UNSW Press celebrates 50 years
UNSW Press has won a number of awards in its 50th anniversary year, as the company rises to the challenges of digital publishing.
UNSW Press has won a number of awards in its 50th anniversary year, as the company rises to the challenges of digital publishing.
UNSW Press has won a number of awards in its 50th anniversary year, as the company rises to the challenges of digital publishing.
The Press has embarked on innovative ways to cross-subsidise its publishing activities, says Chief Executive Kathy Bail.
“Print books and e-books are boosted by revenue earned in other parts of the business, such as retailing, a model that is unusual among most university presses.
“We’re investing in skilled staff, new technology and targeted sales channels to enable our publishing and bookselling divisions to compete and remain sustainable in the digital economy,” Bail says.
The company’s NewSouth Publishing list of scholarly books and general non-fiction continues to receive widespread media coverage and awards:
Other highlights include the launch of the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Best Science Writing and the UNSW Bookshop received the award for Campus Bookshop of the Year, which is decided by members of the Australian Publishers Association. The Bookshop was also the winner of two category awards: Best Bookshop Attributes and Best On-campus Promotions and Marketing Initiatives.