Open Book Collective

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The Open Book Collective (OBC) brings together #OpenAccess publishers, service providers, and libraries, working towards a sustainable and equitable future for #OAbooks #OpenAccessBooks and #OpenInfrastruture
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Show threadOpen Book CollectiveMay 21

2/2 Minna Niemi-Grundström University Librarian and Publishing Director of HUP, writes that "Developing sustainable funding models for open access books is a key issue in scholarly communication, and we see OBC’s community‑based approach as a promising way forward".

Like all OBC publishers, HUP is open for submissions by academics globally.

We are so happy to have you join, HUP, and look forward to engaging further with communities in Finland and beyond.

Open Book CollectiveMay 21

1/ We are delighted to welcome Helsinki University Press @HelsinkiUPress to the OBC! This brings to 20 the total number publishers & service providers that are part of the OBC, all deeply committed to building a sustainable future for #OAbooks https://obc.copim.pub/helsinki-university-press-joins-the-open-book-collective/

HUP is a fully open access publisher operating within Helsinki University Library. It is known for its high quality peer-reviewed publications and has particular strengths in the humanities, education and the social sciences.

Helsinki University Press joins the Open Book Collective - Open Book Collective

We are delighted to welcome Helsinki University Press as a member of the Open Book Collective!

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Open Book CollectiveNov 11, 2025
Ulrich HerbNov 11, 2025
Delighted to announce the seventh lecture in the Open Divide – Critical Studies on Open Access series! 🎙️ @Samuelmoore on 📷 Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons 📷
November 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM (CET)
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Open Book CollectiveNov 11, 2025
COPIMNov 11, 2025

🔦 Spotlight on @openbookcollect report

Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences & barriers to participation across six European contexts

Read to find out more 🧵

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Open Book CollectiveNov 11, 2025

RE: https://mastodon.social/@PublicKnowledgeProject/115528179443926385

Congratulations @PublicKnowledgeProject on this newly published Strategic Plan, with values of openness, community and inclusivity at its core. PKP is one of OBC's three current Publishing Service Provider members. They are working with us to generate specific funds for their book-focused publishing solution Open Monograph Press. Come and hear from them at our showcase for new OBC members on Monday November 24th, at 3pm GMT/4pm CET/10am ET. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/d7Oy4qMNTn6vdswJ0gyHoA#/registration

Open Book CollectiveOct 30, 2025
Watch the recording of last week's #OAweek panel on 'Mainstreaming Diamond', hosted by Open Library of Humanities. Featuring OBC's Joe Deville @joe_dev, alongside Kira Hopkins from Opening the Future, Rupert Gatti from Open Book Publishers, Caroline Edwards from OLH & Open Journals Collective, and Joanna Ball from @DOAJ. c chaired by Paula Celente Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt0mrhZw4
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond Regional perspectives, Shared Futures

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Open Book CollectiveOct 30, 2025
COPIMOct 29, 2025

🚨 Join the @openbookcollect next week at #chsconf2025 for the Vendor Showcase on Tuesday 4 November!

You'll find them at booth no 29 - they'd love to chat about #OpenAccess books and equitable #Publishing 📚

List of exhibitors 👉 https://buff.ly/Ybquein

Find out more about the OBC - watch this short video filmed last year at the 2024 Conference 📽️

Members & supporters explain why we need a fairer and more sustainable future for scholarly books 📚

👉 https://buff.ly/M0LeOFk

Show threadOpen Book CollectiveOct 23, 2025
4/4 Edizioni Ca’ Foscari will join both our University Press package, as well as the full Open Book Collective package. A very warm welcome! https://www.openbookcollective.org/packages/
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Show threadOpen Book CollectiveOct 23, 2025
3/ The press has also built its own digital infrastructure, to help ensure its independence and flexibility. This includes a page highlighting the global dispersion of its contributing communities, including authors and peer reviewers: https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/geographical_stats/withFrame
Show threadOpen Book CollectiveOct 23, 2025
2/ ECF has published over 500 books to date, including in both English and Italian, and particularly in the humanities and social sciences. For example, this recent edited volume on 'Postcolonial Publics: Art and Citizen Media in Europe' https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-678-7/
Edizioni Ca' Foscari

Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Venice University Press