[IRTalk] SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING AND ITS DISCONTENTS

[Nason Bimbe]

This book examines the emergence, consequences and remedies for market
power in scholarly publishing. While many activists have used various
boycott mechanisms to diminish to power of publishers these have been
largely ineffective. Moreover, new business models have not changed the
situation appreciably.

The book provides an economic treatment and concludes that the only way to
have a long lasting sustainable means of diminishing publisher market power
is to unlock the knowledge from within journals rather than open access to
the journals themselves.

If you want an overview of the long-lasting debates in this area with a
clear presentation of economic evidence and findings and some
thought-provoking ideas, this is book is for you.

http://www.joshuagans.com/scholarly-publishing-and-its-discontents/
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