The Case against the Conventional Publication of Academic and Scientific Books

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An essay that weighs the main factors that lead authors of academic and scientific books to consider conventional publication of their work, with realistic and practical recommendations for these authors so they may avoid the contractual “imprisonment” of their books after the period of initial active sales has passed.

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Steven James Bartlett
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