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Publishers are learning that revenue infrastructure also needs an interface

The old digital publishing argument was simple enough: produce strong reporting, build a loyal readership, and the business model will eventually settle around that value. In…

Predatory publishers are vultures feeding on academics’ worries about output and incentives

Why developing countries are particularly vulnerable to predatory journals

Academics in the developing world have become a favourite target for these journals, and many seem to be falling into the trap

The South African publishing industry’s articles of faith still remain that middle-class white women are the biggest readers and buyers of books.

Writing’s on the wall for parochial SA publishers

‘Part of the disconnect between writers and white publishers has been ingrained in this belief that a certain demographic of people does not read’

R180m owed for school supplies

Publishers are out of pocket because the Eastern Cape education department flouted procurement rules.

M&G books editor Darryl Accone looks at the implications of the merger of two of the biggest names in publishing.

Publishing as usual — for now

M&G books editor Darryl Accone looks at the implications of the merger of two of the biggest names in publishing.

Links between books and scholarship have been weakened by the government’s post-1994 policy on subsidies for academic publications.

Rebuilding the high walls of solid scholarship

The National Scholarly Book Publishers’ Forum, is determined to strengthen links between books and scholarship.

Local books boom

SA publishers will be out in force at the Cape Town Book Fair. But what are the challenges behind the covers of their final products?

Judging a book by its title

F Scott Fitzgerald and company produce great literature, but titles are often best left to publishers.