Fw: H-ASIA: International promotion and sale of low-cost local Asian editions

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From: "Andrew Field" <shanghaidrew@GMAIL.COM>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:24 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: International promotion and sale of low-cost local Asian
editions

> H-ASIA
> Mar 20 2011
>
> International promotion and sale of low-cost local Asian editions
> *****************************
> From: Gerald Jackson <gerald@nias.ku.dk>
>
> Dear colleagues
>
> Just a point of clarification. In the interest of making "Other
> Landscapes" more accessible to a South Asian readership, NIAS Press has
> allowed Orient Blackswan to publish a South Asian edition of the book in
> that region. I am happy to confirm that the NIAS edition is available in
> all other regions (not least in North America via the University of
> Hawaii Press).
>
> I am sure that members know of the economic pressure that all academic
> presses are under at present, not only because of falling sales but also
> due to funding cutbacks to their host universities. This is happening
> right round the world. I hope that the free flow of scholarly knowledge
> is not a victim of this global economic crisis. On the other hand, we
> would need to rethink our policy of licensing such low-cost local Asian
> editions if these were then to be actively promoted and sold
> internationally.
>
> I would be happy to discuss this further with any of you attending the
> AAS-ICAS meeting in Honolulu in a fortnight's time, either on stand
> (#309) in the book exhibition hall or as part of the follow-up discussion
> at the publishing roundtable on the Thursday morning (session #44).
>
> Best wishes
>
> Gerald Jackson
> Editor in Chief, NIAS Press
>
> Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33, 2300 Copenhagen S,
> DENMARK
> Tel: (+45) 3532 9503 * Fax: (+45) 3532 9549
> E-mail: gerald@nias.ku.dk
> Web: http://www.niaspress.dk/
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