We are delighted to make public that following the dissolution of its sales partnership with Amsterdam University Press, Arc Humanities Press (ARC) has selected Liverpool Distribution Services (LDS) as its exclusive print distribution-only partner for the UK and Europe, and non-exclusive partner for the rest of the world outside of the Americas. ARC is the sixth scholarly publisher to join LDS since its launch in September 2024, sitting alongside leading university presses in the humanities and social sciences.

ARC Director, Simon Forde, commented: “We worked very successively for the first ten years of our existence with Amsterdam UP and now look forward to a similar period of growth alongside Liverpool. We have managed to develop a clear ‘edgy’ brand identity in a short time, which we now hope to expand.”

LUP Chief Executive, Anthony Cond, added: “Arc Humanities Press has emerged as a leading publisher of medieval studies over the past decade, drawing upon a wealth of university press and scholar-led press experience. Our mission-driven collaboration will further strengthen their presence in the field.”

The new agreement commences 1 October 2025, and orders will be supplied by LUP’s fulfilment partner, Wiley Distribution.

For further information please contact:

Jennie Collinson j.collinson@liverpool.ac.uk  

Simon Forde simon.forde@arc-humanities.org

About Arc Humanities Press

Arc Humanities Press operates as a specialist ALP (academic-led press) from its registered office in Yorkshire, with a focus on the history and impact of the past. It was established as the publishing arm of the learned society for medieval studies worldwide, CARMEN Worldwide Medieval Network. ARC publishes scholarly research across premodern interdisciplinary studies. It takes in the late antique, medieval, and early modern periods from a global perspective; area studies (within and beyond Europe); digital humanities; and research that fosters better public engagement in, and understanding, of the past and the links the premodern world has with the contemporary world.

About Liverpool University Press

Founded in 1899 and rapidly expanding over the past two decades, Liverpool University Press has been described as ‘one of the great success stories in the difficult climate of modern academic publishing.’  LUP publishes around 200 books a year, 50 journals, and more than a dozen digital collections.