Navigating the Big Deal: A Guide for Societies

[…] as the new revenues must be weighed in context of the entire economics of working with a commercial publisher versus self-publishing. For a large publisher, the inclusion of society journals in its packages is likewise beneficial, providing: High-value content. Society journals […]

Trade Publishing and Ebooks: W(h)ither the Supply Chain?

[…] industry. Auletta notes that Amazon is already actively exploring just this scenario along several fronts. They have set up a self-publishing division called CreateSpace (formerly BookSurge). They are also working directly with high-profile authors such as Stephen Covey. And there’s […]

Bulwarks, Agility, and Foresight

[…] I am thinking of the special variety of Gold open access introduced as PLOS ONE. Trade publishers were dismissive of self-publishing, but for almost a decade now we have seen clear signs of its viability in scholarly publishing. Today self-publishing […]