Selling out feminism: 100 photocopies for $3,607
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"Would you like your students to read ...[a certain book]? The cost for rights to photocopy 100 copies for library reserve is $3,607, according to the Copyright Clearance Centre. This photocopy right does not get you the article itself to copy. In contrast, here are three options for full open access that cost more than two thirds less than this publisher wishes to charge for another photocopies for a hundred students: OJS journals average cost per article: $188 (Edgar & Willinsky); Hindawi's Education Research International: $500; Co-Action Publishing's Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion: $965 ..."