georgetown university press annual report 2012

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS annual report 2012

Robert M. VeatchProfessor of Medical Ethics

Kennedy Institute of Ethics

The Georgetown University Press Advisory Board oversees the activities of the press. Composed

of nine distinguished members from the university community, the board meets twice a year to

review financial performance and discuss strategic initiatives.

ChAIR

John P. Langan, SJJoseph Cardinal Bernardin Chair of Catholic Social Thought

Kennedy Institute of Ethics

advisory board

Gerald M. MaraDean and Associate Provost, Research

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

John L. EspositoUniversity Professor and Founding Director

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Artemis KirkUniversity Librarian

Karin C. RydingProfessor Emerita

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

George ShambaughAssociate Professor Department of Government

Christopher Steck, SJAssociate Professor

Department of Theology

Thomas J. WalshAssociate Professor

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Cover image: Supriya Sharma, Acquisitions Intern, in Riggs Library, Georgetown University. Photographed by James Schaefer.

SerieS editorS and editorial adviSory BoardS

For a complete list of members of Georgetown University Press’ series editors and editorial advisory boards, please see: press.georgetown.edu/ georgetown/about-press/advisory-boards

Welcome to the 2012 annual report from Georgetown University Press.

summarizing our publishing activities during the course of the past year is not

an easy feat—the story of the Press is difficult to cover in a few pages.

We had our most successful financial year in our history, a history that dates

back to 1964. We set records in Fy12 for revenues and for net surplus: our

tenth consecutive year of record revenues, and our eighth consecutive year of

net surpluses (see pages 6–7). Considering the challenges facing scholarly publishing, and specifically university

presses, we are extremely pleased with this performance. Financials, of course, are merely one yardstick of

success, so i will briefly mention a few other notable achievements:

• We expanded our digital publishing program; our content is now available through more vendors and on

more platforms. Ebook sales grew as a percentage of overall revenue, and we received first-time revenue

from our participation in the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC), an aggregation of 25,000 scholarly

monographs aimed at research libraries. Further, we earned significant revenue from website access fees

to our language instruction programs.

• speaking of languages, we brought on a new acquisitions editor, david Nicholls, Phd, to help us

acquire titles in language instruction and linguistics.

• another new colleague is John W. Warren, our director of marketing and sales, who is leading our

charge into various forms of social media—Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads, Pinterest, et al.—while expanding

our presence and visibility internationally.

• We continued our fruitful collaboration with Georgetown University library, providing more titles for its

open access institutional repository.

• our new book series, south asia in World affairs, edited by T.v. Paul, launched with a first title that has

received a great deal of attention: Afghan Endgames: Strategy and Policy Choices for America’s Longest War.

• We added a new journal to our publishing program: Al-cArabiyya, the annual Journal of the american

association of Teachers of arabic.

While challenges lie ahead it is a truly a propitious time in scholarly publishing. opportunities abound digitally,

internationally, and intellectually—and we will continue to make an impact if we stay focused on what we do

well, adapt to the changing needs of learners and teachers, and maintain our entrepreneurial and innovative

spirit and practice.

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or suggestions about the life of the Press: reb7@georgetown.

edu or 202-687-5912. i look forward to speaking with you.

sincerely,

richard Brown, Phd

From ThE director

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imPaCT on learning

our best-selling Al-Kitaab Arabic language textbook series, now in its third edition, is noted for its communicative, proficiency- oriented approach with fully integrated audio-visual media that helps instructors teach modern Arabic as a living language. The web component at alkitaabtextbook.com provides a variety of multimedia, interactive exercises, and course management tools for teachers.

The series has an exceptional impact on Arabic language learning in the United States and around the word.

• In higher education, Al-Kitaab titles were adopted in more than 410 US schools, in ~5,000 courses, and 105,500 total enrollment in academic year 2012

• The series is used in many defense language academies, high schools, and government agencies, as well as in schools in europe, Asia, and the Middle east

• Georgetown University Press enjoys a market share comprising 82 percent of the estimated US college market for near eastern languages in academic year 2012; up from 71 percent in 2010 (Source: Bowker PubTrack)

american University

american University of Cairo

Boston College

Brigham young University

Carnegie mellon University

Columbia University

defense Language institute

duke University

Fairfax County Public schools

Foreign service institute

George Washington University

Georgetown University

harvard University

indiana University

Johns hopkins University

Loyola University

Loyola marymount University

New york University

ohio state University

Princeton University

stanford University

University of California

University of Georgia

University of Kansas

University of maryland

University of North Carolina

University of southern California

University of Texas

Us air Force academy

Us army

Us Naval academy

virginia military institute

yale University

A small sampling of the hundreds of institutions using titles in the Al-Kitaab series:


diGiTaL innovation

Georgetown University Press began distributing digital content in FY02, but it has not been until recent years that ebooks have become significant to the dissemination and sales of our titles. Georgetown now has active partnerships with ten digital partners. We added content to the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC). UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSe offer 25,000 books covering a variety of subjects from noted university presses and scholarly publishers for purchase in collections to institutions. Agreements have now been signed with JSToR and Apple’s iBookstore, with content to be added in FY13.

Bestselling ebook titles included Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations, by Roger Z. George and James B. Bruce, editors; Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service, Second Edition, by Harry W. Kopp and Charles A. Gillespie; Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad: How to Be a Counterintelligence Officer, by William R. Johnson; and Christianity in Evolution: An Exploration by Jack Mahoney.

As mentioned on the previous page, alkitaabtextbook.com offers a digital component to our popular Arabic series, through our ongoing partnership with Quia/IXL. We also offer web components to our Working Portuguese and Working Chinese textbooks.

ebook sales increased by 132 percent in FY12, and comprised 7 percent of Press sales when excluding the Al-Kitaab series, which has its own digital component. All new monographs and significant portions of the backlist have been digitized for ebook distribution. International affairs titles accounted for 43 percent of our ebook sales, followed by political science/public management titles with 21 percent.

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PrEss awards & recognition

Georgetown University Press received a number of awards in 2012. our authors represented the Press at media events, while numerous titles were reviewed and authors interviewed in the press and on national television. Highlights are mentioned below; the full list of Press awards can be accessed at press.georgetown.edu/georgetown/news/media/awards.

Water: Asia’s New Battleground by Brahma Chellaney was winner of the Asia Society’s Bernard Schwartz 2012 Book Award. The book was reviewed in Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, among others, and was chosen as one of The Guardian readers’ “Favourite Reads of 2011.” Book events with Brahma Chellaney

were held at the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the East-West Center, Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS, American University, and the Transatlantic Academy, as well as the Asia Society’s Award dinner.

The Dynamics of Performance Management: Constructing Information and Reform by Donald P. Moynihan was winner of the 2012 Public Administration Section of American Political Science Association’s Herbert Simon Book Award.

How Information Matters: Networks and Public Policy Innovation by Kathleen Hale was winner of the 2012 Best Book Award by the Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division.

Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge by Norma M. Riccucci was winner of the Public Administration’s Section on Public Administration Research 2012 Best Book Award.

Christianity in Evolution: An Exploration by Jack Mahoney received an award for Third Place, Theology, at the 2012 Catholic Press Association Book Awards; an Honorable Mention, Theology & Religious Studies, at the 2012 PROSE Awards; and received First Place, Illustrated Jacket/Cover, Large Nonprofit Publishers, Washington Book Publishers Design Awards.

The Social Mission of the US Catholic Church by Charles Curran received an award for Third Place, Social Concerns, at the 2012 Catholic Press Association Book Awards.

Dangerous Times? International Politics of Great Power Peace by Christopher J. Fettweis, and Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation by Donald P. Haider-Markel, were each selected as Outstanding titles by the American Library Association for the annual guide of University Press Books, Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries.

Shortlist named Kidney for Sale by Owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market by Mark Cherry, designed by David Drummund, one of the “50 Coolest Book Covers” of all time.

Some of the other events of note held in 2012 with Press authors included Bill May with Testing the National Covenant at the Library of Congress and the Virginia Festival of the Book; Beryl Radin with Federal Management Reform in a World of Contradictions at Politics & Prose; and Joanna Spear and Paul D. Williams with Security and Development in Global Politics at the Stimson Center.

Meanwhile, Philip G. Joyce was interviewed on BookTV and reviewed in The Hill for The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking, while Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy by Donald P. Haider-Markel was mentioned in USA Today on a front page, above-the-fold article.

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CoNNECT with us

Georgetown University Press joined Facebook in 2008 and YouTube in 2010; in 2012 the marketing team launched renewed efforts to engage our audiences through social media and online marketing. The Press set up a new blog on Tumblr, started a regular Twitter feed, and joined Goodreads, where we have been offering advance copies of our lead titles in order to create awareness. We also joined Pinterest and have begun posting images of our book covers and images related to our titles.

This is part of our overall efforts to build closer relationships with our key audience members and stakeholders, especially

“communities of practice” that include language teachers and students, particularly of Arabic; international affairs and security studies academics and practitioners; and Catholic moral theology thought leaders.

other measures include continuous efforts to improve the functionality and content of the Press website, such as grouping instructor’s manuals and resources for our language textbooks in an easy-to-find, central location; adding audio excerpts; adding share buttons for common social media sites; and improving navigation and search.

www.preSS.georgetown.edu 800.537.5487

facebook.com/georgetownup

georgetownuniversitypress.tumblr.com

twitter.com/gupress

pinterest.com/georgetownup/

goodreads.com/gupress

youtube.com/georgetownup


FiNaNCiaL summary

Fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30.

Net surpluses are transferred to a university reserve fund for the press. †Deduction for direct vendor payments to the press (which are included in Net Sales).

OPERATING STATEMENT

operating revenue FY10 FY11 FY12

Net sales $3,667,158 $3,874,106 $3,830,472

Cost of sales (1,403,510 ) (1,549,094 ) (1,286,472)

Gross margin 2,263,648 2,325,012 2,544,000

other Publishing income 80,649 102,344 184,978

Gross surplus 2,344,297 2,427,356 2,728,977

operating Expenses (2,133,601 ) (2,156,469 ) (2,209,112)

operating surplus 210,696 270,887 519,865

adjustments† (152,910 ) (119,152 ) (116,320)

Net Surplus $57,786 $151,735 $403,545

TOTAL REVENUE

FY10 FY11 FY12

Net Sales $3,667,158 $3,874,106 $3,830,472

Other Income 80,649 102,344 184,978

Net Revenue $3,747,807 $3,976,450 $4,015,450

This financial summary shows the past three years of operations at the Press. The net Surplus figure provides our “bottom line” of the operating Statement: how much money came in minus how much money we spent. our surplus exceeding $400,000 is impressive; this is the eighth consecutive year that Georgetown University Press has had a net surplus. In addition, FY12 is the tenth year in a row that we have exceeded our record for net revenue. Total revenue includes print and ebook sales as well as other income such as permissions, title subsidies, website access fees, and licensing.

net revenue at Georgetown University Press has increased by 121 percent from FY03–FY12, with an average annual growth rate of 10 percent.


FiNaNCiaL summary

NET rEvENUE Fy2003 – Fy2012

$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

$3,500,000

$4,000,000

$4,500,000

FY12FY11FY10FY09FY08FY07FY06FY05FY04FY03

$1,817,657

$2,295,275

$2,749,585

$3,115,053

$3,437,584 $3,501,012

$3,673,877$3,747,807

$3,976,450 $4,015,450


sTaFF accomplishments and news

The Press staff stays active and involved throughout the year in a number publishing and educational activities.

Jacqueline Beilhart completed her first year of the master’s program in Communications, Culture, and Technology at Georgetown University.

richard Brown was appointed to the Board of Directors of Project MUSe and was named Star of the Week in the magazine Against the Grain.

Kristy Cottrell joined the Press in June 2012 as Publishing Assistant & Permissions Coordinator. Kristy was previously a GUP acquisitions intern. She has an MA in english from Georgetown University.

donald Jacobs spoke about publishing as part of a “Meet the editors” panel, in January 2012, at American University’s Washington Institute for Public & International Affairs Research.

Hope legro proudly welcomed a new member of her family: Philippa Anne LeGro was born September 25, 2011. Hope recently celebrated her twelfth anniversary with the Press.

david nicholls joined the Press in october 2011 as Acquisitions editor, Languages. He was formerly Director of Book Publications at the Modern Language Association. He represents the press on the Books Committee of the Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers. He also completed the Beginner course sequence in the German language at Deutsches Haus at new York University.

laura leichum gave a well-received presentation on “e-Book nuts and Bolts” at the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses in Chicago. Joining Laura on the panel were presenters from University of Chicago Press, Temple University Press, and the University Press of Kentucky.

Miriam Mcphie joined the Press in March 2012 as Marketing Assistant. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a double major in Anthropology and Psychology, and has a Certificate in Publishing from new York University.

ioan Suciu completed the Master’s in Journalism program at Georgetown University. He also published an article, “The Future of the Book in the Digital Age,” in the national Association of College Auxiliary Services (nACAS) magazine, College Services. The article offers a wide-ranging look at issues confronting university libraries, departments, and students as they adopt ebooks.

John w. warren joined the Press in June 2012 as Marketing and Sales Director, replacing Gina Lindquist. John has two decades of experience in marketing and digital publishing, including the past twelve years as Marketing Director at the RAnD Corporation. He has a Masters in International Management from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD. He is a frequent speaker about the publishing industry and has published articles about digital publishing. He is a member of the Digital Issues Working Group Committee of the PSP Division of the Association of American Publishers

deborah weiner is the 2012–2013 President of Washington Book Publishers, an organization of longstanding stature in the Washington publishing community, with members throughout DC, MD, VA, and WV.

Also in 2012:

Georgetown University Press began an official partnership with American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) to publish the AATA journal, Al-cArabiyya.

The Press acquired US rights to publish a new edition of Jan Karski’s Story of a Secret State. Jan Karski was a beloved Georgetown professor for 40 years.

Georgetown University Press signed an agreement for sales representation with Columbia Sales Consortium, part of Columbia University Press. Consortium sales reps Catherine Hobbs, William Gawronski, Kevin Kurtz, and Dominic Scarpelli represent GUP titles in the US.

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Photo at right, front row, left to right

Kristy Cottrell Publishing Assistant and Permissions Coordinator

Maureen MillsMarketing Coordinator

david nichollsAcquisitions Editor, Languages

Jacqueline BeilhartPublicist and Events Coordinator

ioan SuciuBusiness Manager

Back row, left to right

John w. warrenMarketing and Sales Director

deborah weinerEditorial and Production Manager

Miriam Mcphie Marketing Assistant

donald JacobsAcquisitions Editor, International Affairs and Political Science

richard Brown, phdDirector

Hope J. legroDirector, Georgetown Languages

laura leichumIntellectual Property Manager

nancy driverEditorial and Production Coordinator

Sulah KimAccountant

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STUdENT INTERNSPhoto above, left to right

Supriya SharmaAcquisitions Intern

Stephanie lellaAcquisitions Intern, Languages

abbey deweyMarketing Intern

emily CheungBusiness Intern

Charlotte lamontagne Marketing Intern

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS annual report 2012

Georgetown University Press supports the academic mission of Georgetown University by publishing scholarly books and journals

for a diverse, worldwide readership. These publications, written by

an international group of authors representing a broad range of

intellectual perspectives, reflect the academic and institutional strengths

of the university. In fulfilling its mission the press will be guided by the

following principles:

>> To publish peer-reviewed works of academic distinction, with

exceptional editorial and production quality, in five subjects:

bioethics; international affairs; languages; political science,

public management, & public policy; and religion & ethics.

>> To establish a culture of meaningful employment and

professional development, one that emphasizes clear

communication as well as respect for the ideas and opinions

of all staff members.

>> To operate in a financially responsible manner that

encourages planned, deliberate growth in productivity

and sales.

>> To be a premier press in our subjects, continuing to advance

our reputation and standing in the scholarly and publishing

communities.

mission

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