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>Nancy and all, > >Your offer is very generous but, without any intention to criticise or to >discourage, your generosity points out another problem: As long as there are >sponsors willing to pay, the prices will not drop. To the contrary, in this >case the publishers will be encouraged to rise the prices a little bit more. Not only that, but the sponsors, sooner than later, will insist on having something to say about the content, method of presentation etc. Frankly I'm tired of the business model being offered as the solution when ever some sector of society suddenly realizes its that some facet of its traditional mode of operation is obsolete. Bill -- --------------------------------------------------- William P. Chaisson Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 607-387-3892
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