Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing arm of the University of Cambridge and is described as the oldest university press in the world, tracing its origin to letters patent granted to the university by Henry VIII in 1534. It publishes academic journals, monographs, reference works, school and university textbooks, English language teaching materials and Bibles, and also serves as the King's Printer. It has a global sales presence with offices in more than forty countries, and it has issued tens of thousands of titles by authors from more than a hundred countries. As part of the University of Cambridge it operates as a non-profit organization. In 2021 it merged with Cambridge Assessment to form Cambridge University Press and Assessment, although the Press retains an independent existence inside the larger body. Its history includes the first journals programme in 1893, an international branch in New York in 1949 and the sale of its printing operation in 2012.