COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) offers exhibiting opportunities, often in partnership with international book trade fairs.
FILUNI
AUPresses hosted a collective exhibit space for members at the 2024 Feria International del Libro Universitario (FILUNI), which took place on August 27-September 1, in Mexico City.
Eight presses—University of Arizona Press; Bucknell University Press; The Catholic University of America Press; IMF Publications (International Monetary Fund); Johns Hopkins University Press; Liverpool University Press; The National Academies Press; and Rutgers University Press—participated in this AUPresses cooperative stand.
AUPresses has offered discounted exhibit space for members at the fair, which is organized by the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) through its press, since the fair’s inaugural edition in 2017. FILUNI planned and set up the space, while AUPresses staff coordinated the outreach, display set up, and billing for the collective.
AUPresses Community Development and Communications Manager Kate Kolendo managed the booth throughout the fair.
FILUNI is the first international university press book fair hosted in Latin America, drawing university press publishers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the UK, USA, Spain, Peru, and Mexico.
Charleston Conference
AUPresses hosted a collective space at the 2024 Charleston Conference Vendor Showcase, which took place on November 12, in Charleston, SC.
The five participating presses were Bristol University Press, Columbia University Press, Edinburgh University Press, Liverpool University Press, and University of Virginia Press.
AUPresses procured the space, produced signage, and coordinated logistics with exhibiting presses.
London Book Fair
The Association continued its long-time partnership with Reed Exhibitions to offer discounted exhibit space within an AUPresses-branded pavilion at the 2025 London Book Fair, held March 11-13, at Olympia London.
Twelve members—Aarhus University Press; Brandeis University Press; Duke University Press; Longleaf Services; University of Georgia Press; IMF Publications; Johns Hopkins University Press; The University Press of Kentucky; Liverpool University Press; National Academies Press; University of Washington Press; and University of the West Indies Press—joined AUPresses in its collective booth.
Reed offered the exhibiting packages, planned the space, and handled reservations and billing for booth participants. AUPresses Community Development and Communications Manager Kate Kolendo was present for organizational support during the fair.
UKSG
AUPresses hosted a collective stand at the UKSG Annual Conference 2025, which took place on March 31-April 2, in Brighton, UK.
AUPresses Executive Director Peter Berkery and Community Development and Communications Manager Kate Kolendo attended and shared exhibit space with six member presses and their representatives: Irene van Rossum, Amsterdam University Press; Jen Howard, Bristol University Press; Ian Morgan and Charlotte Mason, Edinburgh University Press; Ellen Appleton and Clare Hooper, Liverpool University Press; Kate Horton, Manchester University Press; and Jason Colman, University of Michigan Press/Michigan Publishing.
AUPresses acquired and managed the space, produced signage, and coordinated logistics with exhibiting presses.
ACRL
AUPresses launched a new cooperative space and hosted members at the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Annual Conference, April 2-5, in Minneapolis, MN.
AUPresses Events Manager Alexis Fagan represented the Association on site. Brad Hebel, Columbia University Press; Natasha Bikkul, Liverpool University Press; Toni Gunnison, University of Wisconsin Press; and Ellen Kimmel, National Academies Press attended and exhibited in the collective space; and University of California Press and Catholic University of America Press sent materials for display.
AUPresses booked and managed the space, produced signage, and coordinated logistics with exhibiting presses.
MEMBER DISCOUNT PROGRAMS
NetGalley
Members are eligible for a discounted subscription to the NetGalley digital galley service. NetGalley offers the real-time transmission of digital galleys and multimedia press kits. Publishers can also allow readers to request a printed galley. NetGalley’s registered readers include librarians, booksellers, bloggers, reviewers, and instructors; and NetGalley services are available in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, France, Germany, and Japan. AUPresses members may request online demonstrations of the service.
Publisher Alley
Association members have access to the Publisher Alley sales analysis tool at discounted rates. Publisher Alley is an online database of inventory and sales information offered through GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
Cooperative Advertising Program
The Association continues its Cooperative Advertising Program; offering discounted advertising rates in 9 publications to AUPresses members. In April, May, October, and November 2024, member presses participated in cooperative advertisements that appeared in the Nation. AUPresses also facilitated a UP-centric page spread in the Library Journal. In addition to the Nation and the Library Journal discount offers, AUPresses members participated in cooperative advertisements in The Believer, Catalyst, Harper’s Magazine, Issues in Science and Technology, Jacobin, The Nation, SST Media, and Tricycle.