The Rise of Open Access Books

In 2017, the Directory of Open Access Books marked the 10,000 titles milestone. Today, this important service lists almost 13,000 academic peer-reviewed books, monographs and chapters from 282 publishers.

Plan S Lands At Frankfurt

In a special “pop-up” program for the Frankfurt Book Fair, a trio of leading scholarly publishers shared what it takes for Open Access publishers to be smart about Plan S

Frankfurt Welcomes France

France has a lot to show at Frankfurt, and French publishers expect to show what they are doing now and what they have changed in the past few years.

Frankfurt Guest of Honor Is France, French Language

In the European Union, France and Germany dominate economically, politically, and culturally. In October at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Franco-German alliance will take center stage when France is the annual guest of honor at the world’s largest publishing industry trade show.

The Future of Copyright

As was evident everywhere at the recent Frankfurt Book Fair, publishing today depends on technology, and technology is pressing copyright in ways never imagined in the days of printing presses. Copyright holders in the digital age are under challenge across the globe,...