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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.

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Latest Titles

Sounding the Bookshelf 1501: Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books - cover image
  • Music

Sounding the Bookshelf 1501: Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books

  • Tim Shephard
  • Oliver Doyle
  • Ciara O’Flaherty
  • Annabelle Page
  • Laura Åžtefănescu
Characters in Film and Other Media: Theory, Analysis, Interpretation - cover image
The Economics of Cultural Loss: Harm and Resilience in North American Indigenous Communities - cover image
'Wisdom and Greatness in one Place': The Alexandrian Trader Moses ben Judah and his Circle - cover image
  • Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures

'Wisdom and Greatness in one Place': The Alexandrian Trader Moses ben Judah and his Circle

  • Dotan Arad
  • Esther-Miriam Wagner
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OBP At a Glance

Over 400 titles published

In multiple disciplines, our books are freely available to download and read in various formats.

Catalogue

Over 6 million book interactions

Our books are currently being accessed freely worldwide by over 80,000 readers each month.

Our Reach

Over 250 library members

Supporting our award-winning Open Access book publishing programme.

Library Membership

Non-Profit

We are a UK-registered Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) run by scholars.

Support Us

No Book Processing Charges (BPCs)

We provide permanent and free access to our books for readers with no Open Access fees for authors.

Business Model

Quality Research

All our books undergo a rigorous peer review process and are carefully selected by our editorial board.

Publishing process

Partnerships

We collaborate with like-minded organisations to publish and share open access books in open, equitable ways.

Our Communities

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