A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination. https://openbookcollective.org/https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mx7243xbs42t"We want people to read what we publish." We spoke to James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social about taking a small, partner-run press open access, what happened to readership, and where AI fits in. https://obc.copim.pub/we-want-people-to-read-what-we-publish-an-interview-with-james-rice-of-white-horse-press/ https://whitehorsepress.bsky.social06 Oct 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7243xbs42thttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwslpzhdq22tOur annual report for May 25-April 26 is now out! It’s been a year of steady growth, with new library supporters, new publishers, and new faces. Between them our members published 326 OA books in this time, an impressive output that rivals many commercial publishers! https://obc.copim.pub/six-years-in-the-making-our-2025-26-annual-report-is-here/01 Oct 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwslpzhdq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwneyh3eys2aHow do you persuade your institution to fund open access? Join us on 22 October (11:00 CEST / 10:00 BST) for a free Open Access Week webinar with colleagues from the University of Essex and TU Delft, plus the Open Book Collective. Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6iBR47JdQGGp_XkcEm9p4w29 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwneyh3eys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwkwem5u7r2yWir sind in Linz zu den #OAT26! Heute leitet Caroline gemeinsam mit Kollegen von Thoth, OJC und dem Verfassungsblog einen Workshop darüber, wie die ideale Open-Access-Initiative aussehen könnte und ob es ein solches „Einhorn“ überhaupt gibt (oder überhaupt geben kann)! Was denkt ihr darüber?28 Sep 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkwem5u7r2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwkvkalmsu22We're in Linz for OA Tage / #OAT26! Today Caroline will be running a workshop, alongside colleagues from Thoth, OJC, Verfassungsblog, on what the ideal OA initiative might look like, and whether such a unicorn does (or even can) exist! What are your thoughts? Drop them below!28 Sep 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkvkalmsu22https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwdfjgul352zNot the first read-and-publish deal for books, but perhaps a sign that the commercial players are increasingly turning their attention that way! We may be biased* but we can't help but feel that collectively funding Diamond OA is a better way to go... https://www.umb.edu/news/recent-news/a-call-to-lead/healey-library-launches-agreement-to-expand-open-access-book-publishing/25 Sep 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdfjgul352zhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mwbluhnuis22Which of your researchers have published with OBC presses – and where are their books being read? We're building an open Impact Dashboard with @ojcollective.bsky.social to provide exactly those answers! The first release is due before the end of 2026. A first look: https://obc.copim.pub/coming-soon-an-update-on-the-obc-impact-dashboard/24 Sep 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbluhnuis22https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mw3wmosxgp26Next week we're in Linz for OA Tage - the big gathering of the German-speaking OA community. Caroline (@heroicendeavour.eurosky.social) will be speaking about the importance of collaboration over competition, alongside colleagues from OJC and Thoth. If you're there, please come and say hello!22 Sep 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3wmosxgp26https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mvnm42hans2vIf you missed it the first time, here’s our Community Engagement Lead, Caroline Ball, talking open access, monographs, REF, and more! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnm42hans2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mvmp5xdefk2mAre you going to OA Tage 2026 at the end of the month? #OAT26 Our Community Engagement Lead, Caroline Ball (@heroicendeavour.eurosky.social) will be there delivering a presentation and workshop - stop by and say hi, attend one of the sessions, or email to schedule a meeting with her.16 Sep 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmp5xdefk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mvklu4vm2224Sussex were one of our earliest library supporters, and we remain ever grateful for that! 🙏 They have a long-standing commitment to building a fairer, more open, and more resilient open research landscape for everyone, as the Jisc feature below evidences. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/member-stories/how-the-university-of-sussex-is-building-a-broader-vision-for-open-research-infrastructure15 Sep 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvklu4vm2224https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mvhucyusy22bAcademic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no? We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚 https://forms.gle/CdTRztzdRW7VwPvM814 Sep 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhucyusy22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mv6dri425y2hWa’tkwanonhwerá:ton, welcome, bienvenue to the newest member of the Collective - Concordia University Press! @concordiapress.bsky.social is a Canadian dual-language publisher of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, and can be supported via the full OBC and University Press packages. https://obc.copim.pub/watkwanonhweraton-welcome-bienvenue-to-concordia-university-press/10 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6dri425y2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mv3lsc336i2hDeadline is midnight tonight (any timezone). Get your applications in for our new part-time, fully remote Head of Operations post! https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/post/3muwfgndmt62709 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3lsc336i2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mv3ew3kfnc2nOur Community Engagement Lead, Caroline Ball, also talking about why Diamond OA is more than just idealism, it makes economic sense. Universities spend millions on 'big deals' when collective funding could build diverse, sustainable publishing for a fraction of the cost. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ew3kfnc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mv356ahcwx26Post-Brexit, UK organisations risk being excluded from European policy conversations - that's why partnering with organisations like OPERAS is so important. Together, we can share expertise, problem-solve, and shape the future of open scholarship across Europe. Read more in the #VoicesOfOPERAS blog https://research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/09/08/voices-of-operas-uk-open-book-collective/09 Sep 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv356ahcwx26https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3muwfgndmt627There's still time to get an application in for our new Head of Operations role - the deadline is the end of 9 September (any timezone). Part-time (2.5 days a week), fully remote, £40-48k pro rata - click the link below for further details: https://obc.copim.pub/obc-is-hiring-head-of-operations/07 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwfgndmt627https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3muotkx74gz2eYesterday, Ansgar Allen told us about big publishers charging authors thousands to make their own work "open". Today, we highlight a book born from exactly that frustration - when two academics were charged unreasonable fees to reprint their own work, they made it un-reprintable - on purpose! https://www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers04 Sep 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3muotkx74gz2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mumdrcaxqf2d"You wouldn't find them in Waterstones." The first piece in our new series on the people behind open books! Click below for a behind-the-scenes conversation with Ansgar Allen of Erratum Press, one of the OBC members who are publishing the kinds of books the commercial market tends to overlook. https://obc.copim.pub/odd-books-and-the-work-of-keeping-them-alive-in-conversation-with-ansgar-allen-of-erratum-press/03 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumdrcaxqf2d