Re: 2.0K vs. 0.2K

From: Marvin Margoshes <physchem_at_EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 15:48:56 -0400

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From: Stevan Harnad <harnad_at_COGLIT.ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
To: SEPTEMBER-FORUM_at_AMSCI-FORUM.AMSCI.ORG
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Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: 2.0K vs. 0.2K


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>The exact PDF page images are not worth the extra money. The (refereed,
>accepted) figures and text, reformatted without pages for online
>self-archiving, are just fine.
>
<snip>

PDF page images are harder to read on a screen than text formatted for
online publication. In a few years, as authors include more information in
forms that can't be printed, the online format will become the default and
the print format will be backup.

Marvin Margoshes
Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 19:17:43 GMT