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Case studies
Language Science Press publishes almost all its books under the CC-BY license, although allow...
Instititional support
Open Access University Presses and library presses often receive some form of institutional suppo...
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding models for Open Access publishing involve sourcing funds for one or more books from ...
Key issues
There are many business models that have been tested/used by OA presses in different countries an...
Resources
Cookbook, Chapter 2 NUP Toolkit, Setting up a press Business Models for OA Books ...
Case studies
Goverance structures punctum books has two co-directors, two associate directors with specific...
Resources
Business Models for OA Books Governing Scholar-Led OA Book Publishers
Case studies
Mattering Press: In the UK, Mattering Press chose to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisat...
Resources
NUP Toolkit, Attracting authors to your press Cookbook, Chapter 3.13 OAPEN Toolkit...
Resources
NUP Toolkit, Setting up a press Cookbook, Chapter 5 Business Models for OA Books
Key issues
Among all the pressing demands associated with getting a new publisher going, a fully developed l...
Using the toolkit
There are different ways to navigate our toolkit. One route is to begin with our Key Resources a...
License
This toolkit is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4....
Questions to guide good practice
Does the business model include fair payment for the necessary work associated with running t...
Questions to guide good practice
Is the editorial process in line with the values of the press? Has full consideration been giv...
Questions to guide good practice
What principles shape the press' governance structure? Does the scholarly community (asso...
Questions to guide good practice
Are books indexed in an external catalogue – for example the Directory of Open Access Books? ...
Questions to guide good practice
Is metadata management built into the production workflow? Who is responsible for managing me...
Questions to guide good practice
Has a strategy been developed for managing the workflow? What generic and specialist tools will...
Questions to guide good practice
Does the press use appropriate open licenses OA licenses, with authors retaining copyright? ...