[Commlist] Call for Papers: Conference of the European Publishing Studies Association

*Conference of the European Publishing Studies Association*

The European Publishing Studies Association (*EuroPub*) aims to foster 
knowledge exchange around the contemporary book trade. *By the Book 
*brings together industry professionals, educators, and scholars to 
examine critical issues around the book publishing industry and take 
forward the developing field of publishing studies. Presentations will 
take different forms to accommodate the range of academic and industry 
voices that make By the Book, now in its eighth year, such a distinctive 
conference. In previous years we have discussed topics ranging from 
curation to the development of publishing skills.

By the Book 8 will focus on *changes in the book trade, past and 
future*. Whether these are based on technological, economic or 
sociological phenomena, they invite us to reflect on the behaviours and 
practices amongst the book industry, commercial and cultural actors in 
the field of books, and readers. We will concentrate on notable trends 
in publishing, crossing different sectors from consumer to academic 
publishing. Of particular interest this year are the *challenges for 
industry *personnel around securing their resources, whether this 
concerns talent, IP, paper, or investment funds.


  The following is a list of possible topics for papers:

  * Diversity
  * Translation
  * Independent bookselling
  * Small publishing houses
  * Self-Publishing
  * Publishing, creative clusters and regional development
  * Sustainability
  * Book proces and costs of production
  * Business and management models
  * Publishing business and cross media industry perspectives

  * Big Five and other industry giants
  * Digital transformation
  * Digital modalities
  * Ebooks
  * Audiobooks and podcasting
  * Social media and reading
  * Reading habits
  * The changing role of public and academic libraries
  * Publishing as part of the creative industries
  * Research and education approaches within publishing studies
  * Scientific and academic publishing challenges


*The three-day conference *will also host a thread around publishing 
education. We welcome proposals that describe best practice in teaching, 
innovative student projects and other related topics. Delegates have the 
opportunity to exchange ideas around publishing education as well as 
links with industry, and future developments.

The conference welcomes papers from international researchers including 
industry practitioners and PhD students. The conference is in English 
but papers in either Portuguese or Spanish will be considered for 
participation in a parallel session. The committee invites proposals of 
the following types:

 1. Research paper (including pedagogical research) 20-minute
    presentation of research outcomes
 2. Poster presentation

A3 poster (and in digital form) which visualizes research outcomes or 
projects, accompanied by a 5-minute introduction of the poster

 3. Group proposal for roundtable discussion of key issues 1-hour
    discussion including questions
 4. Best practice in teaching publishing studies


15-minute presentation of case studies (e.g. live projects, group work, 
special assignments)

Proposals should be of around 250 words together with a short (100-word) 
biography of the participant/s. Subject to peer review, a selection of 
the best papers will be published in a special issue of the premier 
publishing journal /Logos/.


The registration form (to be found on the web page) 
<https://forms.gle/kz87r7konWPJ3bVn9> should be completed by by *Monday 
20 February 2023.*

The conference fee is *275 euros *including for those who would like to 
attend without presenting a paper. There is a reduced rate of *125 euros 
for PhD students*. Delegates should make their own arrangements for 
travel and accommodation.


  Conference committee**

Paulo Faustino, University of Porto

Madeleine Span, University of the Applied Arts, Vienna

Kamila Augustyn, University of Wrocław

Miha Kovač, University of Ljubljana

Christoph Bläsi, University of Mainz

Angus Phillips, Oxford International Centre for Publishing

Jaka Gerčar, University of Ljubljana

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