Tales From The WIP: 09012023

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#amwriting #creativewriting #editing #indiepub #published #publisher #publishers #publishing #selfpub #selfpublishing #words #writing #writingadvice #writingtips

📢 In which sector do the highest-paid Dutch CEOs work 🤔? The banking industry? Tech industry? No, #scientific #publishers top the charts. There is little push-back from the academic community against ‘vender lock-in’ practices of scientific publishers. This needs to change!
Read about it in the new blog 🖊️ on #DataAutonomy by Lukas Linsi, Léonie de Jonge, David Cheruiyot and Niels Bieleveld. 👉🏼https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/blog/overpaid-bankers-think-again-scientific-publishers-top-the-charts

Valleriani, M., Vogl, M., el-Hajj, H., & Pham, K. (2022). The Network of Early Modern Printers and Its Impact on the Evolution of Scientific Knowledge: Automatic Detection of Awareness Relationships. Histories, 2(4), 466–503. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/histories2040033 #OpenAccess #OA #Article #History #Science #STEM #Histodon #Histodons #Printers #Publishers #EarlyModern @earlymodern @histodon @histodons

“ …it’s time to fight the corporate approach to copyright that has increasingly come at the expense of equality, distributive justice, inclusivity, privacy, and self-determination–the urgent societal goals and values that drive many to become artists and writers in the first place. Securing the ownership of digital books for libraries is a good place to start.” #publishers #library #libraries #digitalbooks #privacy
@internetarchive @maria

"Zadie Smith: The Fraud is on sale next week! Don't miss your chance to see Zadie on her book tour in the UK, US, and Canada."

For tickets and more info visit:

#ZadieSmith #Books #TheFraud #Black #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #Writers #Literature #Publishers #Teacher #Literary #Academia #Fiction

https://zadiesmith.com/?fbclid=IwAR2N5e_4Da8D-jUfz3rb0nAJCNaY1XfsGSlciZuttB3Dw8NNlxAvJUuvVsc#events

Does anyone know any game #developers #publishers you can follow? Unfortunately, almost all of them are on #Twitter #X.

#follow #followerpower #game #games #spiele #gamescom2023 #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamepublisher

A question for #Poetry #Publishers

Is it normal to not send rejections for poetry?

One had a 144 day wait to read 129 words, before I marked it as No Response.

Four Yesterday had 71 and 76 days, with No Response for poems ranging from72 - 132 words.

One of the markets that had not responded, had published the chosen poetry over a month ago!

How long past a submission end period should I give them?

Are they even thinking about other publishers who may want that item?

If you care about #AI & its potential for/impact on #ScholComm, here's a chance to explore challenges/opportunities with leaders from #libraries, #publishers, tech, & more! Register for the #NISOPlus23 Forum (October 3 in Washington, DC): https://niso.org/forum/

Did you know that our monthly webinars are FREE to NISO members? (Next one is Wed., September 13, on #multilingual content): https://niso.org/events/multilingual-content-and-its-use

Not sure if your org is a member? Check our roster: https://niso.org/what-we-do/directory/member-organizations
#libraries #publishers #ScholComm

They won't know they have done anything wrong.

And they will be blocked by #Publishers. Per a couple of sites. That do not describe what they consider #AI.

Spell and Grammar Check were listed on one site. Do they consider Word, Scrivener, #ScreenReaders, #Dictation (Dragon), and Read Back programs that allow #Blind, #DeafBlind, #Autistic people, and people with cognitive disabilities to write?

How many #Disabled #Authors will these polices block from being published?

#Writers check your #ShortStory #Publishers sites well.

The blocking #AI craze is going strong.

Yesterday, one market called #SpellCheck an AI and does not want your work if you use spell check. Doesn't every #Author use spell (and grammar) check?

Another claims if they suspect the story is AI, they will block your email, and not even reply or verify.

#Autistic, #Blind, #DeafBlind, cognitively disabled, and people for whom English is a second language will be left forever waiting on a reply.

Finnish #libraries are fed up.
https://finelib.fi/costs-of-scientific-journals-have-reached-unsustainable-level-the-future-of-subscriptions-in-jeopardy/

"#Publishers are demanding increasingly higher fees for reading scientific journals & #OpenAccess publishing, even though the scientific community can't sustain even the current costs. The expenses have risen to a level that doesn't correspond to the benefits received from the services…The consortium is prepared that if the goals are not achieved…not all current scientific journal agreements can be continued."

#Finland #Cancellations

Help us shape the future of #ScholarlyPublishing! Join information community professionals at our #NISOPlus23 Forum (October 3 in DC) to explore the impact of #AI in an interactive format. Ideas generated at the meeting will inform future NISO projects! https://niso.plus/forum/
#libraries #publishers

#Update Google is rolling out new generative AI capabilities to help you better learn and make sense of information on the web.
#google #sge #artificialintelligence #ai #content #publishers #web #searchengine #googlesearch

Are there opportunities for #libraries and #publishers to work together on new and more equitable #metrics? Join us tomorrow (August 16, 11:00 am EDT) to discuss w/ Sherine Eid (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Sebastian Hammer (Index Data), and Roswitha Poll (ISO TC 46 SC 8). FREE for NISO members: https://www.niso.org/events/metrics-what-additional-metrics-are-needed-part-two

UPDATE (August 14) Hachette v. Internet Archive: Judge Approves Consent Agreement & Adopts the Internet Archive’s Position Re: Covered Books https://www.infodocket.com/2023/08/11/joint-proposal-for-next-steps-in-hachette-et-al-v-internet-archive-case-filed-today/ #publishers #lawsuits #books

Wiley journal editors resign en masse, fired chief editor speaks – Retraction Watch

https://retractionwatch.com/2023/08/07/wiley-journal-editors-resign-en-masse-fired-chief-editor-speaks/

#apc #wiley #publishers #openAccess #oa

Here is the full PEN America report, “Booklash: #Literary Freedom, Online Outrage, and #Language of Harm,” which discusses the phenomenon of “literary withdrawal,” or when #authors or #publishers decide not to release a #book due to online pressure. “The vicious cycle is only escalating,” PEN President Ayad Akhtar says.

https://pen.org/report/booklash/

We've set a date for the #FediBookFair - 4th & 5th November 2023.

Over those two days, #authors and #publishers are invited to post about their #books, offer signed copies, etc, using the #⁠FediBookFair hashtag.

#Readers can watch or follow the hashtag to find books to buy, and interesting authors to follow.

Details: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair/

FAQ: https://authorhelp.uk/fedibookfair-faq/

#author #WritersOfMastodon #writing #WritingCommunity #bookstodon

@authorindiespeak @writingcommunity @bookstodon

From @jamie_love: "In science, requirements for getting consent to use copyrighted work [to train #AI] could give #publishers for scientific articles considerable leverage over which companies could use the data, even though most authors are not paid."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-smart-intellectual-property-laws-for-artificial-intelligence/

PS: True, when publishers own the #copyright. But the growing practice of #RightsRetention shifts this power to authors.