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Athabasca University Press (AU Press) is a scholarly publisher and a division of
Athabasca University Athabasca University (AU) is a Canadian public university that primarily operates through online distance education. Founded in 1970, it is one of four comprehensive academic and research universities in Alberta, and was the first Canadian ...
. Founded in 2007, the press was the first open-access publisher in Canada. Domestically, the press's books are distributed by the
University of British Columbia Press The University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press) is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia. It is a mid-sized scholarly publisher, and the largest in Western Canada. The press is based in Vancouver, British Col ...
. As of 2019, the press has published over 120
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books, which include titles in North American Western history, labour studies, distance and online education, and indigenous studies. AU Press has also published works of fiction, drama, poetry, and autobiography, both original and translated. A number of the Press's titles have garnered academic awards, in fields ranging from history and archaeology to creative non-fiction to distance education; other titles have been recognized for their design. In addition to producing and selling printed books, AU Press also offers free digital access to their publications on its website. Similarly, the AU Press imprint "Remix" publishes open access educational resources created by Athabasca University faculty. All works are licensed under a
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license. The press is currently a member of the
Association of University Presses The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) is an association of nonprofit, mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses. It is based in New York City. Until December 2017, it was known as the Association of American Univ ...
, Association of Canadian University Presses, and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.


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