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Offers to include my published paper in an open access book?
I published a paper, and I've been receiving offers from various publishers to include the paper in open access books. What should I do please?
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How do you release a previously published, copyrighted work as open access?
I am working on an open-access textbook. I have the permission of an author to use material from a previously published book from 20 years ago which the publisher returned the rights to digital ...
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How is perceived an open access academic book without a publisher among academics
I am currently working on my second book and I want to make it open access this time. I know there is many way to put the book online (github, bookdown, etc.), but I am worried on how it will be ...
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Is having a chapter in an open-access book valuable as a publication?
So I work in a project where the consortium is planning to write an open-access book with Springer publications.
There might be a chapter regarding the work I have done in the project. The editors of ...
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The Real "Cost" of Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER's) are seeing a rise in popularity in institutions of higher ed, as both colleges and state-and-local governments strive to address textbook affordability and other ...
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Is it a good idea to publish a complete open-access solutions manual to accompany my open-access textbook?
It will likely be several years (probably more) before I write a textbook, but it's something I've been finding myself pondering in the back of my mind recently.
I would like to distribute my book à ...
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How much does a publisher charge authors if they want to make their book open access?
Is there any research/study/survey that looked at how much publishers charge authors if they want to make their books (textbooks or research books) open access?
I am most interested in the field of ...
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If an author does not intend to make much revenue from a book, why not make it open-access?
Many authors do not intend to make much revenue from books (textbooks or research books) they contribute to, yet they don't make it open access. Why?
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What open access textbook publishing initiatives are around? [closed]
I am wondering how open access textbook publishing platform is viewed in regard to publication turnover i.e. how quickly can one get published through it, compared to (say) traditional publishing?
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What unforeseen dangers might exist when choosing an open access textbook for a new subject?
I must create a new module (first time to do from scratch). In the past, I've had either existing course descriptions, textbooks, etc. as a base on which to structure a module which is new for me. ...
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How to publish an academic book but make the PDF freely available online?
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I like the idea of writing an academic book.
It currently looks better on a CV when applying for jobs, grants, promotions, etc. than a blog post, or a website.
Libraries and people ...
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