Abstract
In recent years, a number of business models have been developed for open access (OA) monographs in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). While each model has been created in response to specific circumstances and needs, some commonalities can be observed. This article outlines some of the main types of model to support the costs of publishing OA books and provides examples of these models across the world. It is followed by three short sketches providing more depth on: firstly, a traditional publisher's OA monograph offer; secondly, a licensing-based model which draws from existing library budgets; and finally, an experiment with delayed open access for books in philosophy: http://dx.doi.org/10.1629/2048-7754.118
Highlights
In contrast to open access (OA) journal publishers, almost all OA book publishers use some sort of hybrid model for their books, providing free access to an OA edition and offering other editions for sale
OECD calls this a ‘freemium’ model, providing free versions of publications and selling premium editions and services, and is able to recover almost all of its costs through this model
This is comparable to OA journals, where only around 30% of OA journals charge article processing charges (APCs) and the majority of OA journals receive some sort of support to maintain their activities[7]
Summary
A number of business models have been developed for open access (OA) monographs in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). This article outlines some of the main types of model to support the costs of publishing OA books and provides examples of these models across the world. Book publishers have on the whole been slow to explore a transition to OA models, but in the last couple of years there has been an increase and there are many examples of OA monograph publishing. This article attempts to give a brief overview of the main business models that are being explored
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