open-access.network: Open Access business models for books
peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-10-23
Summary:
"THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS ARTICLE ARE
1. There are numerous business and funding models for open access books.
2. The individual models have specific advantages and disadvantages; some models can be combined with each other.
3. Besides book processing charges (BPCs), which are widely used in the German-speaking area, the parallel sale of print editions, the institutional funding of open access, and consortial models are of particular importance...."