From: Kathleen Folger <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 23:58:12 -0400 That was my math too, Sandy. The about page for Round 2 of Knowledge Unlatched says: A service charge of 15% to cover KU’s running costs (which were previously covered by grants) has been divided between the publishing and library communities, with 7.5% of the title fee being covered by each party. The price of each package already reflects this service charge. See http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/about-round-2/ -Kathleen _________________________________________ Kathleen M. Folger, Electronic Resources Officer University of Michigan Library 312 Hatcher North Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190 [log in to unmask] On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 9:49 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:47:15 -0500 > > If my math is correct, this comes out to a total payment of $14,965 > per title. That is lower than the full cost of publishing a standard > monograph (which is closer to $25,000), but might cover the full > "first copy" costs, so I assume that the participating presses are > expecting to pay the remaining costs from sales of POD editions or > their own operating subsidies. Also, there must be some administrative > expenses involved with making sure Knowledge Unlatched works the way > it is supposed to work. What percentage of the $14,965 per title does > that expense represent? > > Sandy Thatcher > > > > From: Christina Emery <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:34:57 +0100 > > > > Dear Liblicense subscribers, > > > > Knowledge Unlatched Announces Launch of Round 2 Collection > > > > Following on from its highly successful Pilot concluded last year, > > Knowledge Unlatched is delighted to announce the launch of its second > > collection. > > > > If at least 300 libraries from around the world pledge their > > commitment by 31 January 2016, 78 new Humanities and Social Sciences > > books will be made free for anyone in the world to read on an Open > > Access basis. > > > > The KU Collection includes 78 new books in five subject areas > > (Anthropology, History, Literature, Media & Communications and > > Politics) from 26 recognised scholarly publishers: > > [SNIP] > > The collection is made up of eight packages - providing participating > > libraries the choice of supporting all eight or selecting at least six > > packages. > > > > Knowledge Unlatched is inviting libraries to pledge a capped maximum > > of US$3,891 to 'unlatch' the whole collection. This is an average of > > just under US$50 for each book. Publishers have agreed to recognise > > additional format purchases by participating libraries with a > > deduction made on the KU unlatching fee. > > > > The Knowledge Unlatched model is based on libraries from around the > > world sharing the payment of a single 'Title Fee' to publishers, in > > return for books being made available as a fully downloadable PDF via > > OAPEN and HathiTrust on a Creative Commons licence upon publication. > > Because the Title Fee is a fixed amount, as more libraries > > participate, the per-library cost of 'unlatching' each title declines. > > > > Libraries can view the collection and pledge their interest at: > > > > http://collections.knowledgeunlatched.org/ > > > > Pledging will remain open until 31 January 2016. > > > > For further details contact KU's Partnership Manager Christina Emery > > ([log in to unmask]). > > > > Best regards, > > Christina > > > > > > Christina Emery > > Partnership Manager | Knowledge Unlatched > > [log in to unmask] > > www.knowledgeunlatched.org > > > > Winner: IFLA/Brill Award for Open Access 2014 > > Winner: Curtin University Award for Best Innovation in Education 2015