And here she goes my eldest daughter playing on the biggest landslide in the playground. At first, she looked shy to climb the ladder alone. Her curiousity has led her to try crawling in the tunnel and here she went to slide at the end. Wohoooo she laughed at loud enjoy our Monday together.

Okay, it seem our first time teach her to play in slide is worked! She won' stop. Keep playing, girl! just enjoy your time.

Are you being on track after earn your Ph.D.?
Do you know really moves the needle in academic job searches?
How to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of your peers?
When to point your Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options?



The Professor Is In

(The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job )
by Karen Kelsky  
Published by Crown Publishing on Aug 4, 2015
Genres: Personal Growth, Self-Esteem, Self-Help
Pages: 240
Format: Ebooks
Source: Blogging for Books

Karen Kelsky, aka, The Professor, is a former tenured professor and Department Head with 15 years of experience teaching at the University of Oregon and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her Ph.D. is in Cultural Anthropology, with a focus on Japan, from the University of Hawai’i. Her B.A. is from the University of Michigan. Her book, Women on the Verge: Japanese Women, Western Dreams, was published in 2001 by Duke University Press. She has trained 5 of her own Ph.D. students who have gone on to successful careers in academia and related fields. She has worked as a committee member with numerous Ph.D.s and Masters students, and hundreds of undergraduate students.

I'm so honor to get invitation for reading the advance copy of this e book from Crown Publishing, through the service  Blogging for Books, in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence the content of my review and all opinions are my own.

Transition problem from the mentality of graduate students to peer in the job market is thing that Karen Kelsy is an expert in, being former tenured professor and Department Head with 15 years of experience teaching and having built her consulting business from the ground up.

The book covers many different issues relevant to Ph.D. candidate when a Ph. D who lives outside academia is a failure. Karen explains how the job markets work, informed choices about career, and protect the financial security for Ph. D Job seeker.

I was particularly interested in reading this book from the perspective of former tenured professor. I’m interested in continue my study abroad and this book got my eyes opened. I found that even brilliant people  are difficult to find a job. I was really excited to see if some if the tips she had would help me.

First, the good things about the book:

1) It has light cover.  Contrary to its content that were heavy, the cover just like show that this book is an easy reading.

2) It feels personal. You can feel Karen’s voice coming through as you were in a classroom, with the stories she tells about her experience and her own distinct way of speaking. It’s formal, and feels like having a chat with you academic advisor.

Now on to the things I was disappointed about:

1) It is about academic.  For anyone who are not used to read journal or dissertation will find this book is boring. This book are written in advanced ways and specific for selected reader.

2) Long Explanation. Seriously, I find that many chapters in this book can be reduced without losing its message.


Overall, I was really hoping to get some unique and useful information from this book. Karen Kelsky is a great example of reliable advice to be a professor, no wonder her book has anything practical to help others follow in her footsteps.

I would recommend this book for people who plan to continue their study, current, or future  Ph. D. job seeker.

Go find her book in here!

Indonesia may not be on your map of the publishing world, but it's certainly a market to watch. The Republic of Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy (after the USA and India), with about population over 240 million and spread over an archipelago of some 17,500 islands. Moreover, it is  currently the world's 20th-largest economy and growing fast. Predictions by Goldman Sachs suggest Indonesia will be the world's 11th largest economy by 2050, behind only China, Japan and India in Asia. Indonesia must be has a huge and extremely fragmented book market.

In general, many of the participants stressed the importance of children’s book publishing: as 25% of Indonesia’s population are school-aged children. Category children’s books are a significant and growing market also fiction & literature, religion, textbooks and Religious (Islamic) books account for at least 30% of the market. Print books will remain significant in Indonesia, particularly in early education.


This sentiment was echoed by IKAPI (The Indonesian Publishers Association), which said that as eager as publishers are to expand into digital publishing, it is important to start small and develop expertise to offer the best possible products.

1,317 publishers registered with IKAPI.Of these, about 1,200 are considered active publishers. However, the National Library Deposit Statistic mentions 3,227 publishers. Most publishers are private, but there are also a few state -owned groups.Most publishers are trade publishers. There are at least 100 specialised publishers.


Kestity Pringgoharjono, Executive Director of the Lontar Foundation says;

Today there are more than 1,000 book publishers in Indonesia—largely concentrated on Java—and around 50% of the books published are translated from other languages.

Turnover of book publishing in Indonesia grew by six per cent each year from 2007 to 2012. The sector’s growth has beenstimulated by Indonesia’s broader economic growth, the rapidly expanding middle class, and the increasing importance of education. There is significant correlation
between the nominal GDP growth and the household expenditure on books.

Whatever condition the present Indonesian book publishing is in, it is the result of a collective effort of Indonesian society as a whole. Its success or failure is an indicator of the intellectual and the socio-economic development of the Indonesian people. To develop it, synergistic efforts of all parties concerned are badly needed.

Typically 4,000 to 5,000 copies around 10%-20% sell between 10,000 to 100,000 copies; some titles have achieved exceptional sales,such asAndrea Hirata’Laskar Pelangi (Rainbow Troops) which is estimated to have sold about three milions.

As a personal book shopper I found that many Indonesian people still have big interest in book even smartphone penetration and mobile services growth are booming in Indonesia. Using social media Instagram I could reach lot of people from different island and help them get the book that they want. Currently, I specialized in imported book personal shopper due to limited access to get the translation one. Besides, imported book is limited on greater Java and Bali island.

Taken from significant correlation between the nominal GDP growth and the household expenditure on books, I also found that the rising of US dollar's value also have greater impact in books buying especially in imported book and also book importer. I really hoping that government could stabilize our currency so that we could have more book to be read.

Source :
http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/10/indonesias-sea-of-opportunities/
http://www.buchmesse.de/images/fbm/dokumente-ua-pdfs/2015/book_market_indonesia_52246.pdf
http://www.accu.or.jp/appreb/report/abd/abd3033.html
http://beyondhall8.blogspot.com/2008/08/indonesia-may-not-be-on-your-map-of.html