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a n n u a l r e p o r t 2 0 0 9
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E W E S T I N D I E S P R E S S
J ama ica B a r b a d o s Tr in idad & Tobago O p e n C a m p u s
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The University of the West
Indies Presss mission is to be
the premier scholarly book
publisher in the Caribbean, to
enhance and encourage
research and publication of
Caribbean scholarship, to
promote the global reputation
of the University of the West
Indies by empowering the
scholarly community it serves,
and to disseminate Caribbean
scholarship to the world within
a cost-effective environment.
BO A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chair
Mr Winston Bayley, University Bursar and Director of Finance
Mr Gerry Brooks, Private Sector, Trinidad and Tobago
Mr Desmond Brunton, Caribbean Development Bank
Professor Andrew Downes, Cave Hill Representative
Mrs Valerie Facey, Private Sector, Jamaica
Mr Joseph Pereira, Mona Representative
Mrs Beverly Pereira, University Counsel
Mrs Beverly Smith-Hinkson, Private Sector, Barbados
Mr Errol Simms, St Augustine Representative
MA N U S C R I P T CO M M I T T E E
Professor Michael Dash
Professor E.J. Duncan
Professor B.W. Higman
Mr Gilbert Kodilyne
UN IV ER SI TY O F T HE W E S T I N D I E S P R E S S S TA F F
Nicola Brown, Telemarketer
Nadine Buckland, Finance Manager
Shivaun Hearne, Managing Editor
Jean Honeyghan, Publishing Assistant
Jodie McBean, Accounting Officer
Donna Muirhead, Marketing and Sales Manager
Karen Smith, Marketing Assistant
Linda Speth, General Manager
Herleth Thompson, Accounting Clerk
Professor Elsie LeFranc
Professor Brian Meeks
Professor Mervyn Morris
Professor Karl Theodore
M I S S I O N
S T A T E M E N T
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C O N T E N T S
Executive Summary / 4
Books and Journals Published / 5
Conferences, Exhibits and Lectures / 13
Scholarly and Media Book Reviews / 17
Print Advertising /23
Miscellaneous Publicity and Promotion / 28
Textbook Adoptions in North America
and the Caribbean / 31
North American Library Market / 35
Sales Calls and TelemarketingActivities / 39
Awards, Honours and Industry
Recognition / 40
Book Launches / 49
Donations / 50
New Distribution Arrangements / 54
Financial Results / 56
Conclusion / 58
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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
During 20082009, the Press published forty-seven peer-reviewed books,
journals and reprints; held the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh Editorial
Committee Meetings to adjudicate new publications; had a presence at
thirty-three international, regional and local conferences, exhibits and
lectures; published a forty-five page 2009 books-in-print catalogue,
featuring 255 books; won thirteen awards; kept the salary bill to the
University Centre current; generated a surplus; and worked assiduously to
achieve the goals of the UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012, particularly
by acquiring books in environmental and health studies, by contributing
to a vibrant indigenous publishing industry throughout the Caribbean, by
improving our international visibility and our global distribution
network, and by quickly confronting the global recession and its impact
on international and local book sales and taking corrective action.
After several years of double-digit growth, Press sales plummeted 67% in
the first quarter due to the deepening global recession. Management took
immediate corrective action to grow sales, cut costs and ensure that
existing obligations were and will be met. These measures ensured that
the Press ended the year with a balanced budget and a surplus.
In the report that follows, we have summarized specific Press activities
that directly support the goals of the UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012
tabled at the Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting in
January 2008. This provides a monitoring device and allows for clear
communication with our constituencies as we move to achieve all the
goals of the plan by 2012 despite the current recession.
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contributing to a vibrant indigenous
publishing industry throughout the Caribbean
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B O O K S A N D J O U R N A L S P U B L I S H E D
During 20082009, the Press published twelve new books, two journalsand thirty-three reprints, bringing total publications to forty-seven.
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Beyond Borders: Cross-Culturalism and the Caribbean Canon, edited by
Jennifer Rahim with Barbara Lalla
Jamaican Place Names, B.W. Higman, B.J. Hudson
The Unappropriated People: Freedmen in the Slave Society of Barbados,
Jerome S. Handler, with a foreword by Melanie Newton
A Crime-Solving Toolkit: Forensics in the Caribbean, edited by Basil A. Reid
Organized Crime and Politics in Jamaica: Breaking the Nexus,
Anthony Harriott
The African-Caribbean Worldview and the Making of Caribbean Society,
edited by Horace Levy
Philosophy and the West Indian Novel, Earl McKenzie
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan (850 pages)
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Expand and grow publication programme by moving from publishing 35 books
and reprints annually to publishing 45 scholarly books and reprints that contributesignificantly to furthering intellectual discourse and regional development.
Strategic Goal 1
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Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: A Historical and Institutional
Approach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best, Kari Polanyi
Levitt
The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to
the Caribbean, William G. Demas, with a foreword by Compton Bourne
and an introduction by Hilary McD. Beckles
Research: The Journey from Pondering to Publishing, edited by Serwan
M.J. Baban
Journal of Caribbean History 42, no. 2
Journal of Caribbean History 43, no. 1
The following thirty-three books and journals were reprinted by traditio-
nal means or digitized because of ongoing course demand and to ensure
sufficient stock for academics, students, wholesalers, libraries and our
new distributor in Jamaica, Kingston Bookshop, Ltd:
The University of the West Indies: A Quinquagenary Calendar, Douglas Hall
A Translation Manual for the Caribbean (EnglishSpanish), Ian Craig, Jairo
Snchez
Ethical Practice in Everyday Health Care, E.R. Walrond
Inside Jamaica Schools, Hyacinth Evans
Dread Talk: The Language of Rastafari, Velma Pollard
Colonialism and Resistance in Belize: Essays in Historical Sociology,
O. Nigel Bolland
Biochemistry by Diagrams, E.Y. St A. Morrison
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Competitiveness in Small Developing Economies: Insights from the Caribbean,
Alvin Wint
Competitiveness in Small Developing Economies: Insights from the Caribbean,
Alvin Wint
Crossroads of Empire: The Europe-Caribbean Connection, 14921992, edited
by Alan Cobley
Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith
Organized Crime and Politics in Jamaica: Breaking the Nexus, Anthony
Harriott
The African-Caribbean Worldview and the Making of Caribbean Society,
edited by Horace Levy
Philosophy and the West Indian Novel, Earl McKenzie
Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: A Historical and Institutional
Approach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best, Kari Polanyi
Levitt
Ascent to Mona: A Short History of Jamaican Medical Care,John S.R. Golding
Commercial Arbitration in the Caribbean: A Practical Guide , Maurice Stoppi
Enjoying Power: Eugenia Charles and Political Leadership in theCommonwealth Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau, Alan Cobley
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: Moving from the Reactive to the
Proactive, edited by Serwan M.J. Baban
A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 16551844, Lucille Mathurin Mair,
edited and introduced by Hilary McD. Beckles, Verene A. Shepherd
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Inside Hillview High School: An Ethnography of an Urban Jamaican School,
Hyacinth Evans
Indo-Caribbean Indenture: Resistance and Accommodation, Lomarsh
Roopnarine
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan (850 pages)
The George Beckford Papers, George Beckford, edited by Kari Levitt
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
Contrary Voices: Representations of West Indian Slavery, edited by Karina
Williamson
Identity and Secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 18891980,
Learie B. Luke
The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica,
17601890, Steeve O. Buckridge
An Introduction to Politics: Lectures for First-Year Students, 3rd edition,
Trevor Munroe
From Nation to Diaspora: Samuel Selvon, George Lamming and the Cultural
Performance of Gender, Curdella Forbes
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Rock It Come Over: The Folk Music of Jamaica, Olive Lewin
Journal of Caribbean History 42, no. 1
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In addition, the following twelve titles are in press:
Public Sector Economics, 2nd edition, Michael Howard, Althea La Foucade,
Ewan Scott
Edward Seaga and the Challenges of Modern Jamaica, Patrick E. Bryan
Golokwati: A tidalectics history of our thymes, Kamau Brathwaite,
volume 1
Golokwati: A tidalectics history of our thymes, Kamau Brathwaite,
volume 2
Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and
Society at Risk, edited by Duncan McGregor, David Dodman,
David Barker
Cultural DNA: Gender at the Roots of Everyday Life, Diana Fox
Jamaican Theatre in the Twentieth Century,Wycliffe Bennett,
Hazel Bennett
Women in Grenadian History, Nicole Phillips
Radical Theory: Caribbean Reality: Race Class and Social Distinction,
Charles W. Mills
The New Register of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
The Fiction of Robert Antoni: Writing in the Estuary, Richard F. Patteson
Poverty and Perception in Jamaica: A Comparative Analysis of Jamaican
Households, Warren A. Benfield
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C A R I B B E A N P U B L I S H E R S N E T W O R K A N DC A R I B B E A N E X A M I N A T I O N C O U N C I L
During the year, UWI Press management spent considerable time in
supporting, sustaining and promoting the nascent book-publishingindustry in the Caribbean. Two meetings were held to revive the
Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET), with meetings held in Jamaica
and Barbados. The Press became a founding member of the Caribbean
Working Party, a committee designed to revitalize CAPNET, brand the
organization and become the key contact with the CXC in Barbados. The
first few tasks were to develop working documents on national book
policies, work with the other publishers in the region to review CXCsintellectual property documents, help rationalize the CXC selection
process and timetable via discussions with Dr Didacus Jules, CXC
registrar, and provide a network of information for publishers to bid on
several activities from the council, including a variety of production,
marketing, and distribution tasks and partnerships to increase access to
examinations and certification within the Caribbean and provide high-
quality resource material.
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Assume a more active role regionally and internationally in the publishing
industry.
Strategic Goal 2
The Press became a founding member of the Caribbean Working
Party, a committee designed to revitalize CAPNET, brand the
organization and become the key contact with the CXC in Barbados
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L F E D E R AT I O N O F R E P R O D U C T I O NR I G H T S O R G A N I S AT I O N S A N D J A M A I C A N
C O P Y R I G H T L I C E N S I N G A G E N C Y
Press management also attended the annual general meeting of the
International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO)
in Montego Bay, Jamaica, as the designated Jamaican publishing delegate
and also supported the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency
(JAMCOPY) tenth-anniversary reception and book display at the annual
general meeting of IFRRO. More than 173 delegates from 43 countriesattended IFRRO and UWI Press was an active participant. IFRRO
meetings were also held to support the Caribbean Projects Initiative and
the development of a regional licensing agency as well as supporting the
continued development of licensing agencies in Barbados and Trinidad
and Tobago. It is only through active support of these licensing agencies
that illegal photocopying in the region will decline and revenues to rights
holders, authors and publishers, will improve.
Over the last decade the University of the West Indies Press has been a
staunch supporter and founding member of the Jamaican Copyright
Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY). In related news concerning the
maturation of an indigenous publishing and book industry, JAMCOPY, an
IFRRO member, signed a licensing agreement with the Mona campus of
the University of the West Indies, the University of Technology and the
Northern Caribbean University: After almost three years of negotiations,the islands three major universities are now in conformity with Jamaican
copyright law and international best practice. With licences in place, the
universities can now legitimately make copies of larger portions of works
within the parameters agreed with JAMCOPY. Shirley Carby, JAMCOPYs
chairwoman, pointed out that the signing of the university licences sends
a positive signal to the world of Jamaicas growing respect for intellectual
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property rights (JAMCOPY news release, July 2008). The licensing
agreement will directly benefit UWI Press and its authors with annual
monetary payments, an important source of revenue enhancement.
B O O K I N D U S T R Y A S S O C I AT I O N O F J A M A I C A
In addition the Press provided operational and funding support to the
Book Industry Association of Jamaica in hosting the judges meeting for
the tenth BIAJ Biennial Book Award Ceremony, providing logistical
support in contacting publishers for the event, paying for ads to publicize
the event, and purchasing tickets for the biennial fundraiser and award
ceremony.
Management continued to work actively within the Book Industry
Association of Jamaica to analyse the Government of Jamaicas decision to
apply GCT to non-educational printed material (books), arguing that a
tax on literacy was counterproductive to national development and that
the decision to tax non-educational printed material imposed undueadministrative hardships on small publishers and bookstores. The BIAJ
was successful in May in having the 16.5% tax on non-educational
material rolled back. This was the third time this decade that the BIAJ
successfully lobbied to roll back the GCT on books.
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C O N F E R E N C E S , E X H I B I T S , L E C T U R E S , R E V I E W S ,P R I N T A D V E R T I S I N G , S A L E S C A L L S A N DA W A R D S
During 20082009, UWI Press significantly and successfully expanded its
regional and global reach in the regional and international arenas viaexpanded exhibits programmes, launches, published reviews, print
advertising, media coverage, sales calls, telemarketing, awards, and course
adoptions. Overall, the coverage and publicity the Press garnered for its
university and its authors was the broadest and deepest in its seventeen-
year history and far exceeded the coverage most university presses its size
generate.
C O N F E R E N C E , E X H I B I T S A N D L E C T U R E S
The Press had a presence at thirty-three conferences, exhibits and lectures
in nine countries, undertook sales calls to five countries and revisited
national accounts in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago in January 2009
for significant follow-up orders.
Mona Academic Conference
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Conference
University of the West Indies
Trinidad and Tobago
Highlight UWIs research internationally, regionally and nationally.
Strategic Goal 3
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Frankfurt Book Fair
The Eurospan Group Stand
GermanyEdward Baugh Distinguished Lecture Series
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Walter Rodney Conference
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Third Caribbean Child Research Conference
Jamaica
African Studies Association Meeting
United States
American Anthropological Association Meeting
United States
Modern Language Association Meeting
United States
Intellectual Property: Valuing Creative Assets
Jamaica
Managing Costs for Competiveness
Jamaica
International Federation of Reproduction Rights
Organisations
Jamaica
American Historical Association Meeting
United States
Society for Historical and Underwater Archaeology
Canada
Research DayUniversity of the West Indies
Jamaica
Career Day
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Edu Nova Trade MissionJamaica
Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Association of Caribbean Historians
Guadeloupe
Caribbean Development Bank Annual Meeting
Turks and Caicos
Grace Kennedy Lecture, Anthony Harriott
Jamaica
Caribbean Studies Association
Jamaica
Jamaica Historical Society
Jamaica
Canadian Association of Latin America and Caribbean
Studies
Canada
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Society for Caribbean Studies
England
Archaeology Society of Jamaica
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic
Studies Annual Meeting
University of the West Indies
Barbados
Annual Bob Marley Lecture
Institute of Caribbean Studies and Reggae Studies Unit
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Virginia Festival of the Book
United States
Jamaica Institute of Environmental Professionals
Fourth Conference on the Environment Climate
Change:
Caribbean Response
Jamaica
Book Industry Association of Jamaica Trade Show
Jamaica
First Caribbean Business Renewal Conference
Jamaica
Law Conference
Jamaica
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UWI Press at Frankfurt Book Fair
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S C H O L A R LY A N D M E D I A B O O K R E V I E W S
Scholarly reviews in academic journals continue to be an importantmeans of disseminating scholarly information and generating sales to
academics and libraries. The Press has seen an increase in its tracked
reviews and it will continue to concentrate on emphasizing international
review coverage. With refinements in Web-based searching, we have also
been able to discover Press books reviewed in international journals that
had not been previously reported.
Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica,
edited by David Buisseret Choice, 2009 (Circulation: 35,000)
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
Caribbean Review of Books, May 2008 (Circulation: 500)
Interrogating Caribbean Masculinities: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses,
edited by Rhoda E. Reddock Identities: Global Studies in Culture and
Power, November 2008
Confronting Power, Theorizing Gender: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the
Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau Identities: Global Studies in Culture
and Power, November 2008
Gendered Realities: Essays in Caribbean Feminist Thought, edited by Patricia
Mohammed Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, November
2008
Indo-Caribbean Indenture: Resistance and Accommodation, Lomarsh
Loopnarine Journal of Interdisciplinary History 34 (2008)
Caribbean Wars Untold: A Salute to the British West Indies, Humphrey
Metzgen, John Graham Caribbean Review of Books, February 2008
(Circulation: 500)
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The Press has seen
an increase in its
tracked reviews
and it will continue
to concentrate
on emphasizing
international
review coverage
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Caribbean Wars Untold: A Salute to the British West Indies, Humphrey
Metzgen and John Graham Caribbean Beat, November/December 2008
(Circulation: 420,000)
Reinterpreting the Haitian Revolution and Its Cultural Aftershocks, edited by
Martin Munro, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw Modern and Contemporary
France, August 2008
Reinterpreting the Haitian Revolution and Its Cultural Aftershocks, edited by
Martin Munro, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw Small Axe 18 (2005)
Slavery, Freedom and Gender: The Dynamics of a Caribbean Society, edited
by Brian Moore, B.W. Higman, Carl C. Campbell, Patrick Bryan
Caribbean Studies 32 (2004)
Mastery, Tyranny and Desire: The Anglo-Jamaican World of Thomas
Thistlewood and His Slaves, 17501786, Trevor Burnard Journal of
Colonialism and Colonial History 6 (2005)
Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing, Arvilla Payne Jackson,
Mervyn C. Alleyne Caribbean Quarterly 53 (2007)
Exploring the Boundaries of Caribbean Creole Languages, edited by Hazel
Simmons-McDonald, Ian Robertson Caribbean Quarterly, 53 (2007)
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman, Caribbean Review of
Books November 2008 (Circulation: 500)
Plantation Jamaica, 17501850: Capital and Control in a Colonial Economy ,
B.W. Higman New West Indian Guide, 2008
Mastery, Tyranny and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the
Anglo-Jamaican Word, 17501786, Trevor Burnard New West Indian
Guide, 2008
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Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas, Alvin O.
Thompson Journal of Caribbean History 42, no. 2 (2008) (Circulation:
500)
Unprofitable Servants: Crown Slaves in Bebice, Guyana, 18031831, Alvin
O. Thompson Journal of Caribbean History 42, no. 2 (2008)
(Circulation: 500)
The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taino, edited by
Lesley-Gail Atkinson Caribbean Review of Books, August 2007
(Circulation: 500)
Indo-Caribbean Indenture: Resistance and Accommodation, Lomarsh
Roopnarine Caribbean Review of Books, February 2008 (Circulation:
500)
Writing Rage: Unmasking Violence through Caribbean Discourse, Paula
Morgan, Valerie Youssef Caribbean Review of Books, November 2006
(Circulation: 500)
Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context, edited
by Franklin W. Knight, Teresita Martinez-Vergne H-Net: Humanities and
Social Sciences Online, July 2006 (Circulation: 100,000)
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
American Historical Review, April 2009 (Circulation: 18,000)
Central Africa in the Caribbean: Transcending Time, Transforming Cultures ,Maureen Warner-Lewis Hispanic American Historical Review 85 (2005)
(Circulation: 1,353)
Central Africa in the Caribbean: Transcending Time, Transforming Cultures ,
Maureen Warner-Lewis Caribbean Studies 34 (2006)
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Martin Mordecai, freelance project editor, andShivaun Hearne, managing editor, discuss
substantive manuscript development
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Mastery, Tyranny and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the
Anglo-Jamaican Word, 17501786, Trevor Burnard H-Net: Humanities and
Social Sciences Online, April 2006 (Circulation: 100,000)
Mastery, Tyranny and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the
Anglo-Jamaican Word, 17501786, Trevor Burnard William and Mary
Quarterly 18 (2005) (Circulation: 3,500)
No Bond but the Law: Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State
Formation, 17801870, Diana Paton H-Net: Humanities and Social
Sciences Online, May 2006 (Circulation: 100,000)
Woodside, Pear Tree Grove P.O., Erna Brodber Caribbean Review of Books,
November 2005 (Circulation: 500)
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,
Donna P. Hope Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean
Studies, January 2007 (Circulation: 400)
The Construction and Representation of Ethnicity in the Caribbean and theWorld, Mervyn C. Alleyne Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Spring
2005 (Circulation: 2,000)
Midlife and Older Women, Family Life, Work and Health in Jamaica,Joan
Rawlins Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, April 2007
Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
Sunday Gleaner, October 2008 (Circulation: 115,000)
Bricks and Stones from the Past: Jamaicas Geological Heritage , Anthony
R.D. Porter Sunday Gleaner, August 2008 (Circulation: 115,000)
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: Moving from the Reactive to the
Proactive, edited by Serwan M.J. Baban Sunday Gleaner,January 2009
(Circulation: 115,000)
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Archibald Monteath, Igbo, Moravian, Jamaican, by Maureen Warner-Lewis
Journal of American History, March 2009 (Circulation: 9,000)
Archibald Monteath, Igbo, Moravian, Jamaican, by Maureen Warner-Lewis
Jamaica Journal 31 (2008)
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman Transnational
Literatures, May 2009
Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
Hispanic American Historical Review 89 (2009)
A Historical Study of Women In Jamaica, 16551844, Lucille Mathurin Mair,
edited and introduced by Hilary McD. Beckles, Verene A. Shepherd
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, December 2008
(Circulation: 100,000)
Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
Riddim Magazine, March/April 2004
A Historical Study of Women In Jamaica, 16551844, Lucille Mathurin Mair,
edited and introduced by Hilary McD. Beckles, Verene A. Shepherd
Slavery and Abolition: A Journal of Slavery and Post-Slave Societies 30
(2009)
Exploring the Boundaries of Caribbean Creole Languages, edited by Hazel
Simmons-McDonald, Ian Robertson SHE Magazine, May/June 2009
The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taino, edited by
Lesley-Gail Atkinson Caribbean Quarterly 55 (2009)
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan Trinidad and Tobago
Express, March 22, 2009 (Circulation: 72,000)
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Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan Trinidad and Tobago
Express, March 29, 2009 (Circulation: 72,000)
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan C-News, March 31,2009
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan C-News, April 1,
2009
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan The Ghosts of the
Past, Stabroek News, 3 April 2009
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan Trinidad and Tobago
Express, April 5, 2009 (Circulation: 72,000)
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan Trinidad and Tobago
Newsday, April 30, 2009
A Crime-Solving Toolkit: Forensics in the Caribbean, edited by Basil A. Reid
Sunday Guardian, May 3, 2009 (Circulation: 41,000)
A Crime-Solving Toolkit: Forensics in the Caribbean, edited by Basil A. Reid
Trinidad and Tobago Review, May 4, 2009
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan Trinidad and Tobago
Review, May 4, 2009
A Crime-Solving Toolkit: Forensics in the Caribbean, edited by Basil A. Reid
Sunday Guardian, May 10, 2009 (Circulation: 41,000)
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P R I N T A D V E R T I S I N G
In order to provide more visibility for the University of the West Indiesand UWI Press authors, the Press prepared an ad campaign several
months ago and the following ads appeared in the international media.
Circulation figures were provided when they were readily available.
Caribbean Review of Books, August 2008 (Circulation: 500)
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: Moving from the Reactive to theProactive, edited by Serwan M.J. Baban
Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan
Contrary Voices: Representations of West Indian Slavery, edited by Karina
Williamson
Writing Rage: Unmasking Violence through Caribbean Discourse, Paula
Morgan, Valerie Youssef
Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
Choice, August 2008 (Circulation: 35,000)
Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
Contrary Voices: Representations of West Indian Slavery, edited by Karina
Williamson
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
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College and Research Libraries, September 2008 (Circulation: 13,249)
Contrary Voices: Representations of West Indian Slavery, edited by Karina
Williamson
Sunday Nation, Barbados, September 2008 (Circulation: 50,000)
Culture at the Cutting Edge: Tracking Caribbean Popular Music, Curwin Best
Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados: The Elite Schools, 18651966,
Keith A.P. Sandiford
Combermere School and the Barbadian Society, Keith A.P. Sandiford,
Earle H. Newton
The First West Indies Cricket Tour, edited and introduced by Hilary McD.
Beckles
Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas, Alvin O.
Thompson
Higher Education in the Caribbean: Past, Present and Future Directions,
edited by Glenford Howe
Caribbean Wars Untold: A Salute to the British West Indies, Humphrey
Metzgen, John Graham
Ethical Practice in Everyday Health Care, E.R. Walrond
Enjoying Power: Eugenia Charles and the Poltical Leadership in the
Commonwealth Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau, Alan Cobley
UWI Cave Hill, Forty Years: A Celebration, edited by Henry Fraser,
Michael Gill, Alan Cobley, Woodville Marshall
Public Sector Economics for Developing Countries, Michael Howard
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The Economic Development of Barbados, Michael Howard
Caribbean Studies Annual Meeting Programme (Circulation: 1,500)
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman
College and Research Libraries, March 2009 (Circulation: 13,249)
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman
Environment Magazine, September 2008 (Circulation: 4,410)
Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and
Society at Risk, edited by Duncan McGregor, David Dodman, David Barker
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: Moving from the Reactive to the
Proactive, edited by Serwan M.J. Baban
Association of American University Presses Subject Catalogue,
Environmental Studies, September 2008 (Circulation: 7,000)
Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and
Society at Risk, edited by Duncan McGregor, David Dodman, David Barker
Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: Moving from the Reactive to the
Proactive, edited by Serwan M.J. Baban
Resources, Planning and Environmental Management in a ChangingCaribbean, edited by David Barker, Duncan McGregor
Resource Sustainability and Caribbean Development, edited by Duncan F.M.
McGregor, David Barker, Sally Lloyd Evans
Solid Waste Management: Critical Issues for Developing Countries, edited by
Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
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Association of American University Presses Subject Catalogue,
History, September 2008 (Circulation: 7,000)
Jamaican Place Names, B.W. Higman, B.J. Hudson
Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas, Alvin O.
Thompson
Contrary Voices: Representations of West Indian Slavery, edited by Karina
Williamson
Edward Seaga and the Challenges of Modern Jamaica, Patrick E. Bryan
The Unappropriated People: Freedmen in the Slave Society of Barbados,
Jerome S. Handler, with a foreword by Melanie Newton
Association of American University Presses Subject Catalogue,
Politics of the Developing World, September 2008 (Circulation: 7,000)
A Crime-Solving Toolkit: Forensics in the Caribbean, edited by Basil E. Reid
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan
Envisioning Caribbean Futures: Jamaican Perspectives, Brian Meeks
Organized Crime and Politics in Jamaica: Breaking the Nexus , Anthony
Harriott
Surviving Small Size: Regional Integration in Caribbean Ministates, Patsy
Lewis
Association of American University Press Subject Catalogue, Social
and Cultural Anthropology, September 2008 (Circulation: 7,000)
Beyond Borders: Cross-culturalism and the Caribbean Canon, edited by
Jennifer Rahim with Barbara Lalla
Culture @ the Cutting Edge: Tracking Caribbean Popular Music, Curwen Best
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Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Brathwaite, edited by Annie Paul
The Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean
and the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne
Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing, Arvilla Payne-Jackson,
Mervyn C. Alleyne
The African-Caribbean Worldview and the Making of Caribbean Society,
edited by Horace Levy
Exploring the Boundaries of Caribbean Creole Languages, edited by Hazel
Simmons-McDonald, Ian Robertson
Nationalism and Identity: Culture and the Imagination in a Caribbean
Diaspora, Stefano Harney
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,
Donna P. Hope
Association of American University Press Subject Catalogue,
Womens Studies, September 2008 (Circulation: 7,000)
Enjoying Power: Eugenia Charles and Political Leadership in the
Commonwealth Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau, Alan Cobley
Interrogating Caribbean Masculinities: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses,edited by Rhoda Reddock
Gendered Realities: Essays in Caribbean Feminist Thought, edited by
Patricia Mohammed
Confronting Power, Theorizing Gender: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the
Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau
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M I S C E L L A N E O U S P U B L I C I T Y A N D P R O M O T I O N
Caribbean Studies Newsletter35 (2008) (Circulation: 1,100)
From Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith Gleaner, July 30, 2008 (Circulation:
45,200)
From Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith radio interview, October 2008
Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: An Institutional and HistoricalApproach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best and Kari Polanyi
Levitt, with a foreword by Norman Girvan Trinidad and Tobago Review,
December 6, 2008
Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: An Institutional and Historical
Approach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best and Kari Polanyi
Levitt, with a foreword by Norman Girvan Trinidad and Tobago Review,
January 12, 2009
The Economics of Development in Small Countries with Special Reference to
the Caribbean, William G. Demas, with a foreword by Compton Bourne
and an introduction by Hilary McD. Beckles Trinidad and Tobago Review,
December 6, 2008
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman BIAJ Best
Academic Book, Sunday Observer, April 11, 2009
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman BIAJ Best
Reference Book, Sunday Observer, April 11, 2009
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian BIAJ Best Academic Book,
Sunday Observer, April 11, 2009
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Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
BIAJ Best Adult Non-Fiction Book, Sunday Observer, April 11, 2009
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman BIAJ BestAcademic Book, Observer, April 29, 2009
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman BIAJ Best
Reference Book, Observer, April 29, 2009
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
BIAJ Best Academic Book, Observer, April 29, 2009
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
BIAJ Best Adult Non-Fiction Book, Observer, April 29, 2009
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman Australian
Association for Caribbean Studies Newsletter, April 2009
Franklin W. Knight, Early History of UWI Press, Observer, March 4,
2009
Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 18681898, Ada Ferrer
AAUP Exchange, Books for Understanding, March 2009
The Trade Unions/Politics Disaster, Martin Henry, Organized Crime and
Politics in Jamaica: Breaking the Nexus, edited by Anthony Harriott
Sunday Gleaner, May 24, 2009 (Circulation: 115,000)
My Mother Who Fathered Me, second edition, Edith Clarke SundayGleaner, July 5, 2009 (Circulation: 115,000)
Hard-working Congo Man Remembers, Paul H. Williams, Central Africa
in the Caribbean: Transcending Times, Transforming Cultures, Maureen
Warner-Lewis Gleaner, May 25, 2009 (Circulation: 45,200)
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Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman Mona News,
JanuaryMarch 2009
From Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith Mona News, JanuaryMarch 2009
Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian, Maureen Warner-Lewis
Mona News, JanuaryMarch 2009
Eric Bipolar?, Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan
Guardian, May 16, 2009
Maharanis Misery: Narratives of a Passage from India to the Caribbean,
Verene Shepherd Caribbean Indian Heritage Magazine, 2009
Bechu: Bound Coolie Radical in British Guiana, 18941901, Clem
Seecharan Caribbean Indian Heritage Magazine, 2009
Indo-Caribbean Indenture: Resistance and Accommodation, 18381920,
Lomarsh Roopnarine Caribbean Indian Heritage Magazine
Eurospan History Catalogue, 2008
Eurospan Literature Catalogue, 20082009
Eurospan New Book Catalogue, 2009
Eurospan Politics Catalogue, 2009
Eurospan New Titles Announcements, 2009
Eurospan African Studies Bestsellers, 2009
The University of the West Indies Press New and Forthcoming and Books in
Print Catalogue, 2009
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T E X T B O O K A D O P T I O N S I N N O R T H A M E R I C AA N D T H E C A R I B B E A N
Central Africa in the Caribbean: Transcending Time, Transforming Cultures,
Maureen Warner-Lewis, Delaware County Community College
(8 copies)
Competitiveness in Small Developing Economies: Insights from the Caribbean,
Alvin Wint, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
(400 copies)
Confronting Power, Theorizing Gender: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from
the Caribbean, edited by Eudine Barriteau, Emory University (12 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, Temple University (15 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, University of Houston (17 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, University of Pittsburgh (12 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, Florida International University (7 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, University of Miami (8 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, Carnegie Mellon University (33 copies)
Colonialism and Resistance in Belize: Essays in Historical Sociology,
O. Nigel Bolland, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (10 copies)
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Crossroads of Empire, Alan Cobley, University of Southern Florida
(16 copies)
Crossroads of Empire, Alan Cobley, University of Southern Florida(12 copies)
Crossroads of Empire, Alan Cobley, University of Southern Florida
(28 copies)
Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith, University of the West Indies,
Trinidad and Tobago (500 copies)
Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica,
Obika Gray, University of Houston (10 copies)
Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica,
Obika Gray, Clark Atlanta University (3 copies)
Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica,
Obika Gray, Temple University (10 copies)
Diasporic (Dis)locations: Indo-Caribbean Women Writers Negotiate the Kali
Pani, Brinda J. Mehta, Broome Community College (12 copies)
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and
Tobago (35 copies)
Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas, Alvin O.
Thompson, University of Central Florida (25 copies)
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,
Donna Hope, University of Houston (25 copies)
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Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,
Donna Hope, Brown University (10 copies)
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,Donna Hope, University of California, Berkeley (36 copies)
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,
Donna Hope Florida International University (10 copies)
In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 175086,
Douglas Hall, University of Colorado at Boulder (16 copies)
In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 175086,
Douglas Hall, University of Colorado (28 copies)
Inside Hillview High School: An Ethnographic Study of an Urban Jamaican
School, Hyacinth Evans, William Patterson (52 copies)
Inside Hillview High School: An Ethnographic Study of an Urban Jamaican
School, Hyacinth Evans, Portland State (20 copies)
Inside Hillview High School: An Ethnographic Study of an Urban Jamaican
School, Hyacinth Evans, Luther College (10 copies)
Inside Jamaican Schools, Hyacinth Evans, Ripon College (10 copies)
Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing, Arvilla Payne-Jackson,
Mervyn C. Alleyne, Florida International University (7 copies)
Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women, Sistren with Honor
Ford-Smith, Portland State (18 copies)
Midlife and Older Women: Family Life, Work and Health in Jamaica,
Joan Rawlins, Florida International University (7 copies)
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Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean, edited by Holger Henke,
Fred Reno, Queens College (9 copies)
Slavery, Freedom and Gender: The Dynamics of Caribbean Society, edited byBrian Moore, B.W. Higman, Carl C. Campbell, Patrick Bryan, University
of Southern Florida (16 copies)
Slavery, Freedom and Gender: The Dynamics of Caribbean Society, edited by
Brian Moore, B.W. Higman, Carl C. Campbell, Patrick Bryan, Lehigh
University (27 copies)
Sugar and Slavery: An Economic History of the British West Indies,16231775, Richard B. Sheridan, Emory University (15 copies)
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and
the World, Mervyn C. Alleyne, University of Houston (35 copies)
In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 175086, Douglas
Hall, University of Houston (35 copies)
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, University of the West Indies, Trinidad
and Tobago (250 copies)
Identity and Secession: Tobago versus Trinidad, 18891980, Learie B. Luke,
University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago (250 copies)
Calaloo Nation: Metaphors of Race and Religious Identity among South
Asians in Trinidad, Aisha Khan, University of the West Indies, Trinidad
and Tobago (250 copies)
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N O R T H A M E R I C A N L I B R A R Y M A R K E T
Over the last few years, the Press has aggressively targeted the North
American library market and has increased its penetration. More than
75% of our US sales are placed through the largest library wholesaler,
Baker and Taylor. The UWI Press books that have performed well in that
market in the last two years are presented in tables 1 and 2.
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Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas , Alvin O. Thompson
A Dictionary of Jamaican English, edited by F.G. Cassidy, R.B. LePage
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom, edited by Kathleen E.A. Monteith, Glen Richards
Plantation Jamaica, 17501850, B.W. Higman
Central Africa in the Caribbean, Maureen Warner-Lewis
Jamaican Food: Histor y, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman
Gendered Realities, edited by Patricia Mohammed
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity, Mervyn C. Alleyne
Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 16551844, Lucille Mathurin Mair, edited and introduced by
Hilary McD. Beckles, Verene A. Shepherd
Table 1 Top Ten Bestsellers to the US Library Market in Dollars, Baker and Taylor, 20072009
Source: Publisher Alley, Baker and Taylor Wholesalers
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The data is quite clear that UWI Press single-authored monographs inhistory and cultural studies perform better than other subject categories
in the North American library market, a niche market.
In the larger global marketplace, the history and cultural studies books
also perform well and accounted for 68% of sales in 2008 and 49% of
sales in 2009.
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A Dictionary of Jamaican English, edited by F.G. Cassidy, R.B. LePage
Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas , Alvin O. Thompson
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom , edited by Kathleen E.A. Monteith, Glen Richards
The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica , Mordechai Arbell
A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States, Isaac Dookhan
Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women , Sistren with Honor Ford-Smith
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
Central Africa in the Caribbean , Maureen Warner-Lewis
Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica , Donna P. Hope
Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 17501890 , Steeve O. Buckrid ge
Table 2 Top Ten Bestseller s to the US Library Market (Units) Baker and Taylor, 20072009
Source: Publisher Alley, Baker and Taylor Wholesalers
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UWI Press single-
authored monographs
in history and cultural
studies perform better
than other subjectcategories in the North
American library market
Sales by Subject Category, 20082009
Sales by Subject Category, 20072008
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For both years, Caribbean history and cultural studies were the leading
performers but as the Press publishes more in the environmental and
health sciences, their overall contribution as a percentage of frontlist sales
will increase as called for in the UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012.
Book sales are only one way to measure a books impact. Data collected
from Google Book Search indicate that although UWI Press books in
history and cultural studies are frequently viewed so, too, are books in
environmental studies, tourism and crime. (See tables 3 and 4.)
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A Dictionary of Jamaican English, edited by F.G. Cassidy, R.B. LePage
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
Solid Waste Management: Critical Issues for Developing Countries, edited by Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
Sugar and Slavery: An Economic History of the British West Indies, 16231775, Richard B. Sheridan
Manuscript Sources for the History of the West Indies, Kenneth Ingram
Jamaica Surveyed: Plantation Maps and Plans , B.W. Higman
Understanding Crime In Jamaica,edited by Anthony Harriott
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom, edited by Kathleen E.A. Monteith, Glen Richards
Tourism and Hospitality Education in the Caribbean, edited by Chandana Jayawardena
Police and Crime Control in Jamaica,Anthony Harriott
Table 3 Top Ten UWI Press Books, Google Book Search Pages Viewed, 20042009
Source: UWI Press Account, Google Book Search
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S A L E S C A L L S A N D T E L E M A R K E T I N G A C T I V I T I E S
The two-member marketing department undertook direct sales calls to
over fifty accounts inJamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Antigua, and Grenada
with follow-up sales calls to Barbados and Trinidad in early January
2009. These efforts were not only important for Press visibility but
accounted for over 80% of all sales during this period and were well
worth the financial investment. Mail, phone and electronic orders
plunged during this period but direct personal contact resulted in orders.
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Tourism and Hospitality Education in the Caribbean, edited by Chandana Jayawardena
Solid Waste Management: Critical Issues for Developing Countries, edited by Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
Trailblazers in Nursing Education, Hermi Hewitt
A Dictionary of Jamaican English,edited by F.G. Cassidy, R.B. LePage
Waterfalls of Jamaica, B.J. Hudson
Jamaica Surveyed: Plantation Maps and Plans , B.W. Higman
Sugar and Slavery: An Economic History of the British West Indies, 16231775, Richard B. Sheridan
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, edited by Richard Allsopp
Manuscript Sources for the History of the West Indies, Kenneth Ingram
Police and Crime Control in Jamaica, Anthony Harriott
Table 4 Top Ten UWI Press Books, Google Book Search Revenue, 20042009
Source: UWI Press Account, Google Book Search
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Intensive telemarketing to local high schools in January and February
drove sales to our local distributor, Kingston Bookshop, resulting in
restocking orders and secured bulk orders from non-traditional outlets,
particularly nursing associations and banks throughout the region.
A W A R D S , H O N O U R S A N D I N D U S T R YR E C O G N I T I O N
This year Press books, authors, and staff garnered an impressive array ofthirteen local, national, and international book and publishing awards.
Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith Principals Best Research
Publication (Book), Faculty of Humanities and Education, 20072008,
University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Recovering the Lost: Efforts at Reuniting Victims of Forced Separationafter 1834 Some Case Studies from Jamaica, 18341860, Jenny
Jemmott Principals Best Research Publication (Article), Faculty of
Humanities and Education, 20072008, University of the West Indies,
Jamaica
B.W. HigmansJamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture was named Book of
the Week,Antilles,Webblog ofCaribbean Review of Books, November
2008
B.W. HigmansJamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture was named a
notable book of 2008 by the Caribbean Review of Books. The selection was
made by the editors of the journal from among eighty-five books
published by regional and international publishers.
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Intensive tele-
marketing to local
high schools in
January and Februarydrove sales to our
local distributor,
Kingston Bookshop
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B.W. HigmansJamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture was awarded
Honourable Mention and Finalist status by the Association of American
Publishers for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE awards) in
the category of Archaeology and Anthropology. The fifteen-judge panel
included publishing professionals, librarians and academics from
universities such as the University of Toronto, New York University and
Columbia University. The judges made their decisions after reviewing a
record-breaking 439 entries from sixty professional and scholarly
publishers. Award-winning publishers included Harvard University Press,
Oxford University Press, and Yale University Press and large commercial
houses such as Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell. In all, thirty differentpublishers were named as PROSE winners and finalists for publishing
excellence and the University of the West Indies Press was the youngest
and newest publisher in that prestigious group.
B O O K I N D U S T R Y A S S O C I AT I O N O F J A M A I C A
At the Tenth Biennial Book Industry Association of Jamaica National Book
Award Ceremony, several UWI Press books, authors and staff wererecognized for excellence in publishing. A panel of judges composed of
academics, librarians, archivists, authors and designers selected the
winners from a total of fifty-three book submissions from twenty-two
publishers.
B E S T A C A D E M I C B O O K
For the first time in its twenty-year history, the Best Academic BookAward was shared among three titles:
B.W. Higman,Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture
Maureen Warner-Lewis,Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian
Jackie Ranston, Belisario: Sketches of Character A Historical Biography of
a Jamaican Artist, The Mill Press
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Friends of the UWI Press at the Book Industry Association
of Jamaica award dinner, Harry Van lerssel, Jackie Ranston
and the Hon. Maurice Facey
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Three outstanding academic books. Belisario, Jamaica Food and Archibald Monteath, Book Industry Association of Jamaica award dinner, 2009
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B E S T R E F E R E N C E B O O K
B.W. Higman,Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture
B E S T A D U L T N O N - F I C T I O N
Maureen Warner-Lewis,Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian
Jackie Ranston, Belisario: Sketches of Character A Historical Biography of
a Jamaican Artist, The Mill Press
B E S T C O V E R
Although The Mill Presss Belisario emerged as the clear winner, two UWIPress book covers received more than 90% marks and received
commendations.
Jackie Ranston, Belisario: Sketches of CharacterA Historical Biography of
a Jamaican Artist, The Mill Press, First Place
B.W. Higman,Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, UWI Press,
Commendation
David Buisseret,Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National
Library of Jamaica, UWI Press, Commendation
L O N G - S E R V I C E A W A R D S
UWI Press is fortunate in that its staff has a great deal of publishing
experience. Our current staff has more than eighty-five years combined
experience in the publishing industry. Two employees receivedlong-service awards this year:
Donna Muirhead, Marketing and Sales Manager, received a ten-year
long-service award
Karen Smith, Marketing Assistant, received a thirteen-year long-service
award.
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Over the last decade, UWI Press has consistently dominated the BIAJ
National Book Awards in the Best Academic Book, Best Reference Book
and Best Adult Non-Fiction categories and has been a strong contender
for Best Cover Awards. The awards all testify to overall publishing
excellence. In 2006, the Press received the coveted Trailblazer Award for
significant contributions to international scholarship.
S H A R E D A W A R D S
Over the years the Press has also co-published books with pre-eminent
North American University Presses such as Duke University Press and the
University of North Carolina Press that have also garnered international
awards and publicity. These award-winning co-publications include:
Modernity Disavowed: Haiti and the Cultures of Slavery in the Age of
Revolution, Sibylle Fischer co-winner of the Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis
Award, Caribbean Studies Association, 2007
Modernity Disavowed: Haiti and the Cultures of Slavery in the Age of
Revolution, Sibylle Fischer Frantz Fanon Prize, Caribbean Philosophical
Association, 2005
Modernity Disavowed: Haiti and the Cultures of Slavery in the Age of
Revolution, Sibylle Fischer Bryce Wood Award, Latin American Studies
Association, 2006
Modernity Disavowed: Haiti and the Cultures of Slavery in the Age of
Revolution, Sibylle Fischer Katherine Singer Award, Modern Language
Association, 2006
Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation and Revolution, 18681898, Ada Ferrer First
Book Prize of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, 1999
Over the last
decade, UWI Presshas consistently
dominated the BIAJ
National Book
Awards in the Best
Academic Book,Best Reference
Book and Best
Adult Non-Fiction
categories and has
been a strongcontender for Best
Cover Awards
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Founded in 1992, the University of the West Indies Press is a young
publisher who has published 255 scholarly books that have won more
than forty local, national, regional and international book and publishing
awards.
B O O K S F O R U N D E R S T A N D I N G
The American Association of University Presses selects Books for Under-
standing, a free, easy-to-use resource to help locate books on current
events. New bibliographies are compiled when a major news story breaks.
The programme highlights one of the highest values of university
presses: to publish top research and scholarship in all fields regardless of
immediate commercial potential. Often the most complete and illuminating
back-ground research and knowledge for a breaking news story is only
available in scholarly books from presses committed to the public
interest (AAUP News Release, May 14, 2009). The University of the West
Indies Press recently had one of its co-publications selected: Insurgent
Cuba: Race, Nation and Revolution, 18681898, Ada Ferrer.
Sylvia Jones, acting general manager, UWI
Bookshop, receives a promotional copy from
Karen Smith
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Donna Muirhead presents Compton Bourne, president of the Caribbean Development Bank with a copy ofJamaican Food
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B O O K L A U N C H E S
Eleven launches were held with UWI Press books being launched in the
United States, Australia, Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad andTobago. In order to reduce expenditures, several books were grouped and
launched at major conferences such as the Caribbean Studies Association
meeting in Jamaica.
Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica,
David Buisseret,Jamaica
Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica,David Buisseret, United States
Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies,
19261962, Kathleen E.A. Monteith,Jamaica
Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, B.W. Higman, Australia
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan, Barbados
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan, Trinidad and Tobago
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man, Selwyn Ryan,Jamaica
Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: A Historical and Institutional
Approach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best, Kari Polanyi
Levitt, Cuba
Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: A Historical and Institutional
Approach to Caribbean Economic Development, Lloyd Best, Kari PolanyiLevitt,Jamaica
Postcolonialsims: Caribbean Rereadings of Medieval English Discourse,
Barbara Lalla, Trinidad and Tobago
Echoes of the Haitian Revolution, 18042004, edited by Martin Munro,
Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, Trinidad and Tobago
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D O N A T I O N S
As in the past, the Press continued donating books to worthwhile
organizations, conferences and schools, thereby enhancing the local,
regional and international visibility of the University of the West Indies.
In February we collaborated with the World Bank and shipped
approximately twenty-five books to Ghana for distribution to university
and school libraries. In May the Press collaborated with the University of
the West Indies Library, Mona campus, to make complimentary copies of
Press books and catalogues available to the Library Institute of Latin
American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. Also inMay books on crime and criminality were donated to the Ministry of
Security,Jamaica.
With paper and printing costs soaring, the Press printed 4,000 rather than
20,000 four-colour books-in-print catalogues this year. To reduce costs for
printing and mailing and yet reach our major constituencies in the United
States, we pursued and will pursue different e-mail strategies. We sent the
following e-mail brochure to 20,000 faculty members in North America at
a cost of approximately US$4,000, saving approximately US$12,000 on a
conventional mailing. We sent the electronic brochure to faculty teaching
religions of Africa, Caribbean literature, Caribbean studies, history of the
Caribbean, Third World history, people and cultures of the Caribbean,
sociology of developing countries, and government and politics of the
Third World. We also targeted academic libraries, history subject
specialists, collection development directors and humanities subject
specialists. According to market data, the results were very good, with
open rates of 14% against average unique rates of 8% to 12%.
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Actively participate in e-commerceStrategic Goal 4
We sent the following e-mailbrochure to 20,000 faculty
members in North America
at a cost of approximately
US$4,000, saving approxi-
mately US$12,000 on a
conventional mailing
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In addition, cost-effective e-mail campaigns to UWI Press authors inFebruary resulted in US$10,000 in net sales. The campaign was
relaunched in late May 2009.
Eurospan, our European distributor, mounted e-mail campaigns targeting
academic and retail bookshops in November 2008, which resulted in
modest sales growth in the European market.
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Pictorial Highlights of Press
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Strategic Goal 5
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N E W D I S T R I B U T I O N A R R A N G E M E N T S
On August 1, 2007, the Press entered into a new distribution arrangement
with Longleaf Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the University of NorthCarolina Press, with order fulfilment facilities in North Carolina and
access to the Maple-Vail warehouses in Pennsylvania. Both facilities are
located near major transportation hubs and will greatly reduce the many
shipping and handling charges the Press previously paid. Over 100,000
units were packed and shipped from our Oklahoma warehouse facility
and from Jamaica. The Press has vacated the former premises at 1A
Aqueduct Flats and returned the keys to the university and disposed of(sold) two containers on the Mona campus. Longleaf provides exclusive
distribution in the United States and the Caribbean, except in Jamaica.
At the same time, the Press entered into an arrangement with Kingston
Bookshop to distribute our titles in Jamaica. The new arrangements allow
the Press to achieve economies of scale in the back-end functions of order
fulfilment and warehousing and will generate cash savings of
approximately J$3 million per annum. Press staff has been reduced fromeleven to eight, eventually promising payroll savings as well.
The new arrangements are proving very successful. The US wholesalers
and our Canadian and British distributors are very pleased with the
arrangement because they now can order books published by the
University of the West Indies Press, University of North Carolina Press,
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Avoid the significant costs associated with building a new warehouse by
outsourcing the back-end order fulfilment and warehousing functions and
consolidating printing and warehousing in a North American facility.
Rutgers University Press and Louisiana State
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University Press from one source, saving time and
money for all involved.
Subsequent savings will also be realized because the
Press will now print 90% of its titles with Maple-
Vail, who will also warehouse the books. The
consolidation of printing, warehousing, and order
fulfilment services in the northeast United States
has also resulted in Ingrams subsidiary, Lighting
Source, opening a new print-on-demand facility in
Pennsylvania. Over 120 of our books are digitized
at Lightning Source and through a drop-ship
arrangement with Maple-Vail, we participate in a sophisticated order-on-
demand system, reducing the need for physical inventory, again resulting
in significant cash savings. These new arrangements and partnerships will
allow the Press to be very competitive in the global marketplace.
This goal of the UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012 has been fullyachieved, with efforts in 2008 spent in refining the relationship with
Longleaf, Lightning Source, Maple-Vail and Kingston Bookshop. It was
fortunate that these arrangements were in place before the recession
began to have an impact on publishing and that the Press avoided the
significant cash costs associated with building a brick-and-mortar
warehouse in Jamaica. By utilizing Lightning Source and Maple-Vail, the
Press has reduced its cash outlay for production bills, allowing it to use
available cash to pay liabilities to the University Centre and to fund sales
calls. Current efforts with our Longleaf and Kingston Bookshop
distributors involve streamlining the royalty and accounting processes,
ensuring more timely delivery of products, updating databases, and
making refinements in the system to better serve our authors and
customers in the United States and Caribbean.
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UWI Press and Kingston Bookshop
partner to fuel books sales in Jamaica
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As the financial crisis in the United States spread globally and triggered a
credit crisis, book, journal and newspaper publishers were hard hit. USuniversities and public libraries had their budgets frozen or cut and
US wholesalers cut their orders and began returning books in record
numbers. The University of the West Indies Press was not immune to
these global trends, and, as oil prices fell, Trinidad and Tobago, our largest
market, began to delay book purchasing as well; in March 2009, the
Government of Trinidad and Tobago cut their book buying budget by
40%.
After several years of double-digit growth, Press net sales fell 67% in the
first quarter with returns reaching 24%, the highest percentage in the
sixteen-year history of the Press. Management took immediate corrective
action, emphasizing five goals:
Grow sales by reallocating funds to the sales function
Cut discretionary expenses, particularly in maintenance, marketing,production and administration
Ensure cash is available to pay the payroll bill to the University
Centre on a monthly basis
Ensure that goals of UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012 are met
Generate a year-end surplus
Cash expenses for maintenance, exhibits, conferences, launches, space
ads, catalogues, new positions, travel, training and development,
entertainment, and supplies were cut by approximately US$50,000, with
one-fifth of that reallocated to direct sales calls and telemarketing.
Freelance budgets for editorial and production were reduced and books
with significant sales potential were quickly moved into production and
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fiscal year. Print runs were reduced and less expensive paper was chosen
for forthcoming books. The print runs for catalogues and annual reports
were reduced as well, with more effort spent in e-marketing and sendingelectronic versions of annual reports. Overtime was cancelled as well as
software and capital upgrades. Replacement of positions or proposed new
staff positions were cancelled or delayed, with current staffing levels of
seven full-time contract employees remaining far below 1996 levels of
twelve full-time contract employees. All departments and all employees
have made cuts and shouldered an equal responsibility in taking on more
work to ensure that the Press achieves a balanced budget this year andmeets the goals of the strategic plan.
Ongoing efforts to generate additional revenue or cash were aggressively
pursued, with the Press generating approximately 37% to 42% of its
budget for the first six months from sales, grants, journal income,
royalties, interest payments and production grants.
Management monitored expenses with reductions targeted for audit andcourier charges and will continue to encourage authors to submit books
that do not have excessive page counts, which drive every aspect of costs
in the editorial, design and production process.
These actions resulted in some successes: backorders for sales in the
second quarter grew from US$12,000 to US$40,000; the sales potential
generated by sales calls in the second quarter bolstered sales during the
fiscal year and for the first quarter of 20092010, with end-of-the-year
surpluses budgeted for both years. Net sales for the second quarter grew
145%, indicating that the cash investment in sales calls in January was
worthwhile. By growing sales and cutting costs, the Press was able to
balance its budget by February 2009 and generate a surplus.
Continued efforts to grow sales, cut costs, and conserve cash, allowed
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J$6 million.
For now, the short-term financial health of the Press is critically depen-
dent on UWI faculty assigning UWI Press books in their courses; on
preventing illegal photocopying throughout the region, on placing more
units in the UWI bookshops, on growing nontraditional sales channels,
and on increasing sales to the ministries of education throughout the
region. The worldwide publishing industry is beleaguered and only
creative and proactive responses on the part of publishers, authors and
retailers to better serve their customers will ensure success in the academy
and the global marketplace.
C O N C L U S I O N
Despite the ongoing global recession, UWI Press is positioned to achieve
the goals of the UWI Press Strategic Plan, 20072012 and we ended anextremely difficult year with many of the ambitious goals of the plan met.
We will continue to carefully monitor discretionary costs, emphasize sales
growth, and carefully acquire books in the environmental and health
studies. As the Press approaches its seventeenth anniversary, its partner-
ships with UWI faculty, its authors and the ministries of education will be
critical in fostering its viability and growth. By emphasizing the peer-
review process and by pursuing international standards of excellence and
benchmarks, UWI Press books will continue to attract attention in the
global marketplace and the academy while the Press continually strives to
effectively sell these books in a cost-effective, ever-innovative manner.
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UWI Press books will
continue to attract
attention in the global
marketplace and the
academy while the
Press continuallystrives to effectively
sell these books in a
cost-effective, ever-
innovative manner
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