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RE: Springer Open Choice uptake affects 2011 journal pricing
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- From: "Hamaker, Charles" <cahamake@uncc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:31:09 EDT
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Dear Jan: So some assumptions before determining that "cancellations" mean lost income. First, must we assume that costs didn't go down for the journal (none of that cheaper by the pound stuff--cost effectiveness measures must not be considered?) Isn't the assumption of "lost subscriptions" a major hypothetical itself, dependent again on some accounting tricks to even determine if a title has "lost" subscriptions since most "subscriptions" at this stage are package or big deal revenue base? How do you get at one title's performance when most of your sales are package driven anyway? It would be hard to credit a publisher complaining of cancellations without asking the concomitant did you see increased revenue i.e. more big deal packages sold? Cost efficiencies in online support? Did you credit "that" journal with increased market share because you increased big deal sales? Or credit that journal with decreased cost because replacement servers cost less? In total, this isn't enough information to even begin to judge that increased cancellations should result in failing to follow through with the expectation that OA fees will reduce subscription prices. And how does that subscription price reduction offer impact package sales anyway?? (probably not at all is my guess) I seem to remember more than one publisher saying last year we can't reduce your cost increase even if your budget is cut by X% because you signed a contract guaranteeing us a certain level of increase. I'd say something similar to publisher's trying to squeeze out of commitments to reducing the cost of a title based on OA sales. Hold on there. What about public commitments made? Chuck Hamaker
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