I also forgot: http://textbookrevolut
ion.org/
Jean-Claude Guedon
James O'Donnell wrote:
> An important argument in favor of Open Access is the
> observation that authors of journal articles seek no
pecuniary
> reward and are indeed interested mainly in seeing
broadest
> possible dissemination, use, and impact of their work,
and the
> movement capitalizes well on that basic motivation. In
at
> least one publishing domain, however, academics are
indeed
> interested in the money: textbooks. On all sides,
students
> complain about the high prices of textbooks, but they
keep
> going up. Does anyone know of Open Access initiatives
designed
> to bring high quality current science textbooks to
students in
> universities in the developing world? Movement in that
> direction could have very positive impact on millions
of
> students in emerging societies.
>
> Jim O'Donnell
> Georgetown U.
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