This year’s Yale Publishing Course, which takes place in July, will focus on “Leadership Strategies in a Time of Transition,” bringing together publishing industry leaders and members of the Yale faculty. The curriculum, geared to mid- to upper-level professionals and capped at 80 participants, will address managing the transition from print to multi-platform publishing, incorporating social media and apps into a publishing strategy, devising an e-publishing business plan, and becoming a global publisher. The course consists of lectures, smaller group discussions, and networking opportunities.

Among the print and e-book publishing presenters are John Sargent, CEO, Macmillan; David Steinberger, president and CEO, Perseus Book Group; Kirsty Melville, president, book division, Andrews McMeel Publishing; Charles Melcher, founder, Melcher Media; and Michael Jacobs, CEO, Abrams Books; as well as speakers from Amazon and Google.

This is the second year Yale will offer a publishing course for professionals, and the course has been expanded to two weeks; July 10-15 is the magazine and online section, while the print books and e-book sections will run July 24-29.

Details are available at http://publishing-course.yale.edu.