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Re:Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone by Blahah on Friday April 29, 2016 @02:46AM (#11594143)
In 2014 Elsevier's profit margin was 34% http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93138f3e-87d6-11e5-90de-f44762bf98...
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Re:Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone by philjohn on Friday April 29, 2016 @03:07AM (#11594205)
Wonder what the margin on their e-journals are like, vs printed journals.

They get the research papers for free, the editors don't get paid ... it's such a scam, and always has been.

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Re:Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone by tomp on Friday April 29, 2016 @04:09AM (#11594373)
Well, they do need to employ a highly paid CEO... /s
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Re:Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone by chinathrow on Friday April 29, 2016 @11:02AM (#11596143)
Yeah and with that setup, 37% seams somehow very low. I wonder what accounting stunts they pull...
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