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In the Fall
Scott McLemee explores the connections between various books forthcoming from scholarly presses.
How a Digital Textbook Initiative Achieved Liftoff
Indiana University wants other institutions to absorb insights gleaned from its fast-growing digital textbook initiative.
Are Etextbooks Affordable Now?
In a bid to gain market share, publishers have slashed the cost of digital textbooks.
Revolt Over an Editor
Prominent psychologist apologizes and resigns as journal editor over allegations of aggressive self-citation and more.
Opinion
The Distraction Attraction
A lesson in Ethan Tussey’s The Procrastination Economy: The Big Business of Downtime is that a large, voracious and profitable cultural apparatus is absorbing and monetizing every second of your attention, writes Scott McLemee.
‘Backlash’
Philosopher discusses his new book about how Americans respond to frank discussions of racism -- and about harassment he received for an essay in The New York Times.
University Press of New England Will Shut Down
Operation was once supported by 10 colleges, but of late has been backed only by Brandeis and Dartmouth.
Opinion
Of Grift and Government
Scott McLemee reviews Can Government Do Anything Right? by Alasdair Roberts.