On 23 Aug 2005, at 16:37, J.F.B.Rowland wrote:
> If an item can be obtained free of charge, for how
> long will people go on buying it?
If that were the choice then publishers would truly be in an awful
position. However, if the items that a publisher provides have more
value than the ones that can be found for free on the internet then
there is still a reason for subscription.
Remember "the open-access version is a supplement to, not a
substitute for, the toll-access version".
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Les Carr
Received on Tue Aug 23 2005 - 18:37:02 BST