[OSGeo-Discuss] "Open Source Approaches in Spatial Data Handling" - Springer "Advances in GIS series"

[Helena Mitasova]

On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Nikos Alexandris wrote:

> Ian:
>
>>>> don't sell many copies because they are expensive. :-( This is
>>>> especially annoying as the authors give them the text for free.
>
> The problem is more or less known (I have experiences about (local)  
> bookstores
> and their struggle with book in general and technical/specialised  
> books
> specifically). But things change rapidly.
>
> G. Allegri:
>
>>> So why should we continue to fill this vicious circle? I hope one  
>>> day
>>> a more ethical and fair circuit will be set up by the scientific
>>> community....
>
> Ian:
>
>> When my boss scores my performance based on open texts instead of  
>> books :-)
>
> :-)
>
> How about examining the potential to adapt Open Source Bussiness  
> models in
> (e-)books bussinesses? I do not mean necessarily cost-free, but  
> accessible e-
> books (=reader-friendly pricing policy).

you can always publish with  lulu.com (I bought the MapWindows  
hardcopy book there)
and you preserve your copyright and set your price and people can get  
your book as e-book and hardcopy.
You just need to do your own marketing. Thousands of books have been  
published
through them - lot of textbooks,

Helena


>
>
> Cheers, Nikos
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