Anthem Press

Name

Anthem Press

Legal name

Anthem Press

Website

https://anthempress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference Works & Academic Databases (Encyclopedias, Indexes, Abstracts) (MPAJABAI)

Keywords

• Academic book publishing
• Scholarly monographs
• Humanities publishing
• Trade book publishing
• Partnership publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Print): Sales of scholarly monographs, research collections, handbooks, textbooks, and professional titles in paperback and hardcover formats. Multiple format options including standard editions and specialty imprints.
2. eBook Sales: Digital distribution of titles in WEB PDF and EPUB formats through the company's own ordering system and third-party platforms.
3. Partnership Publishing: Co-publishing arrangements with universities, associations, think tanks, NGOs, corporations, and other publishers around the world.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Anthem Press publishes scholarly monographs, research collections, handbooks, textbooks, and professional and trade titles in the social sciences, humanities, and business/law fields, delivered in paperback, hardback, and digital (EPUB and WEB PDF) formats. The company operates branded imprints including Anthem Impact, Anthem Handbooks, Anthem Advanced Introductions, Anthem Essential Knowledge, Anthem Advanced Learning, Anthem Professional, Anthem Editions, and First Hill Books, and runs a Partnership Publishing program for co-publishing with universities, associations, think tanks, NGOs, corporations, and other publishers. Distribution is handled through its own e-commerce site, international sales representatives, regional distributors such as NewSouth Books, and dedicated library supply services.

Product overview

Anthem Press is an academic publisher established in 1994 specializing in new academic research, professional and trade books within social sciences, humanities, and business/law fields. The company operates as a multi-imprint publisher with various sub-brands including Anthem Impact, Anthem Handbooks, Anthem Advanced Introductions, Anthem Essential Knowledge, Anthem Advanced Learning, Anthem Test Prep Series, Anthem Professional, Partnership Publishing, Anthem Editions, and First Hill Books. Their book series span diverse academic disciplines including philosophy, environment and sustainability, theatre and performance studies, and fashion. The company offers books in multiple formats including print (paperback, hardback) and digital (eBook in EPUB and WEB PDF formats). Anthem Press is an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, headquartered in London with offices in the US.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anthem Impact: Brand focusing on impactful academic publications
• Anthem Handbooks
• Anthem Advanced Introductions
• Anthem Essential Knowledge
• Anthem Advanced Learning
• Partnership Publishing
• Anthem Editions
• First Hill Books

Products and services

• Anthem Press Academic Publishing Core academic and scholarly book publishing program offering monographs, research collections, handbooks, textbooks, and professional/trade titles in social sciences, humanities, and business/law fields, sold in paperback, hardback, and digital formats to authors, instructors, libraries, and readers worldwide.
• Partnership Publishing Co-publishing service for universities, associations, think tanks, NGOs, corporations, financial institutions, and other publishers to jointly develop and publish scholarly and professional titles using Anthem Press's editorial, production, marketing, and global distribution infrastructure.
• eBook Publishing Digital book publishing service providing EPUB and WEB PDF versions of academic, professional, and trade titles, sold through Anthem Press's own ordering system and third-party digital platforms to individual readers, institutions, and libraries.
• Advanced Introduction to Antitheodicy New academic title in Anthem Press's Philosophy list exploring antitheodicy as an ethical response to suffering, published in paperback, hardback, and eBook formats for scholars, students, and general readers.
• Climate Change and the Future of Boston New academic title in the Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative examining climate impacts on Boston and mitigation/adaptation strategies for scholars, students, and policy readers.
• The Anthem Beckett Studies Reader Edited academic collection tracing the development of Beckett scholarship, published in paperback, hardback, and eBook formats under the Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance series for theatre and performance scholars and students.
• The Anthem Handbook of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the Age of AI New handbook series title exploring how artificial intelligence reshapes soft power and public diplomacy, organized into Theory, Narratives, Culture, Governance, and Conflict sections for scholars and practitioners.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2010INET awarded a grant to support the creation of two book series - 'Economic Ideas that Built America' and 'Economic Ideas that Built Europe' - produced through collaboration between Anthem Press and The History of Political Economy Project at Cambridge University.
• Wimbledon Publishing CompanycoreOthers · 1 January 1994Anthem Press is an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, operating as the academic and professional publishing division of the parent company.
• NewSouth BookscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnthem Press titles are distributed in Australia and New Zealand through NewSouth Books, with fulfillment through Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) in Tuggerah, NSW, Australia.
• Various Universities and Research InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnthem Press develops co-publishing relationships with universities, associations, think tanks, NGOs, corporations, financial institutions and other publishers around the world for joint publication projects.
• Alliance Distribution Services (ADS)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFulfillment partner for NewSouth Books distribution handling warehouse operations in Tuggerah, NSW, Australia with courier and visitor services in Coogee, NSW.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Routledge is one of the world's largest academic book publishers in humanities and social sciences, with thousands of monographs and handbooks annually. Directly comparable to Anthem Press in subject focus (social sciences, humanities, law) and customer base (libraries, scholars, students).
• Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature): Palgrave Macmillan is a major academic book publisher covering humanities, social sciences, and business, with a similar monograph and handbook-led model. Directly comparable in editorial mission, format mix (print + eBook), and library-focused distribution.
• Edward Elgar Publishing: Edward Elgar is a UK-based independent academic publisher with strong overlap in business, law, social sciences, and the humanities. Closely comparable in being an entrepreneurial, mid-sized scholarly press serving similar institutional and author segments.
• Bloomsbury Academic: Bloomsbury Academic is a UK-based division of Bloomsbury Publishing focused on humanities and social sciences monographs. Comparable in subject focus, mid-sized independent positioning, and library distribution model.
• Brill Publishers: Brill is a Netherlands-based academic publisher with strong focus on humanities, social sciences, and international law. Comparable as a mid-sized scholarly press with monograph and handbook series and similar library-oriented distribution.
• Manchester University Press: Manchester University Press is a UK university press with strengths in humanities, social sciences, and economics. Comparable as a UK-based scholarly monograph and handbook publisher targeting overlapping library and academic author segments.
• Policy Press (Bristol University Press): Policy Press is a UK-based academic publisher focused on social sciences, policy, and applied research. Comparable in publishing social-science monographs and handbooks for academic and policy libraries.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge University Press: Cambridge University Press is one of the largest and oldest academic publishers globally, publishing across all major academic disciplines. A broad incumbent in scholarly book publishing against which Anthem directly competes for monographs, handbooks, and authors.
• Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press is a global academic publisher with deep coverage of humanities, social sciences, and law. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same space, with overlapping authors and library customers.

Emerging players

• Zed Books: Zed Books is an independent UK publisher of academic and trade books on global politics, development, and social sciences. Comparable in the intersection of academic and trade/professional publishing for social-issues audiences, though with a stronger advocacy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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