South Africa: UCT Press All Grown Up in a Digital Age

UCT Press, today a wholly owned subsidiary of Juta, under the guidance of UCT faculty members that comprise its editorial board, is celebrating 21 years of scholarly publishing. Originally owned by UCT, its shares were released to Juta in 1999.

Twenty-one years ago, its main business was to publish and distribute academic books in short print-runs, using cost-effective high-speed laser printing. "Digital printing was still in its early days and it was still too expensive to print small amounts," says UCT Press publisher, Sandy Shepherd.

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