Some Thoughts about Books and Access

"So I'm a big fan of open access publishing, of presses like re.press and punctum that publish in print (for a reasonable fee) and allow quick, free downloading. I wish more presses followed this model, or at least enabled easy access to e-versions of books (Ohio State University Press, home of the promising Interventions series, requires that you order a CD for $9.95 and have it mailed to you to obtain an electronic book). I have no idea what the contours of the publishing landscape will resemble in the years ahead, but I am reasonably certain that the future is with Minnesota, re.press and punctum rather than the $90 books of Palgrave, Brill, D. S. Brewer, Ashgate, and so on...."