The Yale Daily News says that press YUP director Jon Donatich reports sales over the past year have been down 7 to 8 percent. “Our books are working,” Donatich said. “But the marketplace is very soft.” They are looking at shorter print runs and “an expanded digital platform.” The AAUP confirms that 62 university presses surveyed reported an average drop in sales of 10 percent over the second half of 2008. Director of the University of Pennsylvania Press Eric Halpern confirms their sales are down about 10 percent, too.YDN In related news, nearly half of the 120 print jobs proposed […]
