Xref: utzoo sci.math:4887 sci.physics:4923 comp.edu:1460 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!agate!bionet!apple!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!iuvax!ndcheg!jeff From: jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. Kantor) Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics,comp.edu Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books! Summary: Author renumeration? Message-ID: <610@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> Date: 25 Nov 88 21:05:38 GMT References: <2219@cbnews.ATT.COM> Organization: Dep't of Chemical Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame Lines: 17 One thing bothers me about this discussion. A quality mathematics or technically oriented textbook is not an easy thing to write. It can require intense effort over an extended period, with classroom testing, reviews, and the like. What's in it for the author? Well, for one thing, financial renumeration which can be fairly reasonable for a well-received textbook. I really wonder, if after all expending the effort required for a good text, there are very many potential authors willing to distribute their work for free? -- Jeff Kantor US Mail: Dept. of Chemical Engineering internet: jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu University of Notre Dame uucp: iuvax!ndmath!ndcheg!jeff Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA