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...Press publishes about 200 manuscripts a year. Standards are high. Representatives of the press often scour academic conventions for the newest and freshest ideas. The nine acquisition editors follow scholars whose work might one day prove promising. Each is an expert in his or her field...
...Just like getting into Harvard itself, getting one’s work into the Press is a struggle. “I had had a professional dream of publishing with them for years. I had to convince them that they should publish me,” Dr. Mark S. Micale says. Micale, a History professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ultimately succeeded. The Press published his most recent book on medical history, “Hysterical Men,” last fall...
...While this review process has made the Press’ name, staff members are always looking for new ways to make their books more relevant to the modern reader. For example, catchy design can make a scholarly work more accessible. Recently, the Press reissued the John Harvard Library, a series of American writings originally printed in the 1970s. Stormy blue-grey portraits of individual authors appear on the covers of each edition. The portraits, by contemporary artist Robert Carter, add energy to the old writings...
...following trends that are emerging in the rest of the industry, the Press has moved to the Internet to encourage potential readers to return to books. The Press now has a blog and a Facebook.com page. Traffic is still minimal: the blog averages about 200 hits a day. Harvard University Press’ Twitter.com has over 1200 followers; Yale’s has over...
...Battle says. He’s wearing a green shirt stamped with the seal of the Loeb Classical Library, except that the seated Athena holds a beer. The back reads, “Homer, 82.” “It’s the shirt for the Press softball team,” Battle explains...