Most definitely not me. --Doug
On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Robert Lancaster <rl...@cybermesa.com>wrote: > > all this stuff requires time, work and risks. Who does it for free? > > Bob Lancaster > > On Apr 20, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Joseph Spinden wrote: > > > Here's an article I came across today: > > > > > > Opinion: Academic Publishing Is Broken | The Scientist > > > > > http://the-scientist.com/2012/03/19/opinion-academic-publishing-is-broken/ > > > > > > > > This started me thinking about what services publishers perform in > general. As this article points out, for the scientific community, some > publications are necessary for historical reasons. Also, I can see great > value in peer review. > > > > But, what is to prevent someone from setting up a web site devoted to > eBooks not subject to the publishers' restrictions ? E.g., self-published > books or books marketed by "ebook agents". By taking the copyrights out of > the current publishers' hands, presumably, the prices could be drastically > lowered while the authors could get higher fees and/or royalties ! > > > > This would not do away with the need for editors. But do editors need > to be employees of the existing publishers ? > > > > So, what are the compelling arguments for the ability of publishers to > maintain their control over content delivered electronically ? > > > > Joe > > > > > > -- > > > > "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." > > > > -- Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1913. > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts drobe...@rti.org d...@parrot-farm.net http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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