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I recently learned Robert Maxwell was arguably the brain behind the scientific publishing industry,

guardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science

... back in 1988, Maxwell predicted that in the future there would only be a handful of immensely powerful publishing companies left, and that they would ply their trade in an electronic age with no printing costs, leading to almost “pure profit”. That sounds a lot like the world we live in now.
 

sufi

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I recently learned Robert Maxwell was arguably the brain behind the scientific publishing industry,

guardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science

... back in 1988, Maxwell predicted that in the future there would only be a handful of immensely powerful publishing companies left, and that they would ply their trade in an electronic age with no printing costs, leading to almost “pure profit”. That sounds a lot like the world we live in now.
he was a gangster and it's a racket
 

mixed_biscuits

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we're talking about the national library which keeps a copy of every published book (including @woops's)
Little known Jewish hack: if you publish pretty much anything new on Amazon the British Library is legally obliged to buy a copy at your chosen price of £10,000. I now work 3 hours a year.
 

sufi

lala
Little known Jewish hack: if you publish pretty much anything new on Amazon the British Library is legally obliged to buy a copy at your chosen price of £10,000. I now work 3 hours a year.
(unfortunately the website is down but)
https://www.bl.uk › help › how-to-deposit-your-print-publications

How to deposit your print publications - The British Library

The British Library is entitled to delivery, free of charge, of one copy of every publication within one month beginning with the day of its publication. The copy deposited must be "of the same quality as the best copies which, at the time of delivery, have been produced for publication in the United
 

mixed_biscuits

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(unfortunately the website is down but)
https://www.bl.uk › help › how-to-deposit-your-print-publications

How to deposit your print publications - The British Library

The British Library is entitled to delivery, free of charge, of one copy of every publication within one month beginning with the day of its publication. The copy deposited must be "of the same quality as the best copies which, at the time of delivery, have been produced for publication in the United
Damn I'll have to get a proper job now
 

sufi

lala
The plot thickens:
Hacking group Rhysida on Monday claimed responsibility for the breach as it launched a week-long online auction for stolen data.
In a post on the dark web and seen by the Financial Times, the hackers released low-resolution images of British Library employees’ passports and opened bidding for an undisclosed set of documents at 20 bitcoin, equivalent to almost £600,000.
 
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