Comments on: Printing the Obvious http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/ The future of Literature Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael C. Habib http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/comment-page-1/#comment-11419 Michael C. Habib Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:37:22 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/#comment-11419 You're welcome. I am always glad to meet someone thinking along the same lines. You’re welcome. I am always glad to meet someone thinking along the same lines.

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/comment-page-1/#comment-11418 James Bridle Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:34:52 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/#comment-11418 Thank you Michael! That's exactly the kind of info I'm trying to see reach a wider audience. There are a lot of barriers to the ordinary user accessing that info; thank you for linking it. Thank you Michael! That’s exactly the kind of info I’m trying to see reach a wider audience. There are a lot of barriers to the ordinary user accessing that info; thank you for linking it.

]]> By: Michael C. Habib http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/comment-page-1/#comment-11417 Michael C. Habib Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:09:02 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/printing-the-obvious/#comment-11417 (Disclaimer: I work for Lulu, but am commenting on my own and as a librarian.) 1. Lulu authors can get there books listed on Amazon, it just follows a more traditional process.: Purchase ISBN --> Books in Print --> Retail: http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=distribution_faq#FAQLink21 http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=distro_process 2. Lulu offers a content API that offers archives and libraries the opportunity to publish quantities of already digitized out of copyright/public domain materials. <a>Publishyoursefer</a> is taking advantage of this: <a href="http://mchabib.com/2007/07/19/links-for-2007-07-19/" rel="nofollow">http://mchabib.com/2007/07/19/links-for-2007-07-19/</a> Even without the API, Lulu is valuable for reprints like the the <a href="Mises Institute Print on Demand" rel="nofollow">Mises Institute is doing.</a> <a href="http://mchabib.com/2007/07/28/links-for-2007-07-28/" rel="nofollow">http://mchabib.com/2007/07/28/links-for-2007-07-28/</a> 3. The concern about Google Library and other projects where for-profits do the digitization is ownership of the digital content. Will NARA be able to offer free downloads from there website, or will they need to digitize everything all over again to do so? While Lulu isn't doing the digitizing for the libraries, content creators on Lulu maintain full ownership of anything they publish. In fact they are able to offer free downloads through the Lulu website. (Disclaimer: I work for Lulu, but am commenting on my own and as a librarian.)

1. Lulu authors can get there books listed on Amazon, it just follows a more traditional process.:
Purchase ISBN –> Books in Print –> Retail:
http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=distribution_faq#FAQLink21
http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=distro_process

2. Lulu offers a content API that offers archives and libraries the opportunity to publish quantities of already digitized out of copyright/public domain materials. Publishyoursefer is taking advantage of this:
http://mchabib.com/2007/07/19/links-for-2007-07-19/

Even without the API, Lulu is valuable for reprints like the the Mises Institute is doing.
http://mchabib.com/2007/07/28/links-for-2007-07-28/

3. The concern about Google Library and other projects where for-profits do the digitization is ownership of the digital content. Will NARA be able to offer free downloads from there website, or will they need to digitize everything all over again to do so?

While Lulu isn’t doing the digitizing for the libraries, content creators on Lulu maintain full ownership of anything they publish. In fact they are able to offer free downloads through the Lulu website.

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