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Scott Peterson

What's the Problem with Self-Publishing? - 0 views

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    While not particular breaking new ground, this article does look at the status quo and issues with self publishing, in particular the slop of enthusiasm versus demand, and that self publishing may still be in the early stage of inflated expectations.
Scott Peterson

Self-Publishing A Legal Casebook: An Ebook Success Story - 0 views

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    An author recounts a success story and what had to be done to self publish a casebook. Unlike fiction or repackaged public domain material this was a large book, 870 pages and nearly 40 megabytes in size. The author also did not used Amazon but Scribd and Gumroad as publishers.
Scott Peterson

Japanese Anestheisologist faked 172 papers over 19 years - 0 views

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    Yoshitaka Fujii is accused of faking 172 out of 249 published papers. Many of his papers were considered "low impact," noticed and published but not heavily cited, and therefore not closely looked at. However, Fujii appeared to be highly productive and and as a result was able to get new jobs, research funding, and and public speaking fees. This is a concern for libraries and the validity of research as now it's easier than ever to self publish papers to online journals, and I have some questions how the retractions are handled--would the databases the articles are in simply delete them, or note they are officially retracted to anyone who did cite them?
Scott Peterson

Espresso Book Machines: Should Libraries Offer On Demand Publishing? - 0 views

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    A fairly brief article that cites the benefits of on-site book publishing (supporting independent and creative authors), formatting and self-publishing academic material, and supporting in a limited manner a patron driven acquisitions model, offset by the machine's high price of $125-$150,000. I think it would be interesting to see numbers on printing volume and overall operating costs, as well as whether any leasing options are available for the book machine.
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    I'm glad to see the Espresso is starting to get press. It's been around for awhile, and has the potential to be very useful.
Scott Peterson

Books aren't dead yet - 0 views

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    A somewhat hopeful article pointing out that the interest in e-book readers is leveling off while print continues, and that if anything things such as online self-publishing have helped as it reduces the risk for commercial publishers in recruiting new authors.
Megan Durham

Espresso Book Machines tie self-publishing to Maker culture - 0 views

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    Really cool article that looks at : "Espresso Book Machines can offer two kinds of services: print-on-demand of any title available through the EspressNet database (which includes Google Books, the Internet Archive, all of Ingram's partnered publishers, and more) and self-­publishing services for authors and small publishers."
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    I sincerely love the idea of these book machines and have ever since they've become available. I don't know why every library doesn't have one (aside from cost).
adrienne_mobius

Print On Demand: Major Announcement Could Change How You Buy Books - 1 views

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    "The makers of the POD Espresso Book Machine currently installed in fewer than a hundred bookstores nationwide, have announced new partnerships with Eastman Kodak and ReaderLink Distribution Services. Under the arrangement, the company's POD technology will be made available to retailers who have Kodak Picture Kiosks, currently installed in 105,000 locations according to Publishers Weekly, including drugstores and supermarkets. "
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