From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 22:51:24 -0500

Ari, as you will see, Chicago distributes for a substantial number of
other publishers: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cdc/publishers.html.
So do the other presses I mentioned.

I'm not sure what you mean by asking about "quality control." All
university presses are mandated to have quality control procedures in
place for their operations. That is what makes them university
presses.

Sandy Thatcher

At 11:29 PM -0400 6/30/12, LIBLICENSE wrote:

> From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:22:44 -0700
>
> Sandy, but this is what Finch complained about.
>
> Isn't it counterproductive to have thousands of distributors instead of a few?
>
> Rick Anderson raised the major question in this discussion.
>
> No way to ascertain quality control without outside referees.
>
> Ari Belenkiy
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:58 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>  From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
>>  Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:07:19 -0500
>>
>>  Are you just misinformed, Ari? There are a number of universities that
>>  run their own distribution operations and also have presses that
>>  operate them, such as Chicago, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina,
>>  etc. Even as small a press as Penn State runs its own warehouse and
>>  fulfills orders from bookstores, libraries, and individuals.  Why do
>>  you think universities are incapable of operating such businesses?
>>
>>  Sandy Thatcher
>>
>>
>>  > From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
>>  > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:04:42 -0700
>>  >
>>  > Well, Sandy - if you were answering my comment, you misfired.
>>  >
>>  > You replaced my word "distribution" by your "publishing".
>  > >
>  > > A University is a king on its own territory and has no facilities to
>  > > distribute outside. It has to deal with distributors. It will cost
>  > > cheaper but not that much.
>>  >
>>  > I remember that before I was printing a book I was offered by a
>>  > distributor to give up my rights for 10% of expected revenue, but when
>>  > I printed it on my own I was offered just a bit more - 20%.
>>  >
>>  > Ari Belenkiy
>>  >
>>  > Richmond BC
>>  >
>>  > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 7:02 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>  From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
>>  >>  Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:17:56 -0500
>>  >>
>>  >>  Really? All the university presses in England count for nothing? What
>>  >>  an extraordinary claim!
>>  >>
>>  >>  Sandy Thatcher
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  > From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
>>  >>  > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:04:01 -0700
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > But David, Finch made it clear that Universities lack the means for
>>  >>  > distribution of its faculty's works.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > This is the vocation of publishers who reap the dividends.
>>  >  > >
>>  >  > > That's why the authors of the books receive only 10% of revenue - the
>>  >  > > rest goes to a publisher.
>>  >  > >
>>  >  > > Ari Belenkiy
>>  >  > > Richmond BC