From: Jeff Hester <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:24:07 -0700

Thanks Jim!

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On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 6:03 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 09:11:40 -0700
>
> The Luminos open monograph publishing enterprise at the University of
> California Press continues to develop (http://www.luminosoa.org):  it
> depends on library memberships at various tiers to fund publication of
> open access monographs.
>
> If I read it right, there are fourteen volumes published and five more
> "coming soon".  For $1,000-5,000, annual membership is the Courier
> level, $5,000-10,000 Garamond, $10,000-20,000 Helvetica, and $20,000+
> Futura.  The books are still formatted for print, so the online
> reading interface has the usual annoyances (floundering back and forth
> between text and notes, e.g.), but they may also helpfully be
> downloaded in epub, mobi, and pdf format.  Paperback copies may be
> purchased.  Watching this new service and business model with
> interest.
>
> Jim O'Donnell
> Arizona State University