Inkflow Publishingv1.0.0

Copim is an international community of researchers, librarians, publishers, and developers working to create a more equitable ecosystem for open access books. It is for academic institutions, university presses, and anyone invested in making scholarly monographs freely accessible and financially sustainable.

• Community-Led Publishing Models: Creates and supports cooperative funding models, like the Open Book Collective, that allow libraries to directly support open access book publishing.
• Sustainable Revenue Pathways: Develops practical business models, such as Opening the Future, that help publishers transition their existing catalogs to open access without relying on author fees.
• Open Metadata Management: Provides Thoth, an open-source platform for creating, managing, and disseminating comprehensive bibliographic metadata for books, improving discoverability.
• Accessibility and Preservation: Dedicated working groups focus on making open access content accessible to all readers and ensuring its long-term digital preservation.
• Experimental Publishing: Researches and pilots new, web-native formats and publishing workflows to expand the possibilities of the scholarly book.