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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

RECORDING: the recording of our recent webinar, 'Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors', organised with the kind support of the ERC Executive Agency, is now available to view and share:

📺 youtu.be/vVf9GspOs8g?...

#OAbooks #OpenAccess @operaseu.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors

YouTube video by Open Access Books Network

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ScholarLed @scholarled.bsky.social · 8d

SALON: At the next ScholarLed Salon we will discuss marketing and outreach. Anyone interested in scholar-led publishing is welcome to join us!

📆 Wednesday 8 October
⏰ 17:00 CEST/16:00 BST/11am EDT/8am PDT

The details will be sent via our mailing list -- sign up here: scholarled.org/salon.html

ScholarLed - Open Access Presses

ScholarLed is a consortium of scholar-led, not-for-profit, open access book publishers that was formed in 2018. We are seeking to develop powerful, practical ways for small-scale, scholar-led Open Acc...

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ScholarLed @scholarled.bsky.social · 16d

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Joe Deville @joedeville.bsky.social · 17d

To me, it risks obscuring/drawing attention away from the successes community-led initiatives are having in building new ways of doing and thinking scholarly publishing - many of which are functionally autonomous from the long established university system

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 24d

Do you want to learn more about what it’s like to publish an #OA book?

Join this FREE online event which brings together researchers funded by @erc.europa.eu to talk about their experiences

#OpenAccess #Monographs #Publishing

Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 4

EVENT: Join us at our next free webinar, 'Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors'

📆 Tuesday 30 September
⏰ 11am BST / 12pm CEST

Find out more & register: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/03/p...

#OAbooks @operaseu.bsky.social

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Open Humanities Press @openhumanities.bsky.social · Sep 8

GLUE Artist Book Fair & Creative Programme – New at the ICA! 13–14 September 2025 | 12–7 pm (exhibitions until 9 pm)

A weekend-long celebration of independent and DIY publishing with over 70 publishers showcasing emergent artist books, zines, and hybrid editions.

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ICA | GLUE: Book Fair and Creative Programme

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...

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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us for pt. 3 of a seminar series on Experimental Publishing in Practice: Collaborative & Digital Tools. Organised by @copim.bsky.social's Experimental Publishing Group, the Post-Publishing research strand, HD LAB @ IIBICRIT-CONICET, Paideia Editorial & Thoth. Sept 10, 2pm BST 👉 smplu.link/j0soK

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · Jul 16

The best of art manifests an ordinary devotion to experiences that become extraordinary given enough care & attention. ~Paul Chan

OUT NOW #OpenAccess: Lizzie Olesker & @lynnesachs.bsky.social's HAND BOOK: A Manual on Performance, Process, and the Labor of Laundry

tinyurl.com/um49y59n

#laundry

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · Jul 16

NEW on #CopimCompass 🧭

The Open Accessibility Book is a practical guide for small diamond #OA publishers to improve #Accessibility in #Publishing 💡

✅ Accessibility knowledge base
✅ Planning models
✅ 6 chapters on principles, law, standards, strategy

🔗 compass.copim.ac.uk/books/09-ope...

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09. Open Accessibility | Compass

This book contains a knowledge base, guidance and planning models that will support small diamond op...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 9

NEW ARTICLE: 'How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?'

Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...

A diamond being held between a pair of silver tweezers so that it can be examined, over a plain white surface.

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Rupert Gatti @rupertgatti.bsky.social · Jul 1

"... a timely and powerful collection of Jewish dissent against Zionism and the impact of Israeli statehood on the indigenous Palestinian population ... traces a moral and intellectual tradition of resistance from within the global Jewish community."

Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · Jun 26

OUT NOW: 'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By' bridges history, politics, theology, and conflict studies to present a powerful narrative of Jewish dissent against Zionism. This is an anti-war, anti-prejudice book for anyone seeking clarity amid polarization. buff.ly/89UqG9L

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Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.bsky.social · Jun 28

The recording of the @copim.bsky.social and @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social webinar 'Copim and acquisitions librarians present… Beyond buying books: Rethinking content acquisition in unstable times' is now available: nag.org.uk/materials/re...

Copim and acquisitions librarians present… Beyond buying books: Rethinking content acquisition in unstable times – National Acquisitions Group

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wanda strauven @wandastrauven.bsky.social · Jun 21

our little book is officially launched, freely downloadable in glorious open access at meson press: meson.press/books/childr...

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Open Humanities Press @openhumanities.bsky.social · Jun 18

Choosing open access for books: An author journey
25th June 2025 13:00-14:00 online.
Dr. Judith Fathallah (Lancaster University, Coventry University) is the Research Lead for the Open Book Collective.
From traditional publishing to choosing a scholar-led OA press.

talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ad8...

Choosing open access for books: An author journey

This event describes the author’s journey from traditional academic publishing to choosing a new, scholar-led OA press for books. It addresses some of the common questions, roadblocks and concerns aca...

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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · May 27

We're delighted that our author, Michael Hughes, is shortlisted for the James Tait Black Biography prize for his book, 'Feliks Volkhovskii: A Revolutionary Life'

Huge congratulations to Michael & to the other nominees!

Read Michael's book #OpenAccess: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

The book 'Feliks Volkhovskii: A Revolutionary Life' by Michael Hughes is pictured on a black and white background with a banner that says 'Available to read for free now' and the orange 'open access' symbol. The book cover features a black-and-white photo of an elderly man with a long white beard sitting in an armchair, wearing a suit from the nineteenth century.

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · May 23

PUBLISHED #OpenAccess!

@michaelbeltran.bsky.social's THE SINGING DETAINEE shares lesser-known tales about two of the most well-known revolutionary exiles, Jose Maria Sison & Julie de Lima & about a community & history behind their ordeal, weaving it into the Filipino diaspora.

tinyurl.com/54envkw7

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mediastudiespress.bsky.social @mediastudiespress.bsky.social · May 23

Consider submitting a book proposal to mediastudies.press, in our annual proposal window (June 1 to July 31). We are a nonprofit, no-fee, scholarled publisher supported by libraries https://www.mediastudies.press/proposals

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · May 21

Join our Experimental Publishing Group online to explore Markdown writing & publishing workflows for experimental digital monographs

Hear more about @simonxix.com experience with Markdown publishing using Juncture

📆 23 May
⏰ 15:00-16:30 CEST

Find out more & register 👉

Markdown, dive deep

23 May 2025, 15:00-16:30 CEST: A hybrid online session exploring Markdown writing & publishing for deep mapping

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · May 6

🧵 It's #TeacherAppreciationWeek & we're highlighting Radical #Pedagogy titles from our #OpenAccess catalog.

J. Cohen & A. Dalke's STEAL THIS CLASSROOM explores classrooms in prisons, college, high schools & playgrounds as places of danger & opportunity.

tinyurl.com/yyj59453 pic.x.com/TQXcPFy62P

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ScholarLed @scholarled.bsky.social · May 2

Any and all interested in book typesetting, please join our ninth ScholarLed Salon (next Thursday), where member presses gather for informal sharing around a rotating cast of topics—this time on typesetting. May 8, 17:00 CEST/16:00 BST/11am EDT/8am PDT https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86585035021?pwd=l50a1

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · May 1

Neither an introduction nor an attempt to popularize the cultural movement, “a #decolonial manual” offers a transoceanic mosaic of thirty-three pieces guiding readers through the key struggles in current decolonial thinking and action. Coming Fall 2025.

tinyurl.com/mrnd4t33

#OpenAccess #books

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · Apr 28

1/4 Hear from librarians, scholars, OA publishers, and open infrastructure providers about Open Book Collective in action: A fair and sustainable future for books: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc_M... @punctumbooks.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social

Open Book Collective in action: A fair and sustainable future for books

YouTube video by Open Book Collective

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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · Apr 30

We've published two new blog posts today, reflecting on #OpenAccess, academic freedom & censorship -- one from our team, and another from one of our authors, Ash Lierman.

Our team: blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...

Ash: blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...

#DefendResearch

Defending Academic Freedom in an Age of Censorship: Why Open Access Matters More Than Ever

We believe OA publishing is crucial, because it is an act of resistance against censorship and control. When knowledge is published OA, it can be accessed in many places with no restriction. When know...

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · Apr 30

NYC! This event is for you! Join punctum authors Sarah Rosenthal and Valerie Witte for their Book Launch at Performance Space New York on May 3rd!

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · Apr 30

We're excited to introduce our new online ‘guide of guides’ #CopimCompass 🧭

This comprehensive toolkit will support #publishers & #libraries with the latest resources and best practices for publishing #OAbooks 🛠️

Learn more & get started today! 🚀

🔗 buff.ly/evuQYdn

#OA #Monographs #LaunchDay

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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.bsky.social · Apr 23

📢 New post tracing our joint efforts to foster collaboration between like-minded open not-for-profit infrastructurs for #OAbooks (incl. @pkp.sfu.ca, @oapenbooks.bsky.social, @doabooks.bsky.social, @operaseu.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social)

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Seeding for a not-for-profit community-led OA books ecosystem

This blog post traces the efforts undertaken during the past 24-36 months to foster collaboration between like-minded open not-for-profit infrastructures active in OA book publishing, leading to the i...

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