Columbia University Press announces two new distribution clients

Columbia University Press is pleased to announce the addition of two new distribution clients. Beginning January 1, 2013, Columbia University Press began to distribute frontlist and backlist titles from Transcript and, in a separate deal, Jagiellonian University Press.

Effective immediately, Columbia University Press will sell and market Transcript books in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Jagiellonian University Press books are available through Columbia University Press in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Columbia University Press titles and all those of its distribution clients can be ordered through Perseus Distribution.

To view or download a PDF of current and backlist titles for both Transcript and Jagiellonian University Press go to http://www.cup.columbia.edu/static/tv-jup-cat

Additionally, Hong Kong University Press, which is currently distributed in North America by Columbia University Press, has extended its distribution agreement with Columbia to include the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Sales for the territory are managed by the University Press Group (a sales consortium of the University Presses of California, Columbia, Princeton, and MIT) Order processing, shipping, customer service, and credit control for the University Press Group are managed by John Wiley & Sons Ltd European Distribution Centre.

About Transcript:
Transcript is one of the leading academic publishers on the German-language book market. With more than ninety series, Transcript serves the academic fields of social, media, and cultural studies as well as history, philosophy, and cultural management. Its philosophy is to combine advanced theoretical reflection with careful empirical observation. Transcript aims to address not only academic readers but also the scientifically interested public. Its program features both highly specialized contributions and lighter, essayistic texts that offer appealing analyses of current cultural discussions. For students and lecturers, Transcript offers concise introductions, carefully composed readings of canonical texts, encyclopedias, and textbooks. Transcript publishes approximately 50 books a year in English as well as 250 books a year in German. Columbia University Press will initially be distributing only its English-language publications.