The Scholarly Kitchen
What's Hot & What's Cooking in Scholarly Publishing – from the Society for Scholarly Publishing
sustainability
Is PeerJ Membership Publishing Sustainable?
The details of PeerJ’s business model raise many questions, some of which may pertain to inherent Silicon Valley ways of doing business, others to efforts to create a community of required activity. Continue reading
Stage Five Book Publishing — How to Go Beyond “Sustainability” and Into “Viability”
Book publishing is evolving in stages, and when we get to Stage Five, where books are sold on a subscription basis, the fortunes of scholarly publishers will improve dramatically. Continue reading
In Search of Sustainability: Business Models in Publishing
Experimentation and choice are key to finding long-term sustainability. Continue reading
A Library Card Under the Christmas Tree
‘Twas the month before Christmas, and by listening hard, you can hear Joe Esposito yearn for a library card. The reasons are simple, yet give publishers pause. No wonder Joe’s only hope is with Santa Claus. Continue reading
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