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http://www.openbookpublishers.com/. Rupert Gatti. https://www.openbookpublishers.com. https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/498. OBP – Key features. Founded by academics in Sept 2008 Non-profit Community Interest Company Published 129 titles All with CC licences (usually CC BY)

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  1. http://www.openbookpublishers.com/ Rupert Gatti

  2. https://www.openbookpublishers.com

  3. https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/498

  4. OBP – Key features • Founded by academics in Sept 2008 • Non-profit Community Interest Company • Published 129 titles • All with CC licences (usually CC BY) • No author charges • Rigorous peer review • Copyediting, proof reading, marketing etc • Multiple free digital editions – inc. PDF and XML • Paperback and hardback editions – using POD • Also retail epub & mobiebook editions

  5. Publishing P/L (year ending July 2018) Total Titles Published: 26

  6. Average “First Copy” Costs “First Copy” cost not covered by sales revenue: £3,810

  7. OA: Some Opportunities • Broader audience/reach for content • Publishing content beyond just text, images … and pdfs • embedded multimedia content • embedded databases • programmable scripts • Interaction/engagement with readers • New & Innovative publishing initiatives & business models

  8. http://radicaloa.disruptivemedia.org.uk/

  9. https://hcommons.org/about/

  10. OA: Some Challenges Preventing the creation of artificial barriers to new publishing initiatives, formats & innovations Increased OA content raises issues for Discovery Independent quality assessment

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