March 20, 2025
We thought you’d be interested in some just-released 2024 publishing sales statistics: The Association of American Publishers reports that consumer/trade ebooks make up about 11% of sales, hardcovers 37%, and paperbacks 34%. Total revenues across all categories year-to-date were up 6.5%, reaching $14.2 billion. Note: For LRP, ebooks are closer to 35% of sales, as libraries are shifting to digital more than general readers.
January 31, 2025
Two exciting announcements from the African Politics Conference Group:
►APCG presented the Distinguished Career Award to Lynne Rienner for “exceptional achievement in publishing and academic leadership.”
►Nikolaos Frantzeskakis (University of Birmingham) won the APCG/Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award for his dissertation titled “Speaking of Home: Local Representation and Re-Election in Africa.”
December 10, 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book winner! Warfare in the Robotics Age (Ash Rossiter & Peter Layton): “Some books come and go. This book, however, will have a lasting impact by teaching contemporary and future generations how to think about the growing role of robots and artificial intelligence in warfare.... Essential.” —CHOICE
November 4, 2024
Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism
“This volume is a treasure trove of ideas about how to make our electoral system better—less polarized, more responsive to citizens. In it, big thinkers discuss big ideas. Their analyses are rich, detailed, and incisive. This might very well turn out to be the book that launches a thousand reforms.” —Costas Panagopoulos, Northeastern University
In the midst of the political ugliness that has become part of our everyday reality, are there steps that can be taken to counter polarization and extremism—practical steps that are acceptable across the political spectrum? To answer that question, starting from the premise that the way our political processes are designed inevitably creates incentives for certain styles of politics and candidates, the Task Force on American Electoral Reform spent two years exploring alternative ideas for reforming key aspects of the US electoral process. The results of their work are presented in this essential book.
►This important volume is available as an open access ebook. Yes, that means it's free!
May 15, 2024
We are delighted to announce our first foray into Open Access publishing (with the support of De Gruyter’s eBound Foundation)! Redefining Development: The Extraordinary Genesis of the Sustainable Development Goals has just been flipped to open on UPLOpen.com’s groundbreaking platform. UPLOpen.com is a direct response to both the growing demand for OA scholarship and the urgent need to address the global challenges identified in the United Nations SDGs. So, we all felt that it was essential that the inaugural UPLO collection include Redefining Development, written by Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño, two key players in the development and adoption of the SDGs.
January 31, 2024
Congratulations to our 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book winners!
• Erin Accampo Hern's Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don't Always Fall Apart : "A masterful study of policy successes in Africa."
• John Allen Williams, Stephen J. Cimbala, and Sam C. Sarkesian’s US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, 6th edition : "An essential addition to any academic library."
