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As part of its new 'transformative' access model for libraries, "...Clarivate will also phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print and digital books for libraries." https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-unveils-transformative-subscription-based-access-strategy-for-academia/
@internetarchive this is a horrific way to have access to PRINTED MEDIA and they should be stopped immediately
@internetarchive just in case - is it allowed if i write something to publish somewhere at you?
@internetarchive " and for our next trick, you no longer own anything you buy"
@internetarchive They want to remove the opportunity to look at a lump sum payment and notice that it's a cheaper alternative than a subscription-based model which will (not might) increase in cost every so often.
@internetarchive So no more buying books, you can only rent them. With fierce DRM I’m sure. And no guaranteed access. lovely
@avirr @internetarchive I say HELL NO to this. I want to OWN my stuff.
I hate this perpetual rental BS.
I mean, "academic textbook" is a sort of oxymoron. The closer the discipline is to STEM, for example, the larger the talent pool. The textbook scam will eventually come to end, just like all other scams.
Its like going to the Zoo, and you are warned not to hunt the tigers, the bears, the lions - they are there for general entertainment not for your private safari. Yet some people will do it anyways, because that's their concept of entertainment.
In other word: you cannot legislate morality, unless you are a religious-dogmatic tyrant.
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My blocklist of academic publishers keeps getting longer. Now EndNote as a product is automatically banned from use as well, because Clarivate just made the list.
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1925: The future is so bright. In 100 years we'll have flying cars, people living on the moon, an end to all diseases,...
2025: Well,... we have books that stop working if you don't keep paying for them...