Are you assessing OA book publishing initiatives?
Opening the Future helps you make informed decisions by ticking all the boxes
- Works with existing acquisition infrastructure
- Supports Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals
- Builds your library collection with perpetual access
- Benefits authors and institutions without dedicated OA funds
- Authors and institutions don't have to pay expensive BPCs
- Complies with funder mandates for monograph publishing
- Supports small independent university and mission-driven presses
- Sources and disseminates research openly and globally
Value For Money
A three-year commitment to receive perpetual access to 66 quality backlist titles is less than half an average BPC for a single book at many commercial publishers, and it simultaneously funds new OA books. With this program, library investment goes much further.
No catches and no hidden fees. No bait and switch.
Members won't be asked to pay more on top of their annual fee to access 'more' or 'better' titles. Access to titles won't suddenly change. Participating presses are upfront about their fees, about what's in their packages of backlist books, and about any other benefits or services to libraries.