📢 ALPSP is looking for volunteers to join its Marketing Connected Special Interest Group (SIG). Help grow the community and create opportunities for members to connect and share experiences. Get in touch with@elinorpotts.bsky.social to learn more.

Hire @scholtom.bsky.social immediately for all of your jaunty digital collaging needs!

Copim@copim.bsky.social · last mo.

A little treat created by @scholtom.bsky.social and inspired by the Copim report (coming soon!...ish) -- the Copim crew and friends! Tag yourself! (If you're not there though please don't tag Tom as this has already gone through multiple redrafts and it'll make him cry) #OAbooks #OpenAccess

NEW BLOG: ‘Dare to boast: In defence of book marketing & celebrating wins.’ @elinorpotts.bsky.social invites us to celebrate achievement, "not for vanity, but for visibility & as an antidote to pessimistic academic publishing industry pressures." 🫡 Red the full blog: oipauk.org/2026/04/21/o...

All finished! The full text of my presentation is available at opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/ #UKSG2026

small changes: taking back control of research through open software

This is the text of a paper I delivered at Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 on 2025-06-04 led by the conference question "What's stopping you?". It has been edited from the original to incorpor...

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Lucy Barnes@alittleroad.bsky.social · 5mo ago

. @simonxix.com is up at #UKSG2026!

Nick Drake + A sunny yet crisp Spring morning = Immaculate mental health 📈

"Studying for an apprenticeship breaks down siloes and widens the perspective to a broader marketplace of ideas and ways of working." @elinorpotts.bsky.social writes on the value of apprenticeships in book publishing for @thebookseller.com ✅ Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/appr...

Apprenticeships in book publishing matter more than ever

Publishing needs to ditch old assumptions and embrace the power of apprenticeships, says writer and communications leader Elinor Potts

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Delighted to announce I've been selected for the CIVICA Staff Mobility Scheme through my work at @lsepress.bsky.social and excited to start working with colleagues at @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social's Marketing & Communications team in May 2026. 🌍 Vi ses nästa år! 👋 info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...

Time for @elinorpotts.bsky.social from @lsepress.bsky.social to give her presentation: ‘Dare to boast! In defence of book marketing and celebrating wins’ #OAWeek2025 #Publishing

Elinor Potts@elinorpotts.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm giving a talk at the @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium! My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts) No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva

I'm giving a talk at the @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium! My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts) No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Open Access Week is nearly here! 🕙 We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025. 🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online oipauk.org/news-events-... #OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing

I cannot overstate how much accessing Brighton and Hove Libraries as a child in the late 90s / early 00s fundamentally shaped who I am and informed my career in book publishing. ❌❌ Shame on Brighton and Hove City Council for trying to cut a vital service. www.thebookseller.com/news/campaig...

Campaigners gather to protest Brighton & Hove's library closure plans

Campaigners gathered outside the Westdene Library in Brighton to protest its closure on Tuesday 7th October.

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New blog! LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing

LSE Press Communications Coordinator selected for 2 rising star awards - LSE Press

We are delighted to announce that LSE Press's Communications Coordinator, Ellie Potts, has won two Rising Star Awards from The Bookseller and ALPSP for her work

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Congratulations to @lsepress.bsky.social's Comms Coordinator, @elinorpotts.bsky.social - one of this year's @alpsp.bsky.social's Rising Stars. This is also hot on the heels of being selected as a @thebookseller.com Rising Star too! We are very lucky to have you Ellie - congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

ALPSP@alpsp.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 #NEWS: ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2025: Winners Announced Read the full article on the ALPSP Website: www.alpsp.org/news-publica...

Really enjoyed speaking with Margath and @jakehodder.bsky.social for this piece for the @lsepress.bsky.social blog. Lots of tips for ECRs and folks interested in publishing with the RGS-IBG monograph series 👇 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

Five minutes with Margath Walker and Jake Hodder, RGS-IBG -

How can geography publishing reflect today’s diverse and complex world? In this blog, we spoke with the RGS-IBG series editors: Margath Walker and Jake Hodder.

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LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 New on the LSE Press blog! How can geography publishing reflect today’s diverse and complex world? 📍Five minutes with Margath Walker and @jakehodder.bsky.social on the @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series publishing #OpenAccess later this year with LSE Press. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

Delighted to have been named an @alpsp.bsky.social Rising Star 2025 and looking forward to the upcoming annual conference in Manchester next week. Do say hello! 👋 www.alpsp.org/news-publica... #ALPSPConference #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunications #AcademicPublishing

The 15th edition of #'The BooksellerRisingStars features a list of the trade’s up-and-comers that is more international in its make-up, and outlook, than ever 👇 #BookSky

The Bookseller Rising Stars cosmopolitan Class of 2025

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Thanks to @philippagrand.bsky.social and also to the team at @thebookseller.com for organising, chuffed to have been selected as a Rising Star 2025 ❤️

Philippa Grand@philippagrand.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolutely thrilled for our Comms Coordinator @elinorpotts.bsky.social who has been selected as a Bookseller Rising Star 2025! www.thebookseller.com/rising-stars

Really great advice here from our Comms Lead @elinorpotts.bsky.social to authors on promoting your book or article - a crucial, but often overlooked or misunderstood, part of the publishing process.

Miranda Prynne@mirandaprynne.bsky.social · last yr.

Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered

Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered

How to promote your book with confidence

Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know

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My fav academic book marketing tips for @timeshighered.bsky.social ✅️

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · last yr.

Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. ✍ @elinorpotts.bsky.social writes for Times Higher Education's Campus blog. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p... @lseblogs.bsky.social #BookMarketing #AcademicWriting @oipassoc.bsky.social

Today - don't miss! 🦉

Elinor Potts@elinorpotts.bsky.social · last yr.

London Marxists 🚩 The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May. Make sure you're there 🗞 Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social

Looking forward to this launch event for the new issue of The Philosopher. London friends, come along! @philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue

London Marxists 🚩 The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May. Make sure you're there 🗞 Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social

What can open institutional publishing offer? How is it making a difference, and why does it matter? 📖 💬 From bibliodiversity to author care; LSE Press's @philippagrand.bsky.social & @suzannetatham.bsky.social explore the overdue comeback of institutional publishing for @timeshighered.bsky.social.

Six reasons why open institutional publishing matters

A new wave of institutional publishers is changing the way we think about academic publishing. Here’s why they’re worth watching

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"Research as a leisure activity includes a desire to ask and answer questions, a commitment to evidence, an understanding of what already exists, an output, a certain degree of contemporary relevance, and a community." Mega writing at Celine Nguyen's substack 🌙 www.personalcanon.com/p/research-a...

research as leisure activity

my favorite form of entertainment is downloading PDFs ✦ plus favorite Fluxus artists and early programs

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Which books were LSE blog editors gripped by in 2024? 📚✨ Six LSE blog editors recommend their #BestBooks of the year. @lseimpactblog.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social

We are hiring! 🎉 Production Manager, LSE Press - £42,429 to £50,656 If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press, find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu8j9U Applications close 16 December 2024 @lseblogs.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social

A terrific final event of 2024 for LSE Press. Yeah I'm biased, but our authors and team are all completely brilliant. We have some fabulous books in the pipeline for the new year too, stay tuned! 📻

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 2y ago

Huge thanks to everyone that joined us for last night's launch of The Open Society as an Enemy by J. McKenzie Alexander with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social! 📚✨ In case you missed it, you can watch the event back here ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WR... #OpenSociety #KarlPopper #OpenAccess

Great opportunity for graduates looking to break into academic publishing - come and work with my wonderful team at LSE Press / LSE Library 💫

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 2y ago

Publishing hopefuls - listen up 🔊 We are seeking a Publishing Assistant to join our ambitious non-profit open access press at LSE Press. Closing 8 December 2024. 📚 Salary from £32,135 to £35,304 pa inclusive, potential to progress. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zcy1lG #BookJobs

I love this fascinating insight to discussions on publishing @elinorpotts.bsky.social found in the LSE archives - showing not only the importance of publishing, but how much publishing has changed. Much less cigarette burns in the paperwork - or indeed much paperwork - these days!

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 2y ago

What publishing activities existed at LSE before LSE Press was founded in 2018? 📖 Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social

Come and work with my team!! ✨️

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 2y ago

Exciting news - we are hiring for a Production Manager at LSE Press! 🎉 If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press then find out more here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/... Applications close 16 December 2024. 📚 #PublishingJobs #BookJobs