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

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.)

Depends what it's a text book about doesn't it I know a few people
that have read (in translation) books from around 1450 ... still very
current ... if you want to know about fighting with or against swords


The discussion is on a group of math and physical science newsgroups. If I
were teaching freshman alchemy ...

Indeed ... but the point is still valid. Sometimes old books really
are useful ... even if only for history papers ... and I assume that,
somewhere, someone teaches a history of science paper ?

Bruce


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think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone´s fault.
If it was Us, what did that make Me ? After all, I´m one of Us. I must be.
I´ve certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No-one ever thinks
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the bad things. = Terry Pratchett. Jingo.