On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:41:26 -0500, "Marvin Margoshes"
wrote:


"Robert Clark" wrote in message
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Saw this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Posted on Tue, Mar. 23, 2004
The latest word.
Print-on-demand lets aspiring authors order one copy of their work or
thousands. It's a new wave - or tsunami.
By Kathy Boccella
Inquirer Staff Writer
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/8252240.htm

In the article are described the new presses for which the per-book
printing costs are the same whether one book is ordered or 1,000.
These are used by people who want to self-publish. It requires an
initial outlay in the range of $500. This could be covered by a class
who wanted to use the book, at a price comparable to other textbooks
nowadays.
Here's a review of some of the POD publishers:

Start the Presses
By Troy Dreier
May 27, 2003
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1043174,00.asp


Bob Clark

Out of print doesn't mean out of copyright. By the time the copyright
expires, the textbook is only a curiousity.




There is nothing inherent in on-demand printing that conflicts with
copyright rules.

BTW, I am just starting to read a textbook from about 1750, which I
understand is still considered very useful. (Actually, I am reading an
English translation, which is "recent", and probably under copyright.)

bob