The State of the University Press
Its services range from the relatively simple -- creating print-ready electronic files, for instance -- to the much more time-consuming and complicated conversions of PDF files into reflowable EPUB or Mobi formats. And because "one of the interesting challenges is that we're now existing in a world in which both print and electronic are expected," as Kiely says, BiblioVault also offers a short-run digital printing service that operates through its Chicago Digital Distribution Center (CDDC), where print and digital versions of smaller university press titles are maintained. "I think it's a misperception that university presses are not responsive to trends," suggests Kiely.
Dan Eldridge is a journalist and guidebook author based in Philadelphia's historic Old City district, where he and his partner own and operate Kaya Aerial Yoga, the city's only aerial yoga studio. A longtime cultural reporter, Eldridge also writes about small business and entrepreneurship, travel, and the publishing industry. Follow him on Twitter at @YoungPioneers.
