How does a book go from a bunch of Word documents to a printed and bound volume? The LPP team outline the stages of the book production process.
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.
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.
It’s important not to exclude anyone from your audience in the way that you write. Commissioning editor Rebecca Bush offers advice and tips for authors and writers on how to be inclusive in their writing.
Publisher David Parker and editor Rebecca Bush explore the different paths to authorship that an expert might take, and explain why they are deliberately looking for authors whose expertise is expressed outside academia, in addition to traditionally academic authorities
Commissioning Editor Rebecca Bush gives an overview of simple marketing activities that any author should consider to build their audience and platform and promote their book.
David Parker explains how Lived Places Publishing provides a platform for authors to develop their relationship with their readers and supports them in the crucial step of marketing their book.
Commissioning Editor Rebecca Bush lays out the different types of editor that an author might encounter and provides some helpful tips to help you build a mutually beneficial working relationship with your editor.
Challenging the predominant publishing paradigm is never easy, but David Parker pulls back the curtain on a new model in open access publishing, centered around equity and open access for course materials.
In this conversation between Drew Harris, The Emergent Entrepreneur Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Yoni Medhin, author of An Ethiopian Family's Journey of Entrepreneurship in the US: A Story of Determination, Resourcefulness, and Faith, they discuss how Yoni's entrepreneurial journey as a second generation immigrant was shaped by, but different from, his parents’ entrepreneurial journey as first generation immigrants.
by David Parker
Lived Places Publishing is proud to announce the launch of a Jewish Studies collection and a Middle Eastern Studies collection to bring forward the stories of real people experiencing their unique constellation of identities in troubled and often contested places.
Dr. Louis Mendoza was interviewed on WSOU: Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter, exploring what it means to be Mexican-American in Houston through the story of three generations of the Mendoza-Martinez family.
by Dong Wang
What constitutes home in the twenty-first century? Dr. Dong WANG (she/her/hers) at the Lower Rhine of Germany looks into the life of the Australian-born/bred, first “native” media man, Tse Tsan Tai (1872-1938), in British Hong Kong. The burning question remains whether people today can still see eye to eye with Tse. Can birthplace be considered home any more?
The pandemic reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequalities in education, yet Dr. Julie Allan uncovered many instances of teachers finding creative solutions to educational inequities and new ways to engage students in learning.
by David Parker
The "sudden" rise of ChatGPT and other LLMs has raised a lot of important issues in teaching and learning environments. However, the shared lived experience between student and teacher should always be celebrated and cherished.