05. Publisher Success Stories
Open Access is reshaping the future of scholarly book publishing, offering new opportunities for publishers to expand reach, enhance impact, and support equitable access to knowledge. The last ten years or so have seen a florescence of ‘born’ OA publishers. This ranges from New University Presses (NUPs) such as UCL Press which just celebrated its tenth anniversary, to non-institutional OA presses such as Open Book Publishers and punctum books. Meanwhile, for book publishers who are transitioning to OA, it is more than a shift in distribution — it's a strategic evolution that aligns with the values of transparency, inclusivity, and innovation.
This section presents a collection of inspiring success stories from publishers around the world who have embraced OA for books and achieved meaningful results. From increased visibility and global readership and reach to strengthened community engagement and deepened author relationships, these stories illustrate how OA can drive both mission and market success in the world of academic and professional publishing.
The headings below indicate what publisher (or organisation) the stories were disseminated by. This includes individual institutional publishers, and there may be crossover with Author Success Stories. If you want to recommend key publisher success stories for inclusion in the Copim Compass, please contact us at info@copim.ac.uk
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Engaging Monograph Authors in the Open Access Movement The American Council of Learned Societies...
Bloomsbury Academic
Bloomsbury Academic began as an OA book publisher in 2008. Their Open Access at Bloomsbury webpag...
Jisc | How smaller publishers are adapting and responding to the open access landscape
Opinion piece from Jisc with sector views on how smaller presses should (and can) pivot to OA fol...
Lever Press
Lever Press is a press governed by its participating members. An Editorial Board, composed of fac...
LSE Press
LSE Press is a non-profit, open access publisher of the social sciences. Find out more about thei...
Open Access Books Network (OABN): Publisher spotlight
A series of blog posts by publishers, talking about the platforms they use to publish their open ...
Open Book Collective in action: A fair and sustainable future for books
The Open Book Collective (OBC) brings together publishers, publishing service providers, and scho...
Open Book Futures Project: An interview with Claire McGann
Dr. Claire McGann, project manager for the Open Book Futures project, joins the Lancaster Univers...
Open Book Publishers (OBP)
Open Book Publishers (OBP) are an independent open access publisher of academic research in the H...
punctum books
punctum books is an independent, scholar-led, non-profit, open access publisher. It was founded i...
The ScholarLed Consortium
The ScholarLed consortium is made up of scholar-led, not-for-profit, open access publishers. It w...
Scottish Universities Press (SUP)
Scottish Universities Press (SUP) released its first two OA book titles in 2024, marking a signif...
University of London Press (UoL)
The University of London (UoL) Press authors share their own publishing experiences and words of ...
University of Michigan Press
Michigan Publishing publishes scholarly and educational materials in a range of formats. Since sp...