Revenue up 5% at Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press has reported a revenue rise of 5% in the year to end July, to "over £2.9m".

The press attributed the rise to a "strong" performance in journals and a 39% rise in e-book sales, taking the latter to 19% of the total.

Chief executive Timothy Wright said it had been "a much better year for Edinburgh University Press in markets which continue to be challenging - particularly in North America." He said: "Our decision to bring back control of e-book sales in-house has been vindicated and our ongoing investment in the journals business has begun to pay dividends."

Wright cautioned that the challenge continues to be the monograph, particularly in the US where changing purchasing models from libraries are "significantly reducing" sales.

However EUP saw significant sales growth in the UK last year, he added.

The press will publish 200 books and 42 journals over the next year.

EUP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the university of Edinburgh.