Books licensing

Introduction

Our digital licensing team seeks to work with partners who can help us to achieve our mission of promoting research excellence worldwide. We recognise the value our content can bring to modern and innovative digital platforms, technologies, and channels that transform the way that information is sought and accessed.  We operate globally with more than 100 partners, ranging from start-ups to blue-chips and our licensing activities reach more than 150 countries worldwide.

OUP is built on a heritage that dates back to the earliest days of printing, and our content is drawn together under a brand which is recognised worldwide for its rigour, quality, and value.

We publish the most eminent and authoritative authors, including Nobel Laureates and world-renowned specialists. The rigorous review of our publishing by leading academics from the University of Oxford ensures that our brand and content is relevant and globally recognised.

OUP publishes books for researchers, students, and practitioners, as well leading popular titles for the interested general reader.

We have outstanding publishing lists in Medicine (where we also partner with some of the most recognisable society and hospital brands in the world), Academic and Practitioner Law, Reference, Science, Business, and Humanities.

Alongside a range of outstanding individual titles we publish well known series which stand out for their impact, range, and appeal including:

• Very Short Introductions

• What Everyone Needs to Know …

• Oxford World’s Classics

• Oxford Medical Handbooks

• Oxford Handbooks

• Oxford Dictionaries

How can we help you?

Licensing our content is an efficient and economical way to solve your product’s content need whilst benefiting from our outstanding academic reputation. A dedicated member of our experienced digital licensing team will work with you to explore options for content licensing that fit your business needs and establish a licensing agreement that builds long-lasting and mutual value.  We will help you navigate:

• Content selection
• Business model development
• Trademark rights and positive brand associations
• Promotional activities
• Contracting and legal activities 
• Content transfer and data delivery solutions 

Use cases

Licensees use our content to contribute to and develop research solutions, audiobooks, and subscription based platforms as well as a range of innovative products such as apps and digital therapeutics. Our content is available in modern digital data formats which can be easily manipulated to solve a variety of content needs.

Next steps

Contact our resourceful team for more information.

We’d love to hear from you to talk through how we can help you to address your current content needs.