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

[Nikos Alexandris]

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).

Cheers, Nikos