There’s not a need to re-design the scholarly monograph itself. There’s a need for tools that can better facilitate a connection between author and reader.
Richard Fisher looks at the past, the present and the future of monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences.
As the scholarly communication environment changes, so does the monograph–and the nature of scholarship itself. A few years from now, what will these terms even mean?
Providing free access to online books has no effect on sales and citations but increase online downloads. A critical review of the study’s research proposal three years ago foretold these very results.
Amazon’s latest play is aimed squarely at academics. Will it revive the moribund monograph market?