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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW EVENT | 'Shaping the Future of Diamond Open Access for Books: Have Your Say' Find out more about how you can feed in to the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) for books! 📍Online, free 📆 Monday 12 October ⏰ 10-11am BST / 11am-12pm CEST us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Central to BOP's diamond mission is the principle of #scholar-led publishing. This means that the decisions regarding content are made by researchers." Read more about Bern Open Publishing in the new #BornOpen series blog post: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/09/17/b...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

📝 New 'Born Open' post by Firenze University Press #OABooks "FUP follows open science principles for barrier-free dissemination, building on the University of Florence’s early digital experiments that enabled global exchange and high research impact." Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/36nkjhtm

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We're delighted to introduce the newest member of our coordination team, Martina Dvořáková! @martidvorako.bsky.social. Read more about Martina and her journey to #OABooks 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/07/02/i....

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📣New post in our blog series 'Born Open' from @langscipress.bsky.social, a #OABook publisher in the field of linguistics. Hear what Sebastian Nordhoff had to say about navigating the issue of prestige & learn more about how LangSci operates 👉 tinyurl.com/OABooksN

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📝 The latest blog post in our 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' comes from Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), an association of library-based publishers working across institutions. Read all about them in this post👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/06/11/p...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

NEW POST | 'UJ Press: Innovation and Sustainability in Scholarly Book Publishing' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Wikus van Zyl, Manager of UJ Press: 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/20/u...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

'The Morepress platform is available in Croatian & English, enhancing accessibility & making scholarly content easily available to both local & international readers. [...] All books are registered in CrossRef, which helps Zadar strengthen its presence among an international audience' #OAbooks

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

NEW POST | 'Morepress platform: Advancing Open Access Publishing at the University of Zadar' #OA The latest post in our series 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' is by Ivana Morić Filipović, Head of Publishing at Zadar: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/05/07/m...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We're delighted our first post comes from UN@ éditions, a #DiamondOA publishing platform founded in 2019: "Born-open presses and platforms such as UN@ are no longer experimental: they are already fully operational actors in scholarly communication." Read it here 👉 tinyurl.com/y22dxaz6

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📚 New blog series: "Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing". In this series, we'll spotlight #BornOA presses worldwide & hear how they build quality, value & recognition, often without author fees. 👉Read our intro post: tinyurl.com/mr3bnk77

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Want to know how to make #OpenAccess books accessible? Join this free webinar on 27 April & hear from @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies to help: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/04/16/h...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

WEBINAR | How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters) 📍Online & free 🗓️ Monday 27 April, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST 🔗https://univ-amu-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpnL-2wxTbuB9abb8-qmww#/registration

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book. 'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books': openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

OA WEEK: Next week (20-26 October) is #OAWeek! At the OABN, in collaboration with @copim.bsky.social , we've gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to OA books or open infrastructures & shared the details in this post: 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/15/i...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

CALL TO ACTION: How you can support @kcommons.bsky.social Because we support Knowledge Common's mission, have high regard for their services & benefit from their work, we encourage you to consider financially supporting Knowledge Commons: ➡️ openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/16/a...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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 Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Did you miss our #OAbook policy-a-thon event last month? Catch up now! Read our post summarising the event 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/24/o... Watch the recording on YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zsf...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

NEW EVENT: OA Book Policy-a-thon: Taking Action to Expand the Knowledge Base Bring new or updated policies to add to the PALOMERA Knowledge Base & keep it current! 📆 Tues 24 June ⏰ 9am BST / 10am CEST / 11am EEST Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OAbooks #PALOMERA #OApolicy

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

NEW POST: 'From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books' Delve into how to tackle third-party materials for OA books with our blog post & list of resources: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/27/f... #OAbooks #OpenAccess

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

NEW POST: by Wendy Taylor at @salforduni.bsky.social on the Trailblazers #OpenAccess books programme for ECRs Find out how Trailblazers fits into Salford's open content strategy, how it supports authors, & how authors have responded: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/08/t... #OAbooks

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

NEW POST - Around the World with the OABN: Mexico The latest post in our Around the World series, 'El Acceso Abierto en México y los retos de las políticas públicas' by Édgar García Valencia is now available in Spanish & English: 🔗 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/04/23/a... #OAbooks

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

LAST CHANCE to sign up for our next free webinar: 'Services for Open Access book policymaking' ⏰ TOMORROW at 3pm BST/4pm CEST 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/387S-WvES56i7j4wuPc8hQ#/registration #OAbooks #OpenAccess #Policymaking

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

NEW FREE WEBINAR from the OABN: 'Services for open access book policymaking' Discover these resources & discuss what else is missing: 🗣️ Speakers from OA Book Toolkit, PALOMERA Knowledge Base, Jisc Open Policy Finder 📆 9 April, 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We know #MetadataMatters for #OpenAccess books - so we're delighted to be co-organising this FREE WEBINAR on 'Good Metadata Practice for #OABooks' with @oipassoc.bsky.social! 📆Thur 20 March ⏰3pm GMT/4pm CET/11am EDT 🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gd3SXeoVRsCL0muKEpx2rQ#/registration

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

NEW BLOG POST: 'Beyond PALOMERA: What will the future of OA book policymaking look like?' Discover the PALOMERA project's complete set of resources & how you can use these to support #OA books publishing - plus a recording of our recent webinar: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/01/21/b...

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

NEW RECORDING: 'Beyond #PALOMERA: Shaping the Future of Open Access Book Policymaking' Find out what PALOMERA created - including tailored recommendations, a Knowledge Base of policies & a Funder Forum - & how they can shape the future of #OAbooks: 📺 buff.ly/4gDzlDX

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

VIDEO RECORDING: The recording for 'From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books' is now available! Please watch and share: 📺 buff.ly/3Zm0FPW #OAbooks #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing @uolpress.bsky.social

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

EVENT: Beyond PALOMERA: Shaping the Future of Open Access Book Policymaking This free webinar is the final event in the #PALOMERA Series. Find out what's next! 📅 Tue 3 December ⏰ 3pm CET / 2pm GMT / 9am ET 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceiprTsoE9QE4TqUrnJbclC4K-B3Mf_g#/registration

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hi Bluesky! We're the Open Access Books Network. We share resources & blog posts & host events & discussions about all things open access books! We're an open network & we share what we do freely. If you're interested in #OAbooks, give us a follow 👋 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org

An infographic with details about the Open Access Books Network, including the number of followers we have on different platforms, a short timeline of our development since we were founded in 2019, and some information about who we are and what we do: The Open Access Books Network (OABN) brings together a community of people interested in all aspects of Open Access books.
publishers
librarians
policymakers
infrastructure providers
researchers
and anyone interested in OA books

Coordinated by members of OAPEN, OPERAS, Open Book Publishers and SPARC Europe, OABN is free to join and open to all.

We share ideas and best practices.
We learn from one another.
We make the community's voice count.

Topics include: funding for OA books; launching a scholar-led OA press; OA policy workshops; library support for OA books; tracking OA books usage; and MORE!

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