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Read their collaborative 'Cookbook'

The book is available for collaborative reading at  Readers can directly annotate the text there, raise questions, make comments or share personal experiences. Source code is also freely available. It doesn't claim to be written by experts but is complemented by theSee: business modelhttps://blog.scholasticahq.com/post/how-to-start-flip-open-access-academic-journal/, open business data, and a spreadsheet for drafting and calculating own business models. 

Jisc New University Press toolkit

Online guide supporting and giving guidance to new university presses and library-led publishing ventures. It is a trusted and valued resource, although it is at the start of a process to archive it to a new platform (no timeline yet available). 

See: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/new-university-press-toolkit

Open Book Collective toolkit

The Open Book Collective toolkit is for small, scholar-led OA publishers who are either setting up a press or seeking to improve its operations. It covers a broad range of aspects about setting up a press and building one up logistically and reputationally. It also provides case studies. It and the Jisc NUP toolkit are complimentary. 

See: https://toolkit.openbookcollective.org/

OPERAS Pathfinder

A publication service finder for editorial managers, editors and authors at any stage of a publication project. Useful resource as caters for different stakeholder groups; currently in beta so not fully developed but hosted by Operas so watch this space… 

See: https://pathfinder.operas-eu.org/ 

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