Amsterdam University Press Monograph Sales and Open Access Impact

Amsterdam University Press sales data for 513 books over 36 months from 2010 to 2012 analyzes the effect of Open Access publishing. Ronald Snijder's dataset includes sales figures segmented by commercial potential, frontlist/backlist status, and language. It examines whether a hybrid sales and Open Access model improves sustainability for monograph publishing.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlation between Open Access status and sales figures for 513 monographs.
• Compare frontlist sales performance against backlist sales over a 36-month period.
• Model the influence of language and commercial potential on monograph sales.
• Evaluate sales impact for books with specific print runs, such as between 1 and 2000 copies.
• Assess the hybrid publishing model's effect on sustainability using monthly sales data.

Strengths

• Dataset contains sales figures for 513 distinct books.
• Time series spans 36 consecutive months from 2010 to 2012.
• Over 70% of the books have Open Access status, providing a substantial sample for comparison.
• Analysis separates frontlist and backlist titles, enabling targeted insights.

Limitations

• Sample size of 513 books may be limited for generalizing to all academic publishing.
• Data is temporally stale, covering only a three-year period ending in 2012.
• Geographic and institutional bias is present, as it only includes titles from one specific publisher.

Provenance

Source

Ronald Snijder, Amsterdam University Press.

Collection Method

Sales figures collected from the publisher's records.

Time Range

2010 to 2012.