[p2p-research] abundance economics book

[Michel Bauwens]

I'm pretty sure he will get next to nothing from the publisher .. but I
agree, we should go for open access now,

Michel

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michel,
>
> Perhaps the benefit of the doubt is warranted.  He can quite easily donate
> his earnings to a commons if that is the case and make a note of that at the
> book's web page.  Or, he can make the book public domain when his costs are
> paid.
>
> It simply strikes me as typical of the academy.  All talk, no walk.
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>> it may be something imposed by the publisher, to which the author didn't
>> sufficiently resist ...
>>
>> I know of similar cases amongst open and free advocates in academia, who,
>> in order to get their books published, for them a necessity, had to accept
>> these insanely high prices, and felt trapped by it ... not sure if this is a
>> similar case, but I doubt any author would freely choose such a price point,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>   On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  I'm sure it is a profound critique...and he will be willing to share
>>> just after everyone else does.  That is, the "vanguard of the sharing
>>> theorists" cannot be held to the same low standards...as the masses.
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> abundance creates abundance <g>
>>>>
>>>> Book: Wolfgang Hoeschele. The Economics of Abundance: A Political
>>>> Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability.
>>>>
>>>
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