On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Nikos Alexandris wrote:
Ian:
don't sell many copies because they are expensive. :-( This is
especially annoying as the authors give them the text for free.
The problem is more or less known (I have experiences about (local)
bookstores
and their struggle with book in general and technical/specialised
books
specifically). But things change rapidly.
G. Allegri:
So why should we continue to fill this vicious circle? I hope one
day
a more ethical and fair circuit will be set up by the scientific
community....
Ian:
When my boss scores my performance based on open texts instead of
books :-)
:-)
How about examining the potential to adapt Open Source Bussiness
models in
(e-)books bussinesses? I do not mean necessarily cost-free, but
accessible e-
books (=reader-friendly pricing policy).
you can always publish with lulu.com (I bought the MapWindows
hardcopy book there)
and you preserve your copyright and set your price and people can get
your book as e-book and hardcopy.
You just need to do your own marketing. Thousands of books have been
published
through them - lot of textbooks,
Helena
Cheers, Nikos
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