From: SANFORD G THATCHER <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:50:25 -0500

Not too surprising since the cost of publishing the typical monograph
(exclusive of costs associated with printing and distributing it as a book) is
about $20,000 to $25,000.

Sandy Thatcher

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 06:06 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>From: Jim O'Donnell <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:36:55 -0800
>
>I learn from humanities friends on Facebook of Palgrave Open:
>http://www.palgrave.com/open/ -- and their attention was riveted by
>this item on the FAQ:
>
>How much is the open access publication charge?
>Monographs: £11,000 / $17,500 + VAT/taxes where applicable
>
>I would characterize their reaction as variously gobsmacked, outraged,
>and spluttering.  That order of magnitude of money for publishing a
>book is not something they can imagine committing to.
>
>Jim O'Donnell
>Georgetown U.