Paradigm Publishing Services will begin digitally archiving scholarly texts from Edinburgh University Press this year. In 2026, approximately 300 titles from Edinburgh will be available digitally, with more scheduled to be archived in 2027. Overall, Edinburgh University Press plans to digitize and make 1,600 titles accessible through Paradigm, giving a new life to books that are no longer cited in their current form.
“Eliminating the concept of ‘out-of-print’ brings immense value to publishers by bringing forgotten titles to the forefront and increasing the overall rate of downloads and citations,” said Steve Fallon, Managing Director of Paradigm Publishing Services. “Paradigm has been working successfully with Edinburgh University Press for several years now on various projects, and I’m pleased that we have been entrusted with this latest venture.”
“Putting the first fifty years of EUP’s catalogue of academic books back into circulation will be of tremendous benefit to researchers and the scholarly community,” said Nicola Ramsey, Chief Executive Officer of Edinburgh University Press. “I’m delighted that we are partnering with Paradigm to make some truly groundbreaking books – including texts from the 1970s and 1980s on machine intelligence and AI – available again.”
Edinburgh University Press’s physical archive dates back to 1949. Many of the out-of-print titles will be digitized for the first time. The archives specialize in subject areas such as Scottish Studies, American Studies, Religion, Language & Linguistics, and Literary Studies, and include many well-known authors and books such as:
- The Chimpanzee by Jane Goodall
- A Hotbed of Genius by David Daiches
- The Crusades by Carole Hillenbrand
- The Tobacco Lords by Tom Devine
- Spaces of Hope by David Harvey
- Deciphering the Signs of God by Annemarie Schimmel
- The Democratic Intellect by George Davie
Founded in 1949, Edinburgh University Press is committed to publishing world-class academic research that amplifies the critical role of the humanities and social sciences in shaping the way we think about and tackle global and local issues.
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