Artech House

What Artech House does

Artech House is a specialty technical book publisher founded in 1969 and headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with a second office in London, United Kingdom. The company operates as a subsidiary of Horizon House Publications, the publisher of Microwave Journal, and serves practicing engineers, government and defense technical buyers, and university libraries with a catalog of more than 800 titles spanning 22+ engineering subject areas, including RF/microwave engineering, radar, electronic warfare, photonics, antennas, power systems, and signal processing. Artech publishes roughly 30 new titles per year, predominantly in hardback and digital formats, and has recently invested in second-edition refreshes across multiple established franchises.

The company's product technology stack centers on a cloud-based eBook platform with Adobe Content Server-based DRM, a perpetual-access institutional subscription product branded Artech Access, and a print-on-demand "In-Print-Forever" hardbound offering for long-tail backlist titles. Companion software bundles ship with selected titles. Hardback books are priced roughly $82-$144, digital editions $82-$102, and Artech Access institutional subscriptions are customized per library or corporate account.

The business model combines one-time book sales (consumer engineers, corporate buyers, defense procurement) with recurring Artech Access institutional subscriptions to university and corporate libraries, plus companion software revenue. Distribution runs through two regional fulfillment centers in the US and UK and a self-described proprietary customer list that Artech describes as the largest in the domestic and international technical book buyer segment. The publishing program is curated by a small in-house editorial team, including a Senior Acquisitions Editor, and is supported by a sales and marketing function based across the Norwood and London offices.

Name

Artech House

Legal name

Artech House

Website

https://us.artechhouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Artech House is a specialty technical book publisher (founded 1969, subsidiary of Horizon House Publications) producing 30+ new engineering titles per year across 22+ subjects, serving corporate engineers, defense/government buyers, and university libraries via direct sales, an Artech Access institutional subscription platform, and print-on-demand backlist.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Management & HR Reference (Operations, Strategy, HR, Leadership) (EDAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Technical book publishing
• Engineering eBooks
• Institutional library subscriptions
• RF microwave references
• Professional engineering titles

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Physical and Digital): One-time sale of technical books in hardback and digital download formats. Individual book purchases through the e-commerce website with prices ranging from approximately $82 to $144 for hardback editions and $82 to $102 for digital downloads.
2. Artech Access Institutional Subscriptions: Multiuser, concurrent access subscriptions for corporate and academic libraries with custom packages ranging from 25 titles to 800+ books collection. Perpetual access model with custom pricing based on package size.
3. Companion Software Sales: Sale of companion software bundled with selected textbooks or as stand-alone packages, providing added value and additional revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Artech House is a technical book publisher that produces, distributes, and sells specialized engineering books and eBooks across 20+ subject areas including RF/microwave, wireless communications, radar, electronic warfare, GNSS, power engineering, photonics, and signal processing. The company sells individual titles directly to consumers and engineers through its e-commerce website and offers perpetual multiuser institutional subscription packages through its Artech Access platform for corporate and academic libraries.

Product overview

Artech House operates as a technical book publisher offering a portfolio of products centered on specialized engineering publications. The core offering consists of technical books across 22 subject areas spanning communications, radar, electronic warfare, sensors, signal processing, power engineering, and related engineering disciplines. The company provides its content through two primary channels: individual print/eBook purchases and the Artech Access institutional subscription platform, which offers multiuser access to 800+ titles with custom package options for corporate and academic libraries. The eBook Library provides individual customers cloud-based online reading and offline download capabilities. Supporting services include author proposal and manuscript preparation guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Artech Access: A subscription eBook platform offering perpetual, multiuser, concurrent access to engineering titles with custom packages ranging from 25 titles to 800+ books collection.
• In-Print-Forever (IPF)

Products and services

• Artech House Technical Books Publisher of cutting-edge technical books and software for engineering professionals and students, covering RF/microwave design, wireless communications, radar engineering, electronic defense, GPS/GNSS, power engineering, computer security, and building technology. Available in hardback print and digital download formats across 20+ subject areas.
• Artech Access eBook Platform Cloud-based eBook subscription platform providing perpetual, multiuser, concurrent access to 800+ engineering titles dating back to 1999, with custom packages ranging from 25 titles to full collection, full copy/paste/print/download capabilities, and DRM-free eBooks transferable to any device.
• Corporate/Academic Library Subscriptions Institutional subscription service offering perpetual multiuser access, custom package selection from 25 titles to 800+ books, full copy/paste/print/download rights, DRM-free eBooks transferable to any device, remote access, custom pricing models, stats and MARC records for corporate and academic libraries.
• Artech eBook Library Individual eBook reading service allowing online reading at any time or download to devices for offline access via Adobe Digital Editions compatible readers, with Print/Copy/Paste up to 50% every 30 days for individual customers.
• In-Print-Forever (IPF) Hardbound Edition Print-on-demand hardbound edition printed at customer request and delivered within 2-4 weeks of order receipt, enabling the publisher to keep out-of-print titles perpetually available.
• Companion Software Companion software bundled with selected textbooks or sold as stand-alone packages, providing additional value and a supplementary revenue stream.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Horizon House Publications, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtech House is a subsidiary of Horizon House Publications, Inc., which also publishes the internationally acclaimed magazine Microwave Journal. This association has helped Artech House establish itself as a premier publisher in technical fields and provides access to internationally acclaimed publications network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier: Elsevier is a leading scientific and technical publisher with deep engineering, electronics, and applied science content. It competes with Artech House in technical reference books and institutional library sales, but as part of a much larger portfolio.
• MIT Press: MIT Press publishes advanced technical and scientific books across engineering, computing, and applied sciences. It serves overlapping academic and professional library buyers but spans a much wider portfolio than Artech House's engineering focus.
• Cambridge University Press: Cambridge University Press publishes engineering, applied science, and technical books, including titles in photonics, communications, and signal processing. It targets similar academic library customers but with a much broader humanities and science catalog.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature is one of the largest academic and scientific publishers globally, with deep engineering and applied science book and journal programs. It overlaps with Artech House on specialized engineering reference content but operates at much broader scale.
• McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill is a broad incumbent publisher with engineering and technical textbooks (and the former McGraw-Hill professional engineering list). It serves the same engineering student and professional buyer base but across a much wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• World Scientific Publishing: World Scientific publishes technical and scientific books and journals across engineering, photonics, communications, and applied physics. Its catalog depth and institutional distribution model closely parallel Artech House's institutional subscription approach.
• IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology): IET publishes technical books and journals across telecommunications, RF engineering, radar, and electronics—directly overlapping Artech House's core subject areas and serving similar engineering professional and academic audiences.
• Wiley: Wiley is a major global publisher with a strong engineering, scientific, and technical book program (including Wiley-IEEE Press titles). It directly competes with Artech House in technical reference and engineering handbooks for professional and academic buyers.
• CRC Press (Taylor & Francis): CRC Press publishes a deep catalog of engineering, RF/microwave, signal processing, and applied technical books, mirroring Artech House's specialized engineering focus and serving the same academic and professional library customers.

Others

• Horizon House Publications (Microwave Journal): Horizon House Publications is Artech House's parent company and publisher of Microwave Journal, providing cross-promotional access to a global RF/microwave engineering audience. It is an ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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