There is a very good piece on the AAUP Web site about some developments in the university press world concerning so-called short-form publishing. Long-form means book length. Something is short-form when it is longer than an article and less than a book. In fiction we would call this a novella, but we don’t really have a term for this for nonfiction, unless we go back in time and raise the specter and form of the pamphleteers of the 18th century. O
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“Transaction is pleased that such a large number of our new and backlist titles will now be available from The Espresso Book Machine,” says Mary Curtis, President of Transaction Publishers. “The idea that our print books will be instantly available to readers anywhere in the world adds an exciting new dimension to our publishing program, and will be welcomed by authors and readers alike.”
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