• Publish Smarter


    Explore new technologies and ways to publish

  • Publish Faster


    With digital, multimedia and e-marketing strategies

  • Five Days in NYC


    Where else but the world’s publishing and media capital?

  • Meet the Pros


    Execs from successful start-ups and traditional publishing houses

  • Intensive


    You’ll leave with an overview of the publishing process

Welcome to the first CUNY Publishing Institute

June 3-7, 2013

––a five-day course on book publishing for both entrepreneurs and people in the industry. Join us in this, our first year of operation, for a smarter, faster, more intensive look at what’s happening in the rapidly changing world of book publishing. Whether you’re considering a start-up operation or keen to learn more about the business you are part of, as a writer or employee, the CUNY Publishing Institute is the place for you. While we will, in five days, touch on the major aspects of the industry, our focus is on new possibilities in book publishing.

 

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Entrepreneurs eager to explore new ways of publishing, and those wishing to enter the world of traditional book publishing, or simply learn more about it. If you’re contemplating whether to start a new company or join an existing one, this course is for you. But because the CUNY Publishing Institute provides a soup-to-nuts overview of the entire process, even if you’re already a part of the industry you’ll find something here for you. No previous publishing experience is necessary, however.

WHEN AND WHERE DOES IT TAKE PLACE?
June 3-7, 2013, at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 West 40th Street, in New York City.

WHO’S TEACHING?
John Oakes, a longtime veteran of traditional publishing and the co-founder of a three-year-old, Internet-based publisher, is directing the institute. The faculty is drawn from the New York area’s extensive list of publishers, editors, and writers, and includes representatives from traditional houses as well as start-ups: among those speaking at the course are Jane Friedman, CEO, Open Road Media; Larry Kirshbaum, president, Amazon Publishing; Johnny Temple, publisher, Akashic Books; Joe Craig, editor-in-chief, the History Book Club and Scientific American Book Club; Aziz Isham, president, reKiosk; and others.