Re: print costs vs. electronic costs

[Ann Okerson <aokerson@pantheon.yale.edu>]

Shirley Lambert writes:

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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:57:12 -0500
From: shirley_lambert@nbnbooks.com
To: ann.okerson@yale.edu,
    boyce@newb6.u-strasbg.fr
Subject: print costs vs. electronic costs


     Dear Mr. Boyce:
     In response to your recent message about saving print costs by 
     producing a robust electronic version of the journal first, I would 
     like to point out that a certain amount of cost is incurred in the 
     editing process. From there a corrected disk can be "poured" into 
     the correct format for a printed page. This step is not necessary 
     in producing electronic copy because of the tagging. But the 
     tagging doesn't produce the printed format (columns and so forth).
     
     Therefore, I do beg to differ with your assessment of what costs 
     "ought" to be.
     
     Shirley Lambert
     Editorial Director, Scarecrow Press
     4720 Boston Way
     Lanham, MD  20706
     301-459-3366
     slambert@nbnbooks.com