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)
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