Welcome to Open Book Publishers
We are the leading independent open access publisher of academic research in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK: we're award-winning, not-for-profit, run by scholars, and committed to making high-quality research freely available to readers around the world. Access all our books online or download them for free, with no Book Processing Charges (BPCs) for authors.
Latest Titles
- Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures
Jerome’s Sources in His Translation of the Hebrew Bible
- Paul Rodrigue
- Anthropology
City of Capital and Labour: The Making and Transformation of Industrial Manchester
- Tom Saunders
- Music
Sounding the Bookshelf 1501: Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books
- Tim Shephard
- Oliver Doyle
- Ciara O’Flaherty
- Annabelle Page
- Laura Ştefănescu
- Visual Arts
Characters in Film and Other Media: Theory, Analysis, Interpretation
- Jens Eder
- Jens Eder
- Stephen Lowry
OBP At a Glance
Over 400 titles published
In multiple disciplines, our books are freely available to download and read in various formats.
Over 6 million book interactions
Our books are currently being accessed freely worldwide by over 80,000 readers each month.
Over 270 library members
Supporting our award-winning Open Access book publishing programme.
Non-Profit
We are a UK-registered Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) run by scholars.
No Book Processing Charges (BPCs)
We provide permanent and free access to our books for readers with no Open Access fees for authors.
Quality Research
All our books undergo a rigorous peer review process and are carefully selected by our editorial board.
Partnerships
We collaborate with like-minded organisations to publish and share open access books in open, equitable ways.
Our Communities
