De Gruyter has announced a new eBook distribution agreement with independent publisher Berghahn Books. The strategic partnership entails hosting and worldwide distribution of over 2,000 frontlists, backlist, and archive titles published by Berghahn via degruyter.com. At least 20% of Berghahn's total frontlist collection will be exclusively available DRM-free through De Gruyter.
Berghahn Books is a family-run publishing house that produces more than 125 new titles a year, including in the areas of History, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Migration and Development, and Film. Founded in 1994 by Marion Berghahn, the house prides itself in identifying and adopting titles that promote the ideals of equality and tolerance in both theory and application.
De Gruyter is proud to further cement its commitment to supporting and sustaining independent, commercial publishers with a progressive mission through this new partnership. The synergy in vision and a deep commitment to advancing title access with a user-centric approach ensures that the partnership will flourish prosperously.
Berghahn Books is the latest partner to join De Gruyter's University Press Library (UPL), allowing libraries to purchase the complete frontlist collection of leading academic presses in multi-user access. The University Press Library started in 2014 as a pilot with three university presses. Today, 20 academic presses are part of UPL.
