[This article is an exerpt cross-posted from the University of North Carolina System website. You can read the full article here.] The UNC Press Has Transformed the South … Now It’s Changing the Rules of Academic Publishing Not too many university press publications find their way into the luggage of beachward-bound North Carolinians. The coast is for light reading—for books with pages that practically turn themselves. Academic publications are for classrooms, not for relaxation. But then again, The UNC Press isn’t your average university press. True, many of its titles are formidable, with significant influence...