The bottom line is that scholarly publishing isn’t financially feasible as a business model — never was, never was intended to be, and should not be. If scholarship paid, we wouldn’t need university presses. —The Invisible Adjunct —Crisis in Scholarly Publishing (Invisible Adjunct)
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But the PBS shows agitate for sponsors and donors. Should we leave blank pages in our books, or interrupt our monographs with local celebrities trying to sell a tote bag for $80? :)
Precisely. Academic presses and journals are the PBS network of the publishing industry. In any case, I think the problem might lie with library budgets being cut across the country. — Mike Arnzen