Discount honors IU Press

IU Press is celebrating its 60th anniversary today with an online sale and special offers.

This is the first anniversary the Press is celebrating with its new endeavor, IU Press Online.

Everything available on the Web site is 60 percent off, and shipping is free with a purchase of $25 or more.

IU Press Online includes more than 430 texts and 75 themed journals with new additions being added each month, according to the press release from IU Press.

Electronic Marketing Manager Laura Baich is coordinating all online events, including the 60 days of giveaways.

“We decided to do something big,” she said.

The Press will also be having a trivia contest on its blog beginning Feb. 22, and it will last 60 days, Baich said. The questions will be posted on the blog, and anyone can post their answers for a chance to win a prize.

In the past 60 years, IU Press has become a leading academic publisher, receiving awards from more than 15 organizations and publishing about 140 new books each year along with 29 journals in more than 17 subject areas. This year, the Press will publish 149 books and 78 journal issues.