good news for open access « Object-Oriented Philosophy

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"With re.press book contracts, the first X number of sales go towards cost recovery for that small press. That, combined with the fact that anyone can download Prince of Networks free of charge, made me simply assume that I’d never see a penny of royalties from that book. Now, the first royalty check is on its way. These are always tiny when philosophy books are involved, but the point is that it’s an excellent sign that open access books are economically feasible...."

Link:

http://doctorzamalek2.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/good-news-for-open-access/

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.new oa.business_models oa.books oa.books.sales oa.philosophy oa.ssh oa.economics_of oa.humanities

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 13:25

Date published:

06/27/2011, 20:12