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This was indeed a productivity improvement, and a lifestyle improvement for her. If that's the state of affairs, good for her. But talk to my previous boss, w
by HarryHirsch 12y ago
This was indeed a productivity improvement, and a lifestyle improvement for her.
If that's the state of affairs, good for her. But talk to my previous boss, who recently elebrated his 80th birthday. He knows the times when he would write a manuscript, hand it to his secretary, who would type a fair copy, and then it would go off to the publisher, where it would go to the typesetter (a union man), and then the plates would go to the printer (printing press operated by a union man, too).
A couple of years back he was invited to write a review, and he was absolutely livid for several days. The publisher had requested camera-ready copy; they gave him formatting instructions, he had to deal with the minutiae, and what he handed in did not conform to specifications, so he had to do more formatting. At the end of the day, all the labour-saving devices did not save him time, although they certainly made Springer/Elsevier/Pergamon/whatnot plenty extra bucks. Some progress.
- ivanca 12y agoYeah, the new way of doing that is actually just publishing in craiglist/facebook/sponsors/etc