Professor David Abulafia awarded Wolfson History Prize 2020
16 June 2020Abulafia wins for his epic history of humanity’s relationship with the world’s oceans, The Boundless Sea.
Abulafia wins for his epic history of humanity’s relationship with the world’s oceans, The Boundless Sea.
The e-book has made continued inroads into the publishing world but the printed book has defied predictions of its death. Research by Professor John Thompson focuses on the challenges facing the publishing industry as it embraces the opportunities afforded by the digital revolution.
Cambridge University Press today reported a twelfth successive year of sales growth in its 2013/4 Annual Report.
A step-change in publishing in women’s health is under way with the announcement that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is to sell its prestigious publishing list to Cambridge University Press.
The book publishing industry has gone through more change during the past few decades than in any comparable period in its 500-year history. Professor John Thompson examines this change and asks what impact it will have on the future of books.