From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:45:58 +0000 PRESS RELEASE Cornell University Press Signs Distribution Partnership with De Gruyter Worldwide Sales of Electronic Content Berlin, 11 April 2016 Cornell University Press and De Gruyter are proud to announce that they have formed a partnership for the worldwide sales of electronic publications. These include a frontlist of over 100 titles and a selection of backlist and archive publications. The transatlantic partnership will expand the international reach of Cornell University Press while also strengthening De Gruyter’s portfolio with a range of premier academic publications, research-intensive content and world-renowned authors. “We look forward to a great collaboration with De Gruyter,” says Dean Smith, Director of Cornell University Press. “Their dynamic business model is designed to expand access and drive usage of Cornell Press titles worldwide.” America’s first university press founded in 1869, Cornell University Press is a leading publisher of titles in the social science and humanities, with distinguished lists in political science and international relations, medieval, European and American history, sociology, anthropology, Slavic Studies, Asian Studies, the classics, philosophy, and literary criticism. Our many books in the life sciences and natural history, including field guides, are published under the Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, and a distinguished list of books in labor and employment relations, the health care professions, and human resources is offered under our ILR Press imprint. Well-known editions are The Cornell Yeats and the Diaries of Sergey Prokofiev. Numerous books are awarded. “The partnership with a prestigious publisher like Cornell University Press complements our portfolio very well,” says Carsten Buhr, Managing Director of De Gruyter. “We are convinced that their eBook content will be of highest interest to libraries and academics worldwide. We welcome Cornell on board as our sixth University Press Partner in America.” De Gruyter has been publishing first-class scholarship for more than 260 years. Headquartered in Berlin, the company group releases over 1,300 new titles each year in the humanities, social sciences, medicine, natural sciences, and law; publishes more than 750 journals; and offers a wide range of digital media. The company group includes the imprints De Gruyter Akademie Forschung, Birkhäuser, De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, De Gruyter Open, and De Gruyter Saur. For more information, visit: www.degruyter.com. Cornell University Press was established in 1869, giving it the distinction of being the first university press to be established in the United States, although it was inactive for several decades between 1890 and 1930. From that beginning, the Press has grown to be a major scholarly publisher, offering over 100 new titles a year in the humanities and social sciences. Our many books in the life sciences and natural history, including field guides, are published under the Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, and a distinguished list of books in labor and employment relations, the health care professions, and human resources is offered under our ILR Press imprint. http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/. De Gruyter Ulrike Lippe Public Relations Manager Telephone +49 (0)30-260 05 153 [log in to unmask] Cornell University Press Dean John Smith Telephone +1 607-882-2226 [log in to unmask]