Case studies

Digital dissemination (beyond the publisher’s own website)

• Helsinki University Press and Stockholm University Press: both use Ubiquity Press, as well as indexing all books in the Directory of Open Access Books. Helsinki University Press also uses JSTOR (Business Models for OA Books).

• Language Science Press: Copies are available via Zenodo and Google Books and indexed in Directory of Open Access Books

• Open Book Publishers: Uses nine metadata aggregators and eleven ebook retail/distribution platforms. Books are also made available via textbook platforms, including MERLOT, Open Textbook Library, BC Campus OpenEd, College Open Textbooks and OER Commons (Jisc Interviews, Rupert Gatti). 

Print distribution

• African Minds: Distributes print copies in South Africa via Sula Book Distributors, and internationally via African Books Collective.

• Mattering Press, Open Book Publishers, Stockholm University Press: In each case, print copy distribution is provided by Lightning Source. Open Book Publishers additionally uses GOBI (Business Models for OA Books).