📝 New 'Born Open' post by Firenze University Press #OABooks "FUP follows open science principles for barrier-free dissemination, building on the University of Florence’s early digital experiments that enabled global exchange and high research impact." Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/36nkjhtm

We're delighted to introduce the newest member of our coordination team, Martina Dvořáková! @martidvorako.bsky.social. Read more about Martina and her journey to #OABooks 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/07/02/i....

📣New post in our blog series 'Born Open' from @langscipress.bsky.social, a #OABook publisher in the field of linguistics. Hear what Sebastian Nordhoff had to say about navigating the issue of prestige & learn more about how LangSci operates 👉 tinyurl.com/OABooksN

This is well worth a read - particularly interesting for how it frames the role of the institutional / library-based publisher, and its reflections on what such presses have the ability to provide (and I mean this in a capacious sense) as well as some of the dynamics created by "prestige".

Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📝 The latest blog post in our 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' comes from Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), an association of library-based publishers working across institutions. Read all about them in this post👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/06/11/p...

📝 The latest blog post in our 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' comes from Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), an association of library-based publishers working across institutions. Read all about them in this post👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/06/11/p...

Our thanks to our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social for taking part in this #accessibility interview with @copim.bsky.social. Well worth a read for anyone working on this (or wondering how to begin) and what resources are available. Since Nov 2024, all of our frontlist books are “born accessible”.

Copim@copim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🗣️ Accessibility Conversations: @uolpress.bsky.social .@emmagallon.bsky.social shares the main drivers on their #Accessibility journey Legal compliance with the European Accessibility Act? OR ... Commitment to ensure their books are as accessible to as many as possible 🔗

Take a look at this upcoming webinar from a former OABN speaker (Thoth was a speaker and co-organiser of our metadata event: copim.pubpub.org/pub/good-met...) and a fellow member of the @operaseu.bsky.social OA Books SIG 👇 #MetadataMatters #OAbooks

Thoth Open Metadata@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

Thothally Fresh - Launching Thoth 1.0 webinar - If you're a publisher looking to improve your #OpenAccess book metadata and distribution, join us online to kickstart your Thoth journey! 📍 Online event 🕒️ Wednesday 3 June • 3 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+1 🎟️

Thothally Fresh - Launching Thoth 1.0 webinar - If you're a publisher looking to improve your #OpenAccess book metadata and distribution, join us online to kickstart your Thoth journey! 📍 Online event 🕒️ Wednesday 3 June • 3 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+1 🎟️

Thothally Fresh - Launching Thoth 1.0 webinar

If you're a publisher looking to improve your open access book metadata and distribution, join us online to kickstart your Thoth journey!

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Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW RECORDING: 'How to make your #OpenAccess books more accessible (and why it matters' A recent OABN webinar with @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies publishers can use: youtu.be/_QPncp6FHPk?...

NEW POST | 'UJ Press: Innovation and Sustainability in Scholarly Book Publishing' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Wikus van Zyl, Manager of UJ Press: 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/20/u...

NEW RECORDING: 'How to make your #OpenAccess books more accessible (and why it matters' A recent OABN webinar with @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies publishers can use: youtu.be/_QPncp6FHPk?...

How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters)

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NEW POST | 'Morepress platform: Advancing Open Access Publishing at the University of Zadar' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Ivana Morić Filipović, Head of Publishing at Zadar: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/07/m...

Another post in the @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social series on born #OABook publishers, this time from Croatia!

Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW POST | 'Morepress platform: Advancing Open Access Publishing at the University of Zadar' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Ivana Morić Filipović, Head of Publishing at Zadar: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/07/m...

NEW POST | 'Morepress platform: Advancing Open Access Publishing at the University of Zadar' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Ivana Morić Filipović, Head of Publishing at Zadar: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/07/m...

We're delighted our first post comes from UN@ éditions, a #DiamondOA publishing platform founded in 2019: "Born-open presses and platforms such as UN@ are no longer experimental: they are already fully operational actors in scholarly communication." Read it here 👉 tinyurl.com/y22dxaz6

📚 New blog series: "Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing". In this series, we'll spotlight #BornOA presses worldwide & hear how they build quality, value & recognition, often without author fees. 👉Read our intro post: tinyurl.com/mr3bnk77

Really worth reading this post: the platform itself is an interesting collab b/w different unis and Stéphanie Vincent makes some excellent points about the tension between the 'symbolic' value of prestige and the different forms of recognition that UN@éditions offers. #Prestige #OAbooks #Publishing

Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're delighted our first post comes from UN@ éditions, a #DiamondOA publishing platform founded in 2019: "Born-open presses and platforms such as UN@ are no longer experimental: they are already fully operational actors in scholarly communication." Read it here 👉 tinyurl.com/y22dxaz6

Catch the recording on our YouTube channel 👇

OAPEN Foundation@oapenbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We thoroughly enjoyed Tuesday's webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-Funded Authors'. Fascinating to hear from Drs Imre Keserü & Jochen Hung about their #OABook projects & Carlin MacKenzie on Zenodo's European Open Research repository. Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFiW...

📚 New blog series: "Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing". In this series, we'll spotlight #BornOA presses worldwide & hear how they build quality, value & recognition, often without author fees. 👉Read our intro post: tinyurl.com/mr3bnk77

[WEBINAR] How to make your #OA books more accessible (and why it matters!) How can smaller publishers can make their #OA books more accessible to users of assistive tech? .@jofitz.bsky.social joins @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social next week to discuss #Accessibility for #EBooks 🔗 buff.ly/GVQ2CCD

Happening tomorrow at 14:00 CEST! Still time to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join this free online webinar from OAPEN, in cooperation with the Open Access Books Network, to learn what it is like to publish an EU funded open access book. The session brings together EU funded re...

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OAPEN Foundation@oapenbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📆 One week to go until the free webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors' w. @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social incl. Dr Imre Keserü (@vubrussel.bsky.social) Dr Jochen Hung (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) & @cern.bsky.social's Zenodo team. Full agenda & register 👉 tinyurl.com/yapwnd5s

Want to know how to make #OpenAccess books accessible? Join this free webinar on 27 April & hear from @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies to help: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/04/16/h...

📆 One week to go until the free webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors' w. @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social incl. Dr Imre Keserü (@vubrussel.bsky.social) Dr Jochen Hung (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) & @cern.bsky.social's Zenodo team. Full agenda & register 👉 tinyurl.com/yapwnd5s

WEBINAR | How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters) 📍Online & free 🗓️ Monday 27 April, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST 🔗https://univ-amu-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpnL-2wxTbuB9abb8-qmww#/registration

Join this free online webinar on April 21 to hear EU‑funded researchers share their experiences of publishing #openaccess books 👇 @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social #OAbooks #openresearch

Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣New free webinar on publishing EU‑funded #OAbooks Hear directly from EU‑funded researchers & learn how to deposit books in @oapenbooks.bsky.social Library to meet funding requirements. Plus a look at the EOR repository on Zenodo 📅21 Apr 14–15:15 CEST Register👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

WEBINAR | How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters) 📍Online & free 🗓️ Monday 27 April, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST 🔗https://univ-amu-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpnL-2wxTbuB9abb8-qmww#/registration

📣New free webinar on publishing EU‑funded #OAbooks Hear directly from EU‑funded researchers & learn how to deposit books in @oapenbooks.bsky.social Library to meet funding requirements. Plus a look at the EOR repository on Zenodo 📅21 Apr 14–15:15 CEST Register👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join this free online webinar from OAPEN, in cooperation with the Open Access Books Network, to learn what it is like to publish an EU funded open access book. The session brings together EU funded re...

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Also very happy to talk all things @openbookpublish.bsky.social and @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social...!

Lucy Barnes@alittleroad.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Now I am in the conferencing groove -- I will be at @uksg.bsky.social representing @copim.bsky.social! Looking forward to attending my first UKSG, reconnecting with a lot of the people I saw so recently at #CopimConference and meeting many more folks in Glasgow! #UKSG2026

📣 New JiscMail list for small publishers! Help grow the community! 🌱 Join us for open, supportive discussions on accessibility challenges and good practice Search OPENBOOK-ACCESSIBILITY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 👉 buff.ly/b1eJBdE Photo: Bernd Dittrich via Unsplash

'Can I include third-party content in an #OpenAccess book?' YES! Find out the key things you need to know with this FAQ 👇

Open Access Books Network@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 10mo ago

For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book. 'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books': openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...