Maine Open Books

Maine Open Books is an Open Access publishing platform for books, textbooks, and living documents hosted by the University of Maine Libraries. Powered by Manifold.

Maine Open Books is the University of Maine Libraries’ Open Access publishing platform for scholarly books, open educational resources (OER), and dynamic digital projects. Built on the Manifold platform, Maine Open Books supports the creation, publication, and long-term stewardship of openly available monographs and evolving “living documents” that grow through collaboration and engagement.

With iterative texts, powerful annotation tools, rich media support, and robust community dialogue, Manifold transforms scholarly publications into living digital works.