EDIUNC

What EDIUNC does

EDIUNC (Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) is the publishing house of the National University of Cuyo, founded in 1989 and based in Mendoza, Argentina. It publishes academic, scientific, and cultural works across humanities, social sciences, regional history, viticulture, cinema, and literature, with a catalog of 244 editions across 13 pages. The press operates a pipeline-driven model, sourcing manuscripts through open annual convocatorias (Convocatorias) and producing both print and ePub digital editions. Its production is supported by a 7-person team and housed in the historic Casa EDIUNC headquarters.

The company runs a multi-channel distribution network consisting of the physical Librería Universitaria (University Bookstore) at its headquarters, an online storefront on MercadoLibre with nationwide home delivery, and direct sales at regional, national, and international book fairs (Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, Guadalajara). Marketing is event-driven, relying on book presentations, cultural events such as the Mes de la Bibliodiversidad, social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), an email newsletter, and earned media coverage in outlets like MendoVoz, El Sol, and Los Andes.

EDIUNC is wholly owned and operated by Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, a public national university, and therefore operates as a government state entity rather than a commercial publisher. Its funding comes from university budgets, public education allocations, and book sales, with no venture capital, private equity, or external commercial ownership identified. The press is institutionally embedded in the Argentine university publishing ecosystem through its executive board role in REUN (Red de Editoriales Universitarias) and participation in the LUA (Libro Universitario Argentino) national program. Recent strategic activity centers on continuous title launches, new themed collections such as the Arturo Roig Collection, and sustained international book fair presence.

Name

EDIUNC

Legal name

Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Website

https://ediunc.uncuyo.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EDIUNC is the publishing house of Argentina's National University of Cuyo, producing 244 academic, scientific, and cultural titles since 1989. It distributes via its Mendoza bookstore, MercadoLibre, and national and international book fairs to academic, cultural, and general readers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJABAJ

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

SECONDARYEDAGAFAE

Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYEDAGAFAF

Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• University press publishing
• Academic book publishing
• Scholarly publications
• EPub digital publishing
• Cultural book publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mendoza

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: EDIUNC generates revenue through direct sales of published books via the Librería Universitaria physical store and online through MercadoLibre. Books are sold at various price points depending on the edition, with prices ranging from approximately ARS 8,000 to ARS 57,000 for print editions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EDIUNC publishes and sells academic, scientific, and cultural books as the official press of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. It operates annual open calls (Convocatorias) for manuscript submissions, manages a catalog of 244 editions across humanities, sciences, viticulture, and regional history, and distributes titles through its on-site Librería Universitaria bookstore, the MercadoLibre online store, book fairs, and home delivery. Books are offered in both print and ePub digital formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Published Book Catalog (244 editions) A catalog of 244 published editions covering academic research, regional history, literature, viticulture, Andean agriculture, sciences, and humanities, available in print and ePub digital formats. The catalog is continuously expanded through annual open calls for proposals (Convocatorias).
• Librería Universitaria (University Bookstore) Physical retail bookstore located at Casa EDIUNC, Sarmiento 607, Mendoza, selling EDIUNC's published catalog to individual readers. Operates as both a storefront and a consultation point, with nationwide home delivery service shipping books to all of Argentina.
• Editorial Publishing Services (Convocatorias) Publishing services for academic and cultural authors, including manuscript evaluation, ISBN registration, copyediting, design, and distribution. Open annual calls (Convocatorias) invite submissions from researchers, professors, and cultural writers affiliated with or thematically connected to UNCuyo.
• Papas andinas y quinua Book on the origin, current state, and recipes of ancestral Andean crops (Andean potatoes and quinoa), part of EDIUNC's Envero collection. Coordinated by Carlos Federico Marfil.
• Tiempos virales Book on the experiences of workers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Mendoza, by Patricia Collado. One of the first local academic studies on the pandemic's labor impact.
• Filosofía del vino Book on wine philosophy and terroir wisdom by Martín Fisicaro, combining philosophical inquiry with Mendoza's viticultural heritage.
• Malargüe: entre veranadas e invernadas Book on the seasonal transhumance (trashumancia) of rural herders in Malargüe, Mendoza, by Oscar Soto. Documents a way of life and regional cultural heritage.
• ePub Digital Editions Digital editions of EDIUNC's published catalog in ePub format, made available alongside print editions. Promoted through seasonal campaigns such as 'Leé digital' for vacation reading.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• REUN (Red de Editoriales Universitarias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDIUNC is an active member of REUN, the Network of University Publishers, which operates under the CIN (Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional). REUN promotes university publishing and academic collaboration across Argentine universities. EDIUNC holds positions on the executive board of REUN.
• Libro Universitario Argentino (LUA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the LUA initiative, a national university book program promoting accessible academic publications.
• Instituto BalseirominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative publisher of scientific and technical works, including the 'Concurso de cuentos de ciencia y tecnología'.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Editorial Sudamericana: Large commercial Argentine publisher (Penguin Random House group) covering humanities and culture. Represents the 'hegemonic' commercial model against which EDIUNC positions itself with its bibliodiversity stance.
• JSTOR: Broad incumbent digital platform for academic books and journals, with whom EDIUNC could partner for institutional distribution of its ePub monographs. Relevant for benchmarking digital-academic publishing economics.

Direct peers

• Editorial UNSAM (Universidad Nacional de San Martín): Argentine university press with comparable academic-publishing operations and REUN membership; useful peer for evaluating EDIUNC's catalog diversification into sciences and social research.
• Editorial UNR (Universidad Nacional de Rosario): Argentine public-university press with overlapping catalog scope (humanities, social sciences, regional culture). Co-member of REUN and LUA, making it a near-perfect operational peer to EDIUNC.
• Editorial UNL (Universidad Nacional del Litoral): REUN-member Argentine university press producing scholarly and cultural monographs; structurally equivalent to EDIUNC as a public-university publishing house with similar catalog size and open-call acquisition model.
• Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires): Argentina's flagship university press (UBA), publishing academic, scientific, and cultural books through a model nearly identical to EDIUNC — open submissions, ISBN-issued academic monographs, and university-affiliated distribution. Most direct national comparable.
• Editorial UNC (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba): REUN-member university press; comparable in mission, scale, and product mix (academic and cultural books via open submission). Operating from Córdoba, it serves as a peer for benchmarking EDIUNC's catalog and distribution performance.
• Edulp (Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata): UNLP's university press, co-member of REUN alongside EDIUNC. Publishes academic and cultural monographs with open calls, integrated online bookstore, and participation in the same national book-fair circuit — a same-model, same-scale peer.

Regional players

• Editorial Teseo: Latin American academic publisher with open-access monographs; serves as a regional peer to understand open-access academic publishing economics, though operates in different markets.

Others

• REUN (Red de Editoriales Universitarias Nacionales): Network of Argentine university presses, including EDIUNC, that coordinates catalog distribution, joint book-fair presence, and the LUA program. Important ecosystem counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EdiuncUncuyo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCv3KMdKEKysPdljUhaT3UXg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ediuncuncuyo
• Instagraminstagram.com/ediunc_uncuyo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ediunc

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Investors

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