Iowa State U. Press May Be Put Up for Sale; U. of Maryland Mathematician Signs Fat Book Contract -- for a Novel

Being a nonprofit press doesn't excuse you from bringing in the bucks. That's the feeling of administrators at Iowa State University, who are considering putting the institution's 66-year-old press up for sale.

The administration believes the press, which receives no financial support from the university, could be making more money.

The press's editorial board has hired a consultant to explore whether to sell it, expand it, or merge it with another

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