Contents |
The Changing Environment for Scholarly Publishing -- The Product and Pricing of Scholarly Journals -- The Promotion and Placement of Scholarly Journals -- The Product and Pricing of Scholarly Books -- The Changing World of Scholarly Books: The Impact of Technology, Money Flows, Open Access, and Libraries as Publishers -- Managing in Turbulent Times-Toward New Business Strategies in Scholarly Publishing. |
Abstract |
"This is a detailed analysis of the business of the scholarly publishing in the U.S. of: books; journals; pre-prints; and various scholarly publications in institutional repositories. Drawing on an extensive review of the literature, and statistical sources, the book examines: the changing environment of scholarly publishing; the product, price, placement, promotion, and costs (including some P & L statements) of scholarly books and journals. Special attention is paid to: the history and development of scholarly books and journals; intellectual property issues, including the development of the U.S. copyright law and infringement issues Sci-Hub; an author's contract; and the impact of technology (including open access) on books and journals. The book also discusses how scholarly publishers are trying to manage in what are turbulent times. The book contains extensive notes, a detailed bibliography, book and journal statistical tables, and figures."-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2019044739 |
ISBN | 9780190626235 (hardback) |
ISBN | (epub) |
ISBN | (online) |