A university press is an academic, nonprofit publishing house that is typically affiliated with a large research university. It produces mainly scholarly works. Because scholarly books are mostly unprofitable, university presses may also publish trade books, textbooks, and reference works, which tend to have larger audiences and sell more copies. Most university presses operate at a loss and must be subsidized by their home universities. Some, notably Yale University Press, are self-sufficient, often because of endowments. 1. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... A trade paperback can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than the hardcover but more expensive than the regular paperback version. ... Two textbooks A textbook is a book that strives to teach a student about a particular discipline, usually academic, and they are usually divided into chapters based on subject area. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ...

Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press are the two largest university presses in the world. The largest university press in the United States is the University of Chicago Press. Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ... The headquarters of the Cambridge University Press, in Trumpington Street, Cambridge. ... The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the U.S. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, several academic journals including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of texts covering academic...

University presses tend to develop specialized areas of expertise. For example, Yale publishes many art books, the University of Chicago publishes many academic journals, the University of Illinois press specializes in labor history, and MIT Press publishes linguistics titles. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... til the development of wage labour. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language. ...

University presses by country: English-speaking countries

Australia

• Melbourne University Publishing

Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne (Australia). ...

Canada

• McGill-Queen's University Press
• University of Alberta Press
• University of Toronto Press

The McGill-Queens University Press is a joint venture between McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, two of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Canada. ... The University of Alberta Press is a publishing house and a division of the University of Alberta that engages in academic publishing. ... The University of Toronto Press is a publishing house and a division of the University of Toronto that engages in academic publishing. ...

New Zealand

• Otago University Press
• Victoria University Press

Victoria University Press (VUP) founded in the 1970s, is the book publishing arm of Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. ...

South Africa

• University of Cape Town Press
• Witwatersrand University Press

United Kingdom

• Bath University Press
• University of Birmingham Press
• Cambridge University Press
• Chester Academic Press
• Edinburgh University Press
• University of Exeter Press
• University of Hertfordshire Press
• Liverpool University Press
• Manchester University Press
• Middlesex University Press
• Nottingham University Press
• Oxford University Press
• Sulis Press (Bath Spa University)
• University of Wales Press
• University of York Music Press

The headquarters of the Cambridge University Press, in Trumpington Street, Cambridge. ... Edinburgh University Press is a publisher that is part of the University of Edinburgh. ... University of Exeter Press (UEP) is the academic press of the University of Exeter, England. ... Liverpool University Press, founded in 1899, is the third oldest university press in England (after Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press). ... Nottingham University Press (NUP) is the academic press of the University of Nottingham, England. ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ... The University of Wales Press was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales. ...

United States

The oldest university press in the United States is the Cornell University Press, founded in 1869.^[1] Cornell redirects here. ...

University presses in the United States include:

• Bob Jones University Press
• Columbia University Press
• Cornell University Press
• Denbridge Press[1]
• Duke University Press[2]
• Fordham University Press
• Georgetown University Press[3]
• Harvard University Press
• Johns Hopkins University Press
• Kent State University Press[4]
• Louisiana State University Press[5]
• MIT Press
• Michigan State University Press[6]
• Moody Publishers [[7]]
• New York University Press[8]
• Penn State Press
• Princeton University Press
• Rutgers University Press
• Stanford University Press
• State University of New York Press[9]
• Texas A&M University Press
• University of Akron Press[10]
• University of Alaska Press
• University of Arizona Press
• University of California Press
• University of Chicago Press
• University of Georgia Press
• University of Illinois Press
• University of Nebraska Press
• University of Pittsburgh Press
• University Press of Florida
• University Press of Kentucky
• University Press of New England
• University of Texas Press
• University of Virginia Press[11]
• Wayne State University Press[12]
• Wharton School Publishing
• Yale University Press

BJU Press (formerly Bob Jones University Press), founded in 1973, publishes textbooks for the Christian school and home school movements as well as trade and childrens books. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Cornell redirects here. ... Duke University Press is a book publisher and a part of Duke University. ... The Fordham University Press is a publishing house, a division of Fordham University, that publishes primarily in the humanities and the social sciences. ... Georgetown University Press was founded in 1964 and is a publishing house that currently publishes forty new books a year. ... The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ... The Johns Hopkins University Press is a publishing house and division of Johns Hopkins University that engages in academic publishing. ... Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State or KSU) is a major public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States, which is about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, 12 miles east of Akron, and 30 miles west of Youngstown. ... Founded in 1935, the Louisiana State University Press is a nonprofit book publisher dedicated to the publication of scholarly, general interest, and regional books. ... MIT Press Books The MIT Press is a university publisher affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... // Michigan State University Press, founded in 1947, is the scholarly publishing arm of Michigan State University. ... Moody Publishers was founded in 1894 by D.L. Moody, under the name Bible Institute Colportage Association (BICA). ... The Penn State University Press, also called Penn State Press was established in 1956, and is a non-profit publisher of scholarly books and journals. ... The Princeton University Press is a publishing house, a division of Princeton University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ... Rutgers University Press is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in Piscataway, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University. ... The Stanford University Press is a publishing house, a division of Stanford University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ... Texas A&M University Press is a scholarly publishing house associated with Texas A&M University. ... The University of Akron Press is a university press that is part of the University of Akron. ... The University of Alaska Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher and distributor of works concerning Alaska, the northern Pacific Rim, and the circumpolar regions. ... The University of Arizona Press is a publishing house and a department of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona that engages in academic publishing. ... University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. ... The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the U.S. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, several academic journals including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of texts covering academic... The University of Georgia Press or UGA Press is a publishing house and is a member of the Association of American University Presses. ... The University of Illinois Press is a major American university press. ... University of Nebraska Press at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a major publisher of original and reprint editions of significant works about the West. ... The University of Pittsburgh Press is a scholarly publishing house and a major American university press. ... The University Press of Florida, the scholarly publishing arm of the State University System, representing all ten universities, is charged by the Board of Regents with publishing books of intellectual distinction and significance, books that contribute to improving the quality of higher education in the state, and books of general... The University Press of Kentucky (UPK) is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and was organized in 1969 as successor to the University of Kentucky Press. ... The University of Texas Press is a university press that is part of the University of Texas at Austin. ... The University of Virginia Press was founded in 1963 to advance the intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia, but of institutions of higher learning throughout the state. ... Wharton School Publishing is a publishing house, a division of Wharton School and Pearson Education, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ... Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908. ...

University presses by country: Non-English-speaking countries

Denmark

• Museum Tusculanum Press
• Southern Denmark University Press

Museum Tusculanum Press (Danish: Museum Tusculanums Forlag) is the academic press of the University of Copenhagen. ... Southern Denmark University Press (Danish: Syddansk Universitetsforlag) is Denmarks largest university press and was founded in 1966 as Odense University Press (Odense Universitetsforlag). ...

Finland

• University Press Finland

France

• University Presses of France

University Presses of France (French: Presses Universitaires de France or PUF) are the largest French university publishing houses, founded in 1921 by several professors. ...

Germany

Italy

Japan

• University of Tokyo Press[13]
• Keio University Press[14]

Hungary

• Central European University Press[15]

Poland

• The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press

The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press is a book publisher founded in 1967. ...

Romania

• Cartea Universitara[16]

Russia

Taiwan

• National Taiwan University Press[17]

References

1. ^ The History of the Cornell University Press. Cornell University Press. Retrieved on 2006-01-01.

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External link

• The Association of American University Presses Homepage