Hi everyone, I'm excited to share the call for papers for a special issue of the international academic journal Publishing Research Quarterly on the topic of environmental sustainability and book publishing. Please pass on to any publishing academics you know! Publishing Research Quarterly Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2027 Environmental Sustainability and Book Publishing Edited … Continue reading Call for papers: Publishing Research Quarterly – Environmental Sustainability and Book Publishing
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Sustainability in the Australian book industry
I've just completed a series of snapshots on sustainability in Australian publishing and bookselling, for Books+Publishing (subscription required): Part 1 provided an overall intro and looked at what publishers are doing. Part 2 looked at where most of the emissions come from, greener book production and printing practices, whether there are alternatives to the paper we currently use, and … Continue reading Sustainability in the Australian book industry
Explaining myself and my many hats
I was recently asked to write a blog post for Collaboration, the blog of the Book Industry Collaborative Council (BICC), explaining what I do and how I came to be involved in so many different facets of the book industry. It took me a while, as it felt strange to 'explain myself'! If you are curious … Continue reading Explaining myself and my many hats