Cambria Press is an independent academic publisher

Academic publishing

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 based in Amherst, New York

Amherst, New York

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. The publishing company was established by 2006, with its first titles released in September of that year. Cambria publishes academic monograph

Monograph

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s 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 process prior to final acceptance, and the publisher stipulates that its authors hold an appropriate terminal degree

Terminal degree

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 in their respective fields.

Cambria's titles are geared towards the specialised and research library

Research library

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 market, via several partnership arrangements with wholesalers and distributors dealing with library acquisitions

Library management

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, in research and public libraries

Public library

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 in North America and elsewhere. Cambria also markets some titles direct to educational institutions for classroom use, and to individual purchasers via online retailers and distributors

Distribution (business)

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 to bookstores. Book distributors and wholesalers for Cambria titles include Blackwell

Blackwell's

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 and Ingram Books, and Cambria is a member of the Google Books Partner Program

Google Book Search

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External links

• Cambria Press, website