I work for a leading medical device company and we cannot afford these
licences either.
The prices seem to be aimed at the more affluent pharmaceutical companies!
Jackie Bower
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From: Roy Davies [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 February 2001 09:50
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Subject: Re: Nature
I wonder who exactly the publishers expect to sign up for
online access? Have they deliberately turned their backs on
the academic market? Obviously large science-based firms
will be able to afford it but it would be interesting to
know how many (if any) universities have decided to
subscribe to the online version.
I suspect that if Nature reduced the price by 90% the
number of academic customers would increase much more
than ten-fold and the publishers would probably earn more
money, even taking into account their increased
administration costs etc.
Roy Davies
University Library
University of Exeter
Stocker Road
Exeter EX4 4PT
UK
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