Publishing Research Quarterly

The purpose of this research is to measure e-Book device quality levels as the effects of country of origin from six countries including Thailand. Four hundred thirty questionnaires were answered by consumers in Bangkok. The results revealed that the highest quality ranking was country of origin from the USA, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Thailand respectively. Also, the finding showed that e-Book devices made in developed countries and developing countries had significantly different effects on Thai consumer perceptions of quality.

Academic publishing discussed in scholarships from the industry perspectives is reimagined to explore the academic publishing field from the perspectives of academics. Academic publishing is a ‘communication circuit’ in which the roles of varied the stakeholders, government, universities, publishers and libraries, are not only significant but also need to be adhered to by the academics. The significance of research publications due to the various factors, such as performance-based approach in allocation of research grants, university publishing policies contributing towards the tenure of academics require diligent analysis for understanding of the academic publishing field. A holistic approach from using the social theories is quintessential for examining the academic publishing environment inculcating the role of higher education institutes and its governing policies. This article through reimaging the academic publishing field establishes that though academic publishers are global, the publishing practices of academics are distinct to each country because academics are interdependent on the stakeholders, namely universities and government.

Nigeria shares with other developing countries a variety of problems in providing adequate numbers of high-quality books. Unqualified author-publishers, poor production, inadequate distribution, and lack of capital are all evident. A discussion of the advantages of having a well-developed indigenous publishing industry follows, along with recommendations for establishing and promoting such an industry.

Paradigm shifts have occurred in the publishing industry resulting in unalterable changes in how authors market themselves and their books online. The author explains the shifts and provides insight for authors and publishers.

The article describes the digitization process in contemporary Russian book publishing with a focus on social sciences and humanities (SSH) publications. Russian SSH book publishing faces two major challenges: one is inadequate book distribution system which still bears a birth injury signs of rude economic transformations of 1990s, and the other is ongoing reform in the tertiary education system and Russian Academy of Sciences using evaluation systems which are more friendly to natural sciences with their domination of a journal article over a monograph. Digitization could play in Russia even more important role than in other countries where information technologies were applied to well functioning book market industry. In Russia wider use of eBooks, digital libraries, online bookstores and open access facilities should help to make a real breakthrough from stagnation to new developments.