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Somehow I doubt this. You think publishers are just going to sit back and let this happen? Either publishers will lobby against this, or they will force exclusi
by ythn 9y ago
Somehow I doubt this. You think publishers are just going to sit back and let this happen? Either publishers will lobby against this, or they will force exclusivity contracts with universities so that "open source" books are banned.
- pjc50 9y agoCynical, but I don't think people should be downvoting this comment. It's obviously a real risk.
- debacle 9y agoPublishers are already lobbying against this. It's far cheaper to buy a department head or professor than it is to buy legislation.
- singhrac 9y agoI don't think I quite understand - what would lobbying against the creation of open textbooks do exactly? What kind of law could be passed that could prevent that? I guess they might have enough leverage with professor/universities to force exclusivity contracts, but I would like to hear about examples.
- jcadam 9y agoPerhaps publishers could target the accreditation boards for their bribery? A requirement that all university textbooks go through some ridiculous vetting/approval process so onerous and expensive that only the major publishers could possibly afford it might do the trick (and of course the associated costs could just be passed on to students).