# Scottish Universities Press (SUP) Scottish Universities Press (SUP) [released its first two OA book titles](https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-announces-first-books) in 2024, marking a significant milestone in Scotland’s academic publishing landscape. They have also unveiled a [new open access textbook programme](https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/scottish-universities-press-unveils-new-open-access-textbook-programme-for-2025). [Scottish Universities Press: Looking back at 2024](https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/looking-back-at-2024) Download and read their books for free: 1. [Conversations with Tim Ingold: Anthropology, education and life](https://books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/book/sup-9781917341028). By Tim Ingold, Robert Gibb, Philip Tonner and Diego Maria Malara 2. [Digital Editing and Publishing in the Twenty-First Century](https://books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/book/sup-9781917341073). Edited by James O’Sullivan, Michael Pidd, Michael Kurzmeier, Orla Murphy, Bridgette Wessels and Sophie Whittle. 3. [The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life](https://books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/book/sup-9781917341110). By Richard D.G. Irvine They also recorded 'fireside chats' with their authors to launch the books. Watch [Conversations with Tim Ingold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeGZpak9BJU) (Tim Ingold and his co-authors, Robert Gibb, Philip Tonner, and Diego Maria Malara, [discuss](https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/tim-ingold-blog-post) why open access matters and share insights on why they chose SUP and how they found the experience), and [Dr. Richard Irvine in conversation with Hannah Whaley and Gillian Daly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtjjP2k1DoU) (Richard covers his experiences of living in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and the future of monastic life, and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse). [Read more about Dr. Richard Irvine's book](https://openresearch.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/05/new-st-andrews-book-from-scottish-universities-press.html) on the University of St Andrews (USTAN) website.