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How to Announce Your New Book and Drive Preorders
Jun 25 2026
So you’ve reached an exciting milestone — your book is officially online and available for preordering! What’s next?After you’ve added the link to your book to all your online profiles, including your personal website or faculty page, your social media profiles, and any other online bios, it’s time ...
A Deep Dive into Cover Design with UC Press Designers
Mar 26 2026
A conversation with UC Press designers Kevin Barrett Kane and Michelle Black about the aesthetics and practicalities of book cover design.
Book Publishing Resources Redux
Dec 20 2024
As the year comes to a close, we’ve rounded up some new and helpful resources for scholars embarking on your writing or book publishing journey.
Ask Our Staff: What does a Production Editor do?
Jan 12 2024
In this video, Stephanie Summerhays, senior production editor and FirstGen Program Committee member, discusses the role of the production editor in turning a manuscript into a book and the people authors will work with throughout the process.
Ask Our Staff: What does a Book Designer do?
Apr 17 2023
Wondering how a book cover comes to be? In this video, UC Press Marketing Associate and FirstGen Program Committee member Sara Fan interviews Senior Book Designer Kevin Barrett Kane about how he approaches book design and how authors can be partners in the process. Kevin Barrett Kane is an award
Ask Our Staff: What Does a Book Publicist Do?
Jan 06 2023
In this video, our Associate Publicity Director Emily Grandstaff provides a brief overview of what to expect when it comes to book publicity, including what publicity is, what kinds of tasks a book publicist typically handles, and what authors can do to support publicity efforts.