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Island Press Around the World

By Rebecca Bright / On July 29th, 2019
Island Press works with publishers around the world to help our authors’ ideas reach a larger, global audience. Through this work, we have published books in at least 25 different languages.

How it’s Made: The Final Stages at a Print Vendor

By Caroline Sperry / On September 28th, 2016
Have you ever wondered how books are printed? In June, several members of the Island Press team were lucky enough to tour one of our print vendors, Sheridan Books, in Michigan.

Publisher Ponders Future of Environment Books

By Society of Environmental Journalists / On August 1st, 2016
Island Press often gets thought of as being somewhat narrower in scope than we in fact are. Today, environmental issues touch pretty much every aspect of our social and personal lives — not just the natural world. They affect our cities, health, economics [and] politics; that is, nearly every aspect of our lives. For example, issues around social justice and equality have become critical factors in the way we look to build a more sustainable society and repair the environmental damage we’ve already done.

My book is now a thing that exists in the physical world

By John Fleck / On July 26th, 2016
There was a weird moment this afternoon when I was writing something and needed to dig out a reference from my book. (I do this a lot. It’s all there, the book has a lot of footnotes.) For a split second I started to follow the usual path on my hard drive to the final page proofs…. Click…. Pause….

Our books matter: Takeaways from BEA

By Rachel Miller / On May 25th, 2016
Every year, thousands of publishing professionals, booksellers, librarians, readers, authors, and unabashed book enthusiasts gather for Book Expo America. It’s an opportunity to learn about new books and trends in publishing, to gather as many galleys as you can fit in your luggage, and for me, to sell Island Press books.

Reflections on ESA 2015

By Rachel Miller / On September 11th, 2015
Earlier this month, I attended my first conference with Island Press: the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. As the sales associate, part of my role here is to coordinate the Island Press conference presence, such as the booth appearance, the books we have on sale, and our promotional materials.

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