...but Presses Must Stress Ideas, Not Markets

Teaser:

"For the past 15 years, rival experiments have been taking place in universitiesaround the country. University presses have increasingly tried to solve their financial problems by choosing behavior dictated by the commercial marketplace. Meanwhile, university libraries have increasingly tried to expand their boundaries by exploiting the reach of information technology. I believe the time has come to step back and evaluate the results of these two experiments -- being especially candid about the costs that commercialization has introduced into the current information infrastructure. ..."