The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for November 2010
One World Publishing, Brought to You by the Internet
The sale of e-books over the Internet will lead to a restructuring of the book business and the evolution of truly global publishers. Continue reading
A Quick Poll About Google AdWords
Are you seeing ads on the Kitchen? Tell us! Continue reading
The Reboxetine Scandal — How Should We Make Medical Trial Data Available?
Another scandal rocks medical journal publishing. It’s time to stop pretending journals can salvage this on their own. It’s time to bring modern solutions to bear. Continue reading
Print Book Sales Fall, E-Book Sales Rise, and E-Books Will Soon Join the New York Times Bestseller List
The migration from print to digital continues for book readers. Even the venerable New York Times bestseller lists are changing in response. Continue reading
Dueling Michael Caine Impersonations
Who impersonates Michael Caine better? You be the judge. Continue reading
The Price of Transparency and Peer Review
EMBO opens up the black box of peer-review. Is it worth the cost? Continue reading
The Face-down Publishing Paradigm
The face-down publishing paradigm involves the display of content on mobile devices that are constantly altered by computer processes in the Internet Cloud. Continue reading
Where Trust Is Built and How It Can Be Destroyed — A Publisher’s Perspective
A write-up of a presentation at Charleston, here’s one way to parse trust in academic publishing. Continue reading
The Upside of Paywalls Revisited — Now With Actual Data
Despite hand-wringing about the Times UK’s paywall, the numbers show that revenues may have justified the move. Continue reading
“Waking Up Is Hard To Do” — Nurse Anesthestists Sing It!
Amateur talent that won’t put you to sleep. Or will it? Continue reading
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