Re: Out-of-print math books: An Update
- From: toni.lassila@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 08:10:06 -0700 (PDT)
On Oct 6, 4:47 pm, tc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The other reason, in the current context, for pursuing paper publication is
that I can get the results much sooner. Assuming all goes well, I should
have a new copy of Welsh's book by next summer. The infrastructure for
electronic books isn't in place yet for that. This may change in the future,
of course, but it's the reality today, and I want the book as quickly and
cheaply as possible.
The infrastructure is in place and has been for years, but the
entrenched
old school publishers have destroyed every e-book format with
excessive
limitations and awkward user experience. Talk about partisanship.
For the record I have yet to meet a person who, given a hardcopy and a
PDF scan of a book, didn't prefer to keep hold of the PDF instead of
the hardcopy.
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