[Air-L] book prices (re. volution! together can we make the difference? )

[Monica Murero]

p.s. if we believe that access to education is a crucial right and an  
extraordinary value worthed to sustain, the change should start from  
ourselves.  If we wait for editors to lower prices of our  
pubblications or do not ask to partnership with them to make costs of  
books lower, can we exepct that things change?

Experiment and do  partnership with your editor , could be fun :-)

Monica

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> Monica Murero , Ph.D.
> AoIR Exec, 2003-2009; AoIR Treasurer, 2005-2009
> AoIR Lifetime Member
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> Director E-Life International Institute
> Associate Professor in Politics of e-Government
> and in Sociology of New Technology
> University Federico II, Italy
> Consultant, World Health Organization
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Il giorno 10/mar/11, alle ore 14:36, Monica Murero ha scritto:

>
> interesting discussion, and yes, I know... if I say that ALL  
> TOGETHER we can make a difference  or "lobby" to start negotiating a  
> bit more final prices with editors all over the world , it  would  
> sound utopian - at least  for some... But  I like experimenting,  as  
> Steve Jones suggested, perhaps because I come from the Leonardo,  
> Galileo and Armani's land :-)  I am sure I can speak for many when I  
> say that access to education and knowledge is a fundamental and  
> universal right and value that we have achieved in many centuries.  
> But we are still struggling...
>
> Here a little experiment that has transformed principles into actions.
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> Following Barry's invitation to mention our last publication, for  
> example, I published my last book  - (Dec, 2010). Digital Literacy:  
> Introduction to social media, in Italian - with an editor who shares  
> with me the UNESCO's policy and vision about access to higher  
> education.  I have given up my royalties, avoid to be logorroic,  
> reduced pages (made  students  happier ). Average price of  
> comparable books is 12-21 Euros. My book: 7 euros. The editor is  
> making his profit because my students can afford it and avoid to  
> photocopy it - a plague in several countries that reduces editors'  
> profits. If I hadn't partnership with my editor to cut the final  
> price, it would have never happened. A win-win situation.
>
> - Ask your editor how prices can be lowered on your next publication  
> is an experiment worthed to try. A little gesture could mean a lot  
> for disadvantaged scholars. Why not? Imagine the global picture...
>
> - Aoir Exec folks , here  a proposal for you  :-) Why not discussing  
> a statement in the Aoir bylaw that sustains and endorses the UNESCO  
> policy on access to education for Internet Research publications?   
> Aoir's could cite it and bring to their editors, and partner  
> together  to make it happen.
>
> Asking is lecit and free, answering is courtesy!
>
> Monica
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> Monica Murero , Ph.D.
> AoIR Exec, 2003-2009; AoIR Treasurer, 2005-2009
> AoIR Lifetime Member
>
> Director E-Life International Institute
> Associate Professor in Politics of e-Government
> and in Sociology of New Technology
> University Federico II, Italy
> Consultant, World Health Organization
> LinkedIN: http://it.linkedin.com/pub/monica-murero-ph-d/16/52/606
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/monica_murero  or @monica_murero
> Facebook: murero monica
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