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Leading Open Access publisher of high-quality academic books. Non-profit, scholar-led. Part of @copim.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social. Find us here: https://lnk.bio/openbookpublishers
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Our third #OpenAccess book published this month is 'A Society of Meta-Organizations' by Héloïse Berkowitz: it examines how meta-organizations operate, how they can be understood, the problems they raise & what they can achieve.

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A card with an image of the book on a colourful background next to this text: A Society of Meta-Organizations by Héloïse Berkowitz Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations—organizations composed of other organizations—that have become a defining feature of how actors coordinate, govern and make collective decisions. But what exactly makes them distinct, and why do they matter both in theory and in practice? This book delves into the importance, characteristics and diversity of meta-organizations. It explores four interrelated perspectives: meta-organizations as a widespread, heterogeneous empirical phenomenon in contemporary society, as a conceptual framework that raises specific methodological challenges, as part of a broader theory of decision-based social orders, and ultimately as arenas where hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dynamics may unfold. By bridging theory and practice, this work offers new insights into how meta-organizations operate, how they can be studied and understood, the problems they raise and what they can achieve under certain conditions. It is essential reading for practitioners, students, scholars, and policymakers alike.
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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🧵 from Marijn van Putten, author of al-Dānī's al-Taysīr fī al-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ: A Translation with Linguistic Commentary

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February 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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One of the bycatches if doing the translation of the Taysir, is that one thing has become clear to me concerning the Taysir. It was clearly written *after* the al-Dani's big book Ǧāmiʿ al-bayān, and to some extent is a recomposition/condensation of said text. Let me explain. 🧵
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Our third #OpenAccess book published this month is 'A Society of Meta-Organizations' by Héloïse Berkowitz: it examines how meta-organizations operate, how they can be understood, the problems they raise & what they can achieve.

Read freely or buy a copy: buff.ly/V5PQdo0

#OAbooks #MetaOrganizations
A card with an image of the book on a colourful background next to this text: A Society of Meta-Organizations by Héloïse Berkowitz Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations—organizations composed of other organizations—that have become a defining feature of how actors coordinate, govern and make collective decisions. But what exactly makes them distinct, and why do they matter both in theory and in practice? This book delves into the importance, characteristics and diversity of meta-organizations. It explores four interrelated perspectives: meta-organizations as a widespread, heterogeneous empirical phenomenon in contemporary society, as a conceptual framework that raises specific methodological challenges, as part of a broader theory of decision-based social orders, and ultimately as arenas where hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dynamics may unfold. By bridging theory and practice, this work offers new insights into how meta-organizations operate, how they can be studied and understood, the problems they raise and what they can achieve under certain conditions. It is essential reading for practitioners, students, scholars, and policymakers alike.
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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A blog post summarising the main messages of #epio2025, “more with more”
Link to the whole report on the @openbookpublish.bsky.social page: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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NEW BLOG POST: Some Reflections on How 'Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné' Was Received by the Choné Tibetan Community

"The act of returning the book was understood not simply as a gesture of completion but as a form of accountability."

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Some Reflections on How 'Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné' Was Received by the Choné Tibetan Community
The act of returning the book was understood not simply as a gesture of completion but as a form of accountability. The book is a form of recognition that the stories, knowledge, and insights…
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February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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How do we fight the problems that beset contemporary science?

Listen to author Krist Vaesen explain in this short introduction to his new book, 'Neomania': buff.ly/3ZxG3Rx

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A screenshot from the video showing a man sitting in a bright room on a winter's day, wearing a smart jacket and spectacles and gesturing in explanation. Text on the screen reads 'Krist Vaesen: Associate Professor, Philosophy of Innovation (IE&IS)' and a subtitle reads 'As an academic I had spent two years writing one research'
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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NEW TITLE | Neomania: How Our Obsession With Innovation is Failing Science & How to Restore Trust by Krist Vaesen

Worshipping the new has fractured science; Vaesen presents a constructive case for rebuilding research around reliability & truth.

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The book jacket on a colourful background alongside text that says: Neomania: How Our Obsession With Innovation is Failing Science, and How to Restore Trust by Krist Vaesen Contemporary science faces a profound poly-crisis: replication failures, weak theories, poor generalizability, and declining public trust. Neomania contends that these symptoms stem not merely from flawed practices or institutional pressures, but from a deeper cultural pathology—our collective obsession with innovation. This valorization of the new for its own sake has reshaped the scientific enterprise, privileging novelty over reliability and fragmentation over coordination. Drawing on metascience as well as the philosophy and sociology of science, this book offers a critical analysis of how this ethos has permeated the norms and institutions of modern science, and advances a constructive vision for rebuilding science as a coherent and truth-oriented system. Combining philosophical depth with institutional analysis, Neomania addresses students, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with the organization of knowledge production in an era of epistemic crisis. It is both a critique of contemporary scientific culture and a normative proposal for its renewal.
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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essential 🧵 for Quranic studies
phdnix.bsky.social Marijn van Putten @phdnix.bsky.social · 8d
So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?

It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?

It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Come join us for this conference -- in-person registration closes in less than a week 🔜
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📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week!

This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚

👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ

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February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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An exciting new translation of de Scudéry from CultPhil PI Helena Taylor @openbookpublish.bsky.social!

Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine de Scudéry’s 'Conversations' (1680–92) An Essay and Translation

Available open access here: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Book cover: Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine De Scudery's Conversations (1680-92) An Essay and Translation Helena Taylor The cover shows a print of a late seventeenth century gallery, with courtiers admiring art works. Book cover and blurb: Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine de Scudery's "Conversations" (1680-92). An Essay and translation by Helena Taylor
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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NEW BOOK: Our first title in February is an addition to the Cambridge Semitic Languages & Cultures series, al-Dānī's al-Taysīr fī al-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ: A Translation with Linguistic Commentary by Marijn van Putten!

Read freely online or buy a copy: buff.ly/L2oMcBN

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An image of the book against a colourful background next to text that says: al-Dānī's al-Taysīr fī al-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ: A Translation with Linguistic Commentary by Marijn van Putten Al-Taysīr fī al-Qirāʾāt al-Sabʿ by the 11th century Andalusian scholar ʾAbū ʿAmr al-Dānī is one of the most influential descriptions of the seven reading traditions of the Qurʾān. It is the work on which the later didactic poem by al-Šāṭibī was based, which still stands as the basis for the teaching of the reading traditions among Muslim specialists. This book makes the highly technical genre of the Qurʾānic reading traditions accessible through a rigorous translation of al-Dānī’s work with extensive elucidating footnotes. Besides a full translation of the text, the book also includes an in-depth introduction, which lays out the history of the reading traditions, details of their transmission, the technical terminology of the Qirāʾāt genre, and summarises the linguistic principles of the reading traditions using modern linguistic terminology and illustrative tables.
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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NEW TITLE | Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine de Scudéry’s 'Conversations' (1680–92): An Essay and Translation by Helena Taylor

Read freely online, or purchase a copy: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

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An image of the book jacket next to text that says: Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine de Scudéry’s 'Conversations' (1680–92). An Essay and Translation by Helena Taylor Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701) was a celebrated seventeenth-century novelist and essayist, yet her engagement with natural philosophy and the sciences has been largely overlooked. This volume presents the first English translation of 'The Story of Two Chameleons' (1688) and situates it within Scudéry’s broader scientific and philosophical writing. Beyond this seminal text, the book explores her reflections on atomism, natural history, and epistemology, revealing her critical engagement with cutting-edge theories of her time, including a challenge to the Cartesian ‘animal-machine’ hypothesis. With a critical introduction and extensive commentary, this open access edition makes Scudéry’s work widely available to scholars and students in early modern studies, French literature, philosophy, animal studies, and the environmental humanities. It is a timely contribution to ongoing efforts to recover women’s intellectual history and reassess the intersections of literature, science, and philosophy in early modern Europe.
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Excited to finally have the official cover of my forthcoming book, which will be in Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures Series (Open Book Publishers). For a blurb, see link below. No official date for publication yet, but hopefully within a month or so!
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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If all goes well, February 4th will be the day that my translation of al-Dani's Taysir comes out (and if not then, very very soon). It was a lot of work, but I'm very happy with the end result.

And best of all: It'll be Open Access!

www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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PRAISE for Leslie Howsam's 'Eliza Orme's Ambitions: Politics and the Law in Victorian London'

This book fills out earlier scant accounts of Orme's intriguing life, while speculating about why it has been overlooked.

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A card with the book jacket and text that says: Praise for Eliza Orme’s Ambitions: Politics and the Law in Victorian London [T]his book is an excellent addition to the field. It serves as a model for the kinds of exploratory scholarship that are now possible with digital databases like the British Newspaper Archive. Moreover, it offers an excellent jumping off point for new research on the history of women’s rights, Liberal politics, and British legal history. Courteney Smith, Boston University
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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📣 New JiscMail list for small publishers!

Help grow the community! 🌱

Join us for open, supportive discussions on accessibility challenges and good practice

Search OPENBOOK-ACCESSIBILITY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 👉 buff.ly/b1eJBdE

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January 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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💡 Got an idea that can make a difference? This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!

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Collective Development Fund - Open Book Collective
The Collective Development Fund provides small grants to strengthen the global open access book publishing ecosystem. It supports capacity-building projects h…
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January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Do please share the news about these bursaries with your networks or with anyone you know who might be interested!

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Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February?

Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP

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Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim
Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Find out more about Thoth 1.0 at the official launch event 🚀

🧡 Copim Conference
📆 26–27 February 2026
📍 Loughborough University (London Campus) and online
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January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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📢 Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform 📢
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing 🎆🎆🎆

Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform
Thoth Open Metadata is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for open access book publishing.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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I'll be presenting with @theblochian.bsky.social about the work of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the @ojcollective.bsky.social - hope to see some of you there!
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💠 #RLUK26 | Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society | Mar 26

🔹 Registration is open for #RLUK26: exploring dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches to the myriad challenges that libraries & library leaders face.

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January 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February?

Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP

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Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim
Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…
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January 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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New Medieval Books: Interconnected Traditions: Semitic Languages, Literatures, Cultures—A Festschrift for Geoffrey Khan , published by @openbookpublish.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-... #openaccess #languages
New Medieval Books: Interconnected Traditions - Medievalists.net
This open-access book brings together more than thirty essays on languages and the ways they develop, interact, and influence one another. Its main focus is the Middle East, where Hebrew, Arabic, and…
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January 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM