When voices are actively silenced, we regress as a society. Instead, we should strive to welcome all reasoned and reasonable perspectives and the resulting discussion that arises.
PRESS RELEASE: Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of its First University Library Collection
Lived Places Publishing must establish pricing that captures both a single, retail reader, and an institution-wide, unlimited-access group of readers which might number into the hundreds. Publisher David Parker explains how to develop a multi-channel pricing strategy.
What is Critical Race Theory – and does it belong in libraries? LPP co-founder David Parker weighs in from the publisher’s perspective.
The first book delivered to the world by a new publisher must set the tone for all that is to follow. Publisher and co-founder David Parker introduces the launch of LPP’s first title and celebrates a publishing milestone.
Publisher and LPP co-founder David Parker explains how to create the best book title and the importance of understanding digital distribution in book publishing.
This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Dominic Broadhurst explores the relationship between libraries and publishers, and how that impacts the decisions that Lived Places Publishing makes.
Publisher and co-founder David Parker explores how Lived Places Publishing aims to work with and support libraries in the most fair and effective way possible.
This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Sanjyot P. Dunung explores some of the questions of diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion that Lived Places Publishing are actively considering.
The LPP Collections are very broad categories, with a lot of overlap between them, and topics that fall between and across different disciplines. Founder and Publisher David Parker explains why.
Faculty are increasingly asking campus libraries to provide materials from a broader, more diverse range of authors and subject areas. LPP exists to support librarians and faculty in this goal with a new Collection of 105 ebooks designed as course readings called Intersections: Identity & Place.
David Parker will be presenting at The Charleston Library Conference in Charleston, SC on a panel of three publishers (non-profit and commercial) about how to use data & analytics to advance more equitable and inclusive publishing models.
by Anne Cecil
The power of creative expression is a tool for young people to process and reflect on their realities. Whether through art, writing, or music, fostering these outlets can empower them to confront complex issues and find their voice amid the noise.
by Cindy Horst
How do we remain hopeful to maintain ‘the energy to act’ when confronted with a daily onslaught of visual evidence of the worst in mankind? This requires a shift from an individual to a relational ethics that strengthens our response-ability.
While women own more than 40% of all businesses in the US, female founders receive significantly less in funding. There are steps we can take to close this funding gap for women in business.
Older people who live with combined hearing and vision loss (also called dual sensory impairment) are not being recognised, diagnosed and supported due to low levels of awareness among community and staff. A donate-a-book program to a care home is one innovative way to get information into care facilities.