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