In today's global market, it's more important than ever to understand the evolution of academic publishing. Rely on Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020 to build your strategy in this emerging market for this year and beyond.
This report explains the origins of the open access movement, gives a timeline for its development, but most importantly, the research quantifies open access book publishing as a market segment. The research uses the information gathered through primary and secondary research to develop a financial outlook for open access book publishing with market projections through 2020. This research was conducted in conjunction with a larger study of the overall market for scholarly and professional publishing.
Open Access Book Publishing 2016-2020 contains separate chapters covering the market, notable publishers and programs, and issues and forecast that include:
Exclusive analysis of market size and structure
Title growth metrics
Open access book publishing by discipline
A look at key geographic markets that are pushing the development of open access books
A discussion of the market for non-English-language open access publishing
Exclusive market projections to 2020 and more.
Examples of some of the issues discussed include:
The continued evolution of open access
The impact of open access in social science and humanities vs. scientific, technical and medical
Prevailing business models and experiments
Commercial publishers go small - for now
The impact of mandates
Opportunity for monographs and conference proceedings
Key Topics Covered:
Introduction
Methodology
Definition of Open Access Book Publishing
Scope of the Report
Sources of Information
Methodology for Estimating/Projecting Results
Executive Summary
What is Open Access Publishing?
Key Facts & Trends
Summary
Nearly 10,000 Scholarly & Academic OA Books Are Available on the Internet
OA Books Grow 30% a Year, Account for About $21M in 2015 Revenue
OA Books Continue to Experiment with Business Models
Most OA publishers Are European SSH presses
The Large Commercial Publishers Will Join the Party
Funder Mandates Will Give STM OA Books a Lift
But SSH OA Will Go Down a Separate Path
Chapter 1: Open Access Book Market
Origins of a Movement
Open Access Books Metrics
Open Access Books Market Size
Funding & Mandates
Open Access Books by Discipline
What Type of Books Are Published Open Access?
Open Access Books by Geography & Language
Chapter 2: Notable Open Access Book Publishers & Programs
Leading Open Access Book Publishers
Social Sciences, Humanities Presses Dominate the DOAB
Notable Open Access Publisher Profiles
Cooperative Open Access Book Programs & Trials
Knowledge Unlatched
Unglue.it/Free Ebook Foundation
Other Open Access Book Programs Not Included
Google Books
HathiTrust Digital Library
Project Gutenberg
Chapter 3: Open Access Book Trends & Forecast
Current Trends in Open Access Book Publishing
Open Access Is Not Done Evolving
Print Book Sales Are Falling, Only Partly Replaced by Digital
E-Books Have Become 'Journalized' & With Them Also OA Books
OA Books Build on a Culture of Cooperation
OA Books Will Capture a Significant Share of Emerging Market Output
Mandates Will Spread to Books
Authors Will Seek Quality
Major Publishers Will Not Play a Large Role in OA Books
Monographs & Conference Proceedings Are Up for Grabs