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Martin Paul Eve

Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London

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More on my experience with Open Book Publishers

I can say, without a shred of doubt, that my experience with Open Book Publishers has been nothing short of excellent. For reference/comparison: I’ve published three other books with Cambridge UP, Bloomsbury and Palgrave. In all respects, OBP were at least as good, if not better in some areas, than some of the others.

Literature Against Criticism

A few areas are worth commenting upon:

  1. The peer-review was excellent in terms of both rigour and speed. It was relatively quick and they kept me informed throughout when one of the reviewers asked for a deadline extension. When I did receive the reports (of which there were three – more than on any of my other books) – the feedback was constructive and clearly from people who knew the field.

  2. Production. This was another great experience. The copyediting was done by an academic (I think she is a postdoc at Cambridge) and was extremely thorough. It was also done in a timely fashion. Cover designs and typeset proofs were also extremely quick. Finally, the whole thing will be out this/next week. I only delivered the final manuscript last month. It is fantastic not to have to wait ages for a book to be published.

  3. Prices. Paperback at £16 and free PDF online. Can’t really beat that.

I managed to get Birkbeck to fund the Book Processing Charge and I don’t regret it at all. I’d publish with them again.