Zeta Books

Zeta Books is an academic publishing house and online bookshop whose catalogue is built around scholarly monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed journals in the humanities. Its online store presents a curated list of roughly 250 titles, organised by subject areas such as History, History of Philosophy, and History and Philosophy of Science. The catalogue is dominated by continental philosophy — especially phenomenology — alongside early modern studies, intellectual history, and the history of communism in Europe. The publisher is closely associated with several recurring scholarly journals and series, including the Journal of Early Modern Studies, Studia Phaenomenologica, and History of Communism in Europe. These appear as multi-issue, multi-year publications with editors such as Vlad Alexandrescu, Sorana Corneanu, Maria Gyemant, Françoise Dastur, and Irina Nastasă-Matei. Individual titles range from monographs on figures such as Ricœur and Patočka to thematic volumes on psychopathology, transcendental idealism, and the history of science. Zeta Books sells both print and electronic formats. Product pages typically offer multiple variants — for example paperback, hardback, and ebook — with prices quoted in euros, generally spanning from around €15 for a single electronic or paperback item up to €80–€120 for hardback or institutional editions. Some titles are flagged as open access, such as The Trauma of Infertility: The Experience of Involuntary Childlessness by Cristina Archetti. The company operates primarily as an online, direct-to-reader business, shipping internationally and serving individual scholars, libraries, and academic institutions. Its editorial focus is European and multilingual, with titles published in English, German, and French. Zeta Books is based in Romania and is a private, independent publisher rather than part of a large media conglomerate.

Zeta Books operates as an academic publisher and online bookshop with a catalogue centred on the humanities. Its website presents a storefront of approximately 250 titles, sorted by latest releases and grouped into subject areas including History, History of Philosophy, and History and Philosophy of Science. The catalogue is heavily weighted toward continental philosophy, particularly phenomenology, as well as early modern studies and the history of communism in Europe. A defining feature of the publisher is its long-running journal programme. The Journal of Early Modern Studies appears in multiple volumes and issues, with editors including Vlad Alexandrescu and Sorana Corneanu; Studia Phaenomenologica is edited by figures such as Maria Gyemant and Françoise Dastur; and History of Communism in Europe is edited by scholars including Irina Nastasă-Matei and Bogdan Jitea. These journals are sold as individual issues or as part of standing series, with prices varying by format and edition. Alongside journals, Zeta Books publishes monographs and edited collections. Representative titles include A Patriarch in Exile: Severus of Antioch and His Pastoral Strategy (518–538) by David-Gabriel Carpen, Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka edited by Paul Marinescu and Ovidiu Stanciu, and Phénomène et image edited by Nicolas Lema Habash and Raphaël Pierrès. The list is multilingual, with titles in English, German, and French. The company sells directly to readers through its website, offering multiple purchase options per title — typically paperback, hardback, and ebook — with prices in euros. Some works are published open access, such as The Trauma of Infertility: The Experience of Involuntary Childlessness by Cristina Archetti. Zeta Books is based in Romania and operates as a private, independent publisher.

Independent academic publisher and online bookseller focused on continental philosophy, phenomenology, history, and the history and philosophy of science, serving scholars and libraries internationally.

• Journal of Early Modern Studies, Volume 14, issue 2 (Fall 2025)

• The Trauma of Infertility: The Experience of Involuntary Childlessness

• Transzendentalität und passiver Erfahrungsursprung

• Perception et possibilités: De la phénoménologie aux sciences de l’esprit

• A Patriarch in Exile: Severus of Antioch and His Pastoral Strategy (518–538)

• Studia Phaenomenologica, Volume 26 / 2026: Phenomenology and Psychopathology

• Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka

• History of Communism in Europe, vol. 16 / 2025: (Re)Gendering Science: Policies, Practices and Discourses in Socialist Context and Beyond

• History of Communism in Europe, vol. 15 / 2024: The Big Red Screen: Cinema Behind the Iron Curtain

• Phénomène et image

• Phenomenology and Transcendental Idealism

• Studia Phaenomenologica, Volume 24 / 2024: Phenomenology and the Sciences

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