University of London Press

What might stop authors from wanting to publish an experimental book?

@emmagallon.bsky.social says often it’s a widespread lack of awareness of what can be done. What are the possibilities for publishing your research in different ways? Publishers need to show ppl what’s possible.
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Slide titled Our publishing experiments, with bulleted text that reads: - Experimentation an explicit part of UoL Press's publishing remit - Manifold platform - Example book projects: Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, Women Working in the Past, Living with Machines

1/ OBC publishers are innovating when it comes not only to #OpenAccess, but also to form & process. Emma Gallon @emmagallon.bsky.social from @uolpress.bsky.social talking at the #CopimConference about how the press is engaging in a range of #ExperimentalPublishing practices

Slide from the University of London Press on display at the Copim Conference. Text says: Developments in experimental book publishing - three reflections 1) Experimental publishing is increasingly blurring the distinction between where the research project stops and the publication process begins. 2) Experimental publishing continues to be resource- and labour-intensive. 3) There's a reciprocal relationship between experimental publishing and positive (open) research cultures. Publishers as collaborators

The final note from our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social is for publishers to be collaborators.

#OpenAccess and experimental publishing can make a really positive contribution to (open) research cultures.

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Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...

Example book projects that used experimental publishing:
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship doi.org/10.63674/yra...
Living with Machines: Computational Histories of the Age of Industry uolpress.co.uk/book/living-...
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Screen on display at the Copim conference showing new enhanced editions by the University of London Press

Our member @uolpress.bsky.social’s Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social presenting at the #CopimConference on experimental publishing, with a number of enhanced projects available and forthcoming.

Digital screen on display at the Copim Conference showing the University of London Press logo and the title ‘Experimental Publishing Futures’

Our colleague @emmagallon.bsky.social is now presenting on our experimental and multimodal book publishing. #OpenAccess gives us room to rethink what a scholarly book can be. Excited to publish two enhanced OA editions this year using our instance of @manifoldscholar.bsky.social.

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This presentation from @emmabooth.bsky.social was a great endorsement for @thoth-metadata.bsky.social (who we work with to help disseminate our #OpenAccess books).

‘No open access without open infrastructures’.

Feeling energised by yesterday’s #CopimConference and excited for today! Values-driven, community‑owned, scholar‑led infrastructures aren’t just ideals, they’re becoming part of the reality of sustainable #OpenAccess book publishing.

Great to see everyone and be part of some inspiring conversations at the #CopimConference today!

We're looking forward to this! Lots of great sessions planned, including one with our colleague @emmagallon.bsky.social.

We're also excited to see many of those involved with @oipassoc.bsky.social 🤗

#OpenAccess #CopimConference

Great new book klaxon!

YouTube video by The Dr. Anotida Chikumbu - BOOK SERIES Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle (Part 1) By Rachel E. Johnson

Watch a video discussion about recent #OpenAccess book, Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle with author @rachelejohnson.bsky.social:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmK7...

#SouthAfrica #History #Skystorians @ihr.bsky.social

Access the book: uolpress.co.uk/book/voice-s...

- Museums and Patronage by Scott Anthony, @byrnealice.bsky.social & Harry Parker

- Living with Machines by @ruthahnert.bsky.social, Emma Griffin, @jonhistorian61.bsky.social and the Living with Machines Team!

We can't wait for all of these books to be out in the world! Follow us for updates.

- Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity by @theapitman.bsky.social, Sandra De Berduccy & Andreas Rauh

- Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies by @nottinauta.bsky.social & @palaeofuturist.bsky.social

- Insiders and Outsiders in the History of Law by @gwenseabourne.bsky.social & @jhmccunn.bsky.social

- Literature for Change by Charles Burdett, @drjoeford.bsky.social, Godela Weiss-Sussex & @naswells.bsky.social

Plus many more exciting titles throughout the year such as:

- Women Working the Past by @katherineharloe.bsky.social & @amalexathorn.bsky.social

- Prostitution, Repentance and Social Welfare in Renaissance Florence by @drgillhistory.bsky.social

Organised Crime and Migration - University of London Press Human mobility, organised crime and corruption remain critical issues in Mexico and Central America. This book is the first to consider together three major, interconnected ways in which organised cri...

Organised Crime and Migration by Dr Victoria Knox, part of our Critical #HumanRights Studies series, published with @hrc-sas.bsky.social and @icws-sas.bsky.social.

Published #OpenAccess with funding from @acls1919.bsky.social with generous support from Arcadia.

uolpress.co.uk/book/organis...

The 1st book in an exciting brand new #OpenAccess series on #DigitalCulture, Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage by Eirini Goudarouli from @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @amsichani.bsky.social and @jfwinters.bsky.social from @sas-news.bsky.social, May 2026:

uolpress.co.uk/book/explori...

Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain - University of London Press While militaristic and patriotic organisations formed an important part of Edwardian political culture, 1918 often marks a terminus for histories of organised militarism in Britain. Taking the end of ...

👀 Looking ahead at some of the brilliant books we have coming up this year...

Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain by @rowan-thompson.bsky.social, part of our New Historical Perspectives series published with @ihr.bsky.social:

uolpress.co.uk/book/organis...

#Skystorians #History #OpenAccess

An event to celebrate the launch of this brilliant new #OpenAccess book, published with @ials.bsky.social:

uolpress.co.uk/book/migrati...

This is a great write up of everything @oipassoc.bsky.social has achieved over the last year. 30 new members! We're proud to be a founding member and excited for the year ahead, championing #OpenAccess together.

Thanks @beckywojturska.bsky.social!

‘Postcards, Translators and #Esperanto Pioneers: An Alternative History of International Communication’ by Guilherme Fians, Bernhard Struck and Claire Taylor is out now in #OpenAccess!

You can read it here (@uolpress.bsky.social) : doi.org/10.63674/wuj....

Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.

Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply

If you work in production in #publishing and are open to a new role or know anyone who might be, we are #hiring!

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The closing date is 15th Feb. We're a small and friendly team focused on making high quality #OpenAccess books in the #humanities.

Read more:

A few of our team attended this brilliant talk by Elif Shafak last week - the 2026 National #Humanities Lecture hosted by @sas-news.bsky.social.

'It is wrong to reduce a holistic university education and experience into a suffocatingly narrow tunnel with one goal: to make money.'

We think so! Check out the details of our Production Manager role here:

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Closing 15th Feb.

@ipgbook.bsky.social @alpsp.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social

We’re looking forward to being part of this London Open Science & Scholarship Festival @uolpress.bsky.social with partners across neighbouring publishers and institutions!

Find out more below…

@oipassoc.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social

#LDNOpenFest26

Excited to be part of this! 🥳

Mapping Post-War Italian Literature - University of London Press In the aftermath of the reconstruction period immediately after the Second World War, Italy experienced an unprecedented and unexpected phase of economic development, which transformed it from a tradi...

'In this important contribution to Italian studies, Brecciaroli successfully puts heterogeneous literary sources and critical approaches in dialogue'

Thanks to Italica 102:1 (Spring 2025) for this review of Mapping Post-War Italian Literature, available #OpenAccess:

uolpress.co.uk/book/mapping...

Any publishing/production people who might be open to a new role or know anyone who might be - please share!

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...