Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 2/22-2/26

­Red Number 5Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.

Have book blurbs outlived their usefulness?

How did the racial reckoning of 2020 change the upper echelons of publishing?

What are the ramifications of a consolidated Big Four?

Where is the line between politicians and media creators?

Springer Nature released a white paper on gold open access.