Open AccessPeter Suber
Open Access
by Peter Suber · first published 2012
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Authoritative introduction to open access
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Peter Suber's book on Open Access is really great, but I think it lacks perspectives on the use of the Open Access movement to fight bibliometrics. If you speak French I recently wrote a detailed introduction to the Open Access movement…
on “Don't buy the IEEE edition of my book” ↗…current interest. Leading thinkers write the books in this series, and experts deliver overviews of subjects that range from the cultural and the historical to the scientific and the technical. ... "Open Access" ($7.47) https://www.amazon.com/Open-Access-Press-Essential-Knowledge...
on “Books from the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series” ↗There are a number of claims that this happens in the academic market as well. Sources: 1. Peter Suber's Open Access monograph, chapter 5, p. 107-110 (itself open access, of course). https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_(the_book) argues that OA books facilitate "searching and sampling," and then people want to…
on “I gave away my books and sales increased” ↗…IEEE: http://goo.gl/UJnv9L They split that book into 25 individual chapters, each one costing $15, for a grand total of $375. And it's an extra $15 if you want the book cover/table of contents! http://goo.gl/QVmRvU) Open Access by Peter Suber From MIT Press https://goo.gl/yF0kB8 From IEEE http://goo.gl/N01xF2 That's the same as the other book, split into chapters and sold for $15 each. There is no way an individual would…
on “Ask HN: Is It Legal for IEEE Sell Creative Commons Content?” ↗