Cambria Press is an independent
academic publisher based in
Amherst, New York
Amherst () is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. Amherst is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. This represents an increase from 122,366 as reported in the 2010 census.
The second ...
. The
publishing company was established by 2006, with its first titles released in September of that year.
[Blackwell Book Services (2007)] Cambria publishes academic
monographs and new titles by scholars in a wide range of research fields, initially issuing approximately 50 titles per year.
Cambria's academic and professional research titles undergo a
peer-review
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process prior to final acceptance, and the publisher stipulates that its authors hold an appropriate
terminal degree
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in their respective fields.
Cambria's titles are geared towards the specialised and
research library
A research library is a library which contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects.(Young, 1983; p. 188) A research library will generally include an in-depth selection of materials on a particular topic or set of to ...
market, via several partnership arrangements with wholesalers and distributors dealing with
library acquisitions
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, in research and
public libraries in North America and elsewhere. Cambria also markets some titles direct to
educational institutions for classroom use, and to individual purchasers via
online retailer
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s and
distributors
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to
bookstore
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s. Book distributors and wholesalers for Cambria titles include
Blackwell and
Ingram Books, and Cambria is a member of the
Google Books Partner Program.
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External links
Cambria Presswebsite
Academic publishing companies
American companies established in 2006
Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Publishing companies established in 2006
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