From: Richard Poynder <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:02:23 +0000 “We estimate that a full transition to OA could lead to savings in the region of 10-12% of the cost base of a subscription publisher.” BernsteinResearch investment analyst Claudio Aspesi The key question: If Aspesi's estimate of the potential cost savings provided by a full transition to OA is accurate, would those savings be passed on to the research community if they were achieved? https://plus.google.com/109680188903316748168/posts/ao2BBmwpzHg http://bit.ly/TquCZz Richard Poynder