"This "customizing" will be a feature of the online system and I think is one of its positive aspects. But the technology should also allow customizing for print. What I think is unclear is the economics of such print products. In my dream world (where I seem to spend more and more time), anyone could order a "print on demand" of whatever part of RDA they want, and prices would be comparable to Lulu or other POD services. That is, about $10 for 250 pages, printed and bound. Even at twice that price, I think libraries would be happy to purchase copies."
I think they would, too. Have the "Co-publishers" made their thoughts on this known? What little I've heard from that quarter has not been encouraging, and while I realize we're a long way from implementation, it'd be nice to have some idea how availability will be handled. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
