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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by rsfern on Sunday September 17, 2017 @07:22AM (#15269126)
Sure, but do the fixed costs really justify the current pricing? The last paper I submitted, the gold open access fee was $3k... Forget it, we just put the preprint on arXiv, which has no problem hosting versioned preprints at no cost to the authors.
Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by c3534l on Sunday September 17, 2017 @11:44AM (#15270107)
I was really only commenting on the statement "Zero marginal cost means that a competitor can come along at any time and charge a zero price." There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.