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The Web-scale University Press

This is an essay on what it would mean to create a university press that operates at Web scale. It speculates about what such an endeavor would look like and probes some aspects of the financial model.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Nov 7, 2013
  • 16 Comments

Twilight of the Promotional E-book

As e-books have become mainstream, the art of using free e-books to drive print sales is coming to an end. But there are next steps for those who wish to think ahead.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Oct 31, 2012
  • 2 Comments

The POD Booby Trap and the Lure of Open Access Books

Using POD (print on demand) as a means to support open access is not a viable business model.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jun 15, 2010
  • 5 Comments

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