Re: Springer blasts Open Choice criticism

["Sally Morris \(ALPSP\)" <chief-exec@alpsp.org>]

I agree that $3000 is probably the right ball-park, to cover direct costs
(see Wellcome report) plus overheads plus a moderate profit (which just
about every organisation needs)

We heard at a conference last week that (a) the charge will be held at
$3000 for at least 5 years, possibly longer and (b) that the
subscription/licence price will decline each year by the percentage of
articles in the previous year that took up the Open Choice option.  
Internal estimates are 10 -20 percent.

It will be good to hear in December how the uptake is actually going.

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
South House, The Street, Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UU, UK

Phone:  +44 (0)1903 871686 Fax:  +44 (0)1903 871457
E-mail:  chief-exec@alpsp.org
ALPSP Website  http://www.alpsp.org

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From: "David Goodman" <David.Goodman@liu.edu>
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Subject: RE: Springer blasts Open Choice criticism

> Mr Haank will be speaking at the Charleston conference on Friday Nov. 5,
> a venue well-known for the discussion and questioning of publishers'
> models. Seaking only personally, and without knowing anyone's true cost
> figures, I think that narrowing down the range under dispute to between
> $1500 and $3000 represents a major step towards rationality. It should
> permit meaningful discussion, and meaningful competition.
>
> Dr. David Goodman