October 5, 2007
A Society Makes a Logical — and Symbolic — Move to Cambridge U. Press
In scholarly-journal publishing, as in marriage, love can have very little to do with one's decision to stay committed to a partner.
Lately, scholarly societies have been tempted to make alliances with well-heeled suitors. A commercial outfit like Springer or Wiley-Blackwell commands vast global marketing and distribution networks; a specialized nonprofit publisher can offer publishing platforms and services that university presses may find hard to match. And such assets often help
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