While you are at it, don't forget to check out @dawnd.bsky.social's 2023 post on developing, pitching, and publishing an edited collection, which inspired @emily-elliott.bsky.social's post today.
Are you an early career or alt-ac scholar considering editing a volume? #FeedingTheElephant co-editor @emily-elliott.bsky.social shares her experiences editing a volume as an early(ish) career academic specialist. The verdict: grab a red pen, find a mentor, and pour a coffee as you get to work.
Did you know that in addition to hosting #FeedingTheElephant, the Book Channel is also home to the New Academic Titles by Category Service? Each day, we share bibliographic information on recently published monographs and edited volumes in 88 distinct fields in the social sciences and humanities.
Did you miss one of our posts this week? Still thinking about Bad Bunny's halftime show? Or maybe you want to nerd out by learning more about academic librarianship? If any of the above apply, this #FeedingTheElephant monthly roundup is for you!
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Ever wonder about the inner workings of university presses? #FeedingTheElephant has a series devoted to press business models, and Doug Hildebrand’s piece on Canadian UPs is the latest addition. @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social
Hello writers! Accessing academic work can be a challenge and is incredibly uneven across institutions. Check out this post from The H-Net Book Channel about 100 newly open access reads and the Path to Open initiative.
DOI's are a great example of the critical infrastructure that librarians quietly enable.
Rejoice #FeedingTheElephant readers! 100 e-books from university presses flipped from gated to open access last month. Our very own @catherinefte.bsky.social describes how the Path to Open initiative from @acls1919.bsky.social and @jstor.bsky.social works and its impact on scholarly communications.
That DOI attached to your scholarly output is much more than a stable URL. Helena Cousijn of @crossref.bsky.social explains how a DOI works, the metadata behind it, and why all this is important for our #FeedingTheElephant readers. Take a look!
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Douglas Hildebrand of @ubcpress.bsky.social provides an overview of the UP landscape in Canada for #FeedingTheElephant. "It’s a business that makes absolutely no business sense but is crucial to national conversations on various subjects and in exporting Canadian ideas to the world," he writes.
Have you heard about the latest scam targeting book authors? In this #FeedingTheElephant roundup, we share an update from @aupresses.bsky.social about it and some resources for spotting scams. We also provide some fiction recs and a panel discussion on US-Venezuela relations.
#FeedingTheElephant is back from winter break! Madison Mosely kicks things off with a advice on maintaining and updating backlist metadata and an explanation of why this is so important. This is the enjoyable read you've been waiting 21 days for in 2026!
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For the final #FeedingTheElephant post of 2025, @emily-elliott.bsky.social asks @catherinefte.bsky.social all about #AskUP of @aupresses.bsky.social. This is a must read about a valuable resource for scholars hoping to have their publishing questions answered by publishers.
Why are authors and publishers are concerned about AI and authorship? Courtney Smotherman outlines several author concerns and details one university press's approach to AI in today's post for #FeedingTheElephant.
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It's the last Wednesday of November, so the #FeedingTheElephant team is sharing its monthly roundup! Find out what we've been reading and listening to as well as why our host @h-net-humanities.bsky.social needs your support!
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Today @katelynknox.bsky.social reviews @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social's Make Your Manuscript Work for #FeedingTheElephant, stating that chief among the many merits of the book are "naming and demystifying a crucial step in the lifecycle of any academic publication: developing a manuscript."
"The publisher or distributor cannot force an account to carry the book...The truth of the matter is that **most** books don’t get shelf placement."
This is SUCH a great primer on book distribution for authors.
In our quest to demystify scholarly publishing, #FeedingTheElephant invited
@leekinginc.bsky.social to explain "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Book Distribution, but Were Afraid to Ask." How does your book make it onto shelves and into readers' hands?
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Join the #FeedingTheElephant team as we #TeamUP to celebrate #UPWeek!
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Non-traditional dissertations include DH projects, comic books, installations, documentaries, podcasts, and rap albums, but these dissertators face a unique issue: satisfying their institution’s requirement to submit their dissertation to ProQuest. Glenn Wright explains for #FeedingTheElephant.
It's the last Wednesday of the month! Check out what the #FeedingTheElephant team has been reading and listening to! Don't miss what we are excited about and a roundup of our October posts!
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We have an #OAWeek special for you all! Check out University of Michigan Press Director Charles Watkinson interviews Samuel Moore, author of the open access book, Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons. We've reposted it on #FeedingTheElephant for our followers.
It's #OAWeek, and #FeedingTheElephant is celebrating by publishing the second installment by scholtom.bsky.social on #OA in the humanities. What are viable alternatives to book processing charges? Read on to find out!
Your occasional reminder that Feeding the Elephant on the @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social is a TROVE of info about university presses. My fave stat courtesy of @catherinefte.bsky.social: "The majority of UPs in the United States have ten or fewer employees." networks.h-net.org/node/1883/di...
With #OAWeek on the horizon, #FeedingTheElephant shares the first in a two-part series by scholtom.bsky.social on the importance of developing #OA book publishing to support and sustain a diversity of publishing initiatives and models for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS).
Curious about ORCID iDs? 🔍 Check out the latest #FeedingTheElephant post to learn all about them 👇
Are you a social science or humanities scholar who has heard about ORCID iDs but isn't completely sure what it does? In today's #FeedingTheElephant post, James Shulman explains the importance of having an ORCID id.
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"It is inevitable that courses already exist where AI is used to both teach and complete a course: a paradox that complicates the roles of both instructor and student in the age of AI." @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
As more and more universities encourage AI use, educators and instructors are grappling with how to develop AI literacy among their students. Jeremy Van Hof and Sarah Freye share some starting points with #FeedingTheElephant.
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