Bookwire Supports Publishers with Comprehensive Open Access Service

Frankfurt am Main, 16 December 2024 – The Frankfurt-based publishing technology and distribution company Bookwire offers publishers extensive support in the field of Open Access (OA).
Open Access (OA) stands for the free, cost-free access to academic publications and their flexible reuse. With its innovative technologies and comprehensive distribution services, Bookwire enables publishers to seamlessly enter the world of Open Access, helping to make knowledge globally accessible.

“Open Access is a cornerstone of modern knowledge transfer and essential for academic publishers,” says Sonja Twelkmeyer, Open Access expert and Senior Manager Publisher Relations & Services at Bookwire. “Our mission is to empower publishers to place their academic publications on leading platforms and thereby make a real contribution to the dissemination of knowledge.”

With a clear focus on practical benefits for publishers, Bookwire offers tailor-made solutions for the distribution and archiving of Open Access publications:

• Wide Distribution: OA publications gain maximum visibility through platforms like Overdrive, the German National Library, ProQuest, and EBSCO.
• Collaboration with OAPEN: Content is swiftly published and integrated into directories such as DOAJ and DOAB, supported by professional peer-review processes.
• Long-term Archiving: Solutions like Portico and an archive in the German National Library ensure permanent availability.

By combining technology, expertise, and strategy, Bookwire paves the way for publishers to enter the Open Access ecosystem, ensuring the sustainable dissemination of knowledge worldwide. Publishers benefit not only from efficient distribution but also from strategic insights and reliable support from Bookwire’s account management team.

About Bookwire & “Bookwire OS – One Solution"
Bookwire was founded in Frankfurt in 2010 as a service provider for publisher distribution of eBooks and digital content. It has since become one of the leading international businesses in digital publishing technology. Bookwire currently employs 160 people in Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Brazil, Italy and the USA, who take care of more than 3,000 publishers in the fields of eBooks, audiobooks, podcasts and Print-on-Demand. The pioneering software “Bookwire OS – One Solution” delivers, analyzes, and markets around 1,300,000 eBooks and 300,000 audiobooks in all relevant distribution channels. In addition to the latest customer analytics and pricing technology, publishing clients of Bookwire also have access to individual support from account & marketing managers who look after the clients from end to end. Bookwire is led by the founders Jens Klingelhöfer (CEO) and John Ruhrmann (Co-CEO), as well as by Christian Lindemann (COO), and has branches in Barcelona, London, Milano, São Paulo, New York and Paris, in addition to the company headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and the "Digital Hub" in Dortmund.

For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact: 
Jan Stausberg
Corporate PR Manager, Bookwire
jan.stausberg@bookwire.de