Welcome to Open Book Publishers
Open Book is an independent publisher run by academics for academics and for the readers of academic work. We are a Social Enterprise (CIC) company that publishes high quality, peer-reviewed monographs in the humanities and social sciences and ensures the widest possible distribution of its publications.
Open Book makes the whole publishing process in academia fairer, swifter and more affordable by utilizing three important technological advances: the digital medium, the Internet and print-on-demand.
Open Book:
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Provides free online access to read digital versions of all publications.
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Retails high quality paperback editions at around £12, and hardback editions at around £25.
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Enables printable digital versions of both the entire book and individual book chapters to be downloaded online.
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Allows authors to maintain copyright on their own works.
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Makes publication decisions on academic merit alone through a rigorous peer review and editorial process.
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Requires no publication payment by the author.
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Speeds up the refereeing and printing processes.