London selling KU books
Books printed in Lawrence for the University Press of Kansas are now gaining acceptance in Europe because of publicity from its London office. John P. Dessauer, director of the University Press said KU maintains the London office with eight other university presses.
the sales force, is a new concept for university presses, Dessauer said.
KU debaters walked away with the first place trophy by defeating 25 other schools from 10 states in a weekend debate tournament at the University of Nebraska.
The American University Publishers Group, the name of
London eliminates this kind of tie-up because the books are warehoused in London.
Books published by university presses are ordinarily handled by commercial sales agents, Dessauer explained. Books from these agents must be specially ordered by booksellers and take from six to eight weeks to arrive from the United States.
Besides rating first in overall performance, KU debaters won awards in four other divisions.
Debators take top honors at MU
The new press sales office in
"A five-cent Carnegie who might have been known as another Benjamin Franklin in more fortunate times," Howe reflected a major viewpoint of his times, and his life offers valuable insights into the America and the Midwest of his day, Pickett said.
Books are now officially released in Britain by the University Press of Kansas Ltd. Publishing the books in Britain greatly increases sales, Dessauer said.
Debaters took a first place in extemporaneous speaking, first and second place in the junior division, and a second and third place in the senior division. Debate team won third place in the senior division and fourth place in the junior division.
Pickett said Ed Howe and his writings have long needed dissection. As a magazine writer, novelist, and publisher of the Atchison Globe until his death in 1937, Howe was regarded by many as the sage of common sense and a pillar of his era's conservatism Pickett said.
"Ed Howe: Country Town Philosopher," a biography by Calder M. Pickett, professor of journalism, will officially go on sale March 24, but it can be ordered now from the bookstore.
Pickett publishes book about writer
The biography stresses the Horatio Alger philosophy of success epitomized by Howe's life, the author explained.
The University Press director estimated the joint office had increased press booksales tenfold in Europe.
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