The removal of VAT from electronic publications earlier this year was the triumphant culmination of a vigorous campaign that had been led by publishers, booksellers, writers, librarians, teachers and readers over many decades to protest against taxation on knowledge. Originally it was started to save print books from tax: after VAT was introduced to theContinueContinue reading “Don’t Tax Reading: the case against VAT on knowledge”
Category Archives: Academic Publishing
From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments
As the OA movement picked up momentum, there were some watershed moments in the UK: the publication of the Finch Report (2012), which – to the surprise of many – chose the Gold “author pays” model (in which the author or his or her institution pays an APC, or Article Processing Charge) over the GreenContinueContinue reading “From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments”
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany
For the past two weeks this blog has focused on apprenticeships in academic publishing. In earlier blog posts, we talked about the – relatively new – system of apprenticeships in the UK. Today, we would like to look at Germany, where the apprenticeship scheme has been long established and where apprentices have worked in publishingContinueContinue reading “Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany”
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices
In last week’s blog post, we gave an overview over the UK apprenticeship scheme and explained how apprenticeships are a valuable addition to Academic Publishing. This week we have asked some apprentices to speak for themselves. Gerda Lukosiunaite from the Royal College of Physicians [RCP] and Kaya Spencer from Cambridge University Press [CUP] kindly agreedContinueContinue reading “Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices”
Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme
National Apprenticeship Week featured prominently in the media earlier this month, which made us think about the scheme and how it is represented in Academic Publishing. We therefore decided to speak to several people involved and have received so many good responses that we have decided to create two blog posts about it. This isContinueContinue reading “Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme”
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