressure to “publish or perish.” They promise rapid publication, often for a … Read more