Perseus Books Group has formed an academic advisory board to work with its recently launched Perseus Academic distribution division. The group will meet regularly to discuss the trends and challenges facing university presses, analyze the current and future state of academic and scholarly publications and review the implications of these results for Perseus Academic's service offering.
Board members include Peter Dougherty, director of Princeton University Press; Alison Mudditt, director of University of California Press; Jennifer Crewe, director of Columbia University Press; Jim Jordan, former director of Columbia University Press and Johns Hopkins University Press; Bill Newlin, publisher of Avalon Publishing Group, including Westview Press; and Lara Heimert, publisher of Basic Books.
"It is a time of extraordinary change in the world of academic and scholarly publishing," said David Steinberger, president and CEO of Perseus. "We are gratified to be partnering with leaders in this field to support the continued success and growth of academic publishing programs."