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Digital Books Hasten Decline of Campus Bookstores
Spurred by cost savings and the increasing migration to digital books, many universities are closing brick-and-mortar bookstores.
Opinion
Hoardicultural Studies
Scott McLemee reviews Rebecca R. Falkoff’s Possessed: A Cultural History of Hoarding.
Opinion
Spring Action
Scott McLemee highlights more books upcoming in the new year, with a focus on the pandemic.
‘Understanding Academic Freedom’
Author discusses his book about why faculty members should not take their rights for granted.
MIT Press to Release Many Spring Titles Open Access
Under a new initiative from MIT Press, early purchasing commitments from a subset of libraries will make the spring 2022 slate of monographs and edited collections open access.
Opinion
Avenge Charcot!
Scott McLemee reviews Subconsciousness: Automatic Behavior and the Brain by Yves Agid.
Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations
Five major textbook publishers band together in a lawsuit accusing e-commerce hub Shopify of enabling digital piracy.
Opinion
The Story Paradox
Scott McLemee reviews Jonathan Gottschall’s The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down.