Comments on: My year in review – Water governance and policy research http://hummingbird604.com/2008/12/29/my-year-in-review-water-governance-and-policy-research/ The personal blog of a Vancouver-based educator in environmental issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Beth http://hummingbird604.com/2008/12/29/my-year-in-review-water-governance-and-policy-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2827 Beth Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:14:11 +0000 http://hummingbird604.com/?p=1786#comment-2827 I'm not familiar with Blurb's copyright rules (in fact, I've never heard of Blurb before), but you may want to double check that. Even if you are only printing up one copy with them (as opposed to making a bunch of copies), you may have to sign over copyright to do so. I’m not familiar with Blurb’s copyright rules (in fact, I’ve never heard of Blurb before), but you may want to double check that. Even if you are only printing up one copy with them (as opposed to making a bunch of copies), you may have to sign over copyright to do so.

]]> By: Raul http://hummingbird604.com/2008/12/29/my-year-in-review-water-governance-and-policy-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2825 Raul Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:32:51 +0000 http://hummingbird604.com/?p=1786#comment-2825 @ NM The idea would have to just have one volume printed (for myself), not for broad dissemination. For the actual book (which I'm translating into English) I'm planning to go with an academic press. And also, publishing journal articles in English :) Don't you worry, my dear friend, I have thought about the consequences already :) @ NM

The idea would have to just have one volume printed (for myself), not for broad dissemination. For the actual book (which I’m translating into English) I’m planning to go with an academic press. And also, publishing journal articles in English :)

Don’t you worry, my dear friend, I have thought about the consequences already :)

]]> By: Nomade Moderne http://hummingbird604.com/2008/12/29/my-year-in-review-water-governance-and-policy-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 Nomade Moderne Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:08:39 +0000 http://hummingbird604.com/?p=1786#comment-2823 Raul, I can't remember, is the book you are also publishing in English? Either way, I would be real hesitant to publish it with Blurb or a self-publishing outfit. The former is great for what your friends did (travel pics, christmas gifts) and the latter is great for anything that won't get picked up by a press, but for an academic piece I'm not so sure. If you stay in academia, it will not count for anything. More importantly, however, if it is something you plan on publishing (in part or in whole) elsewhere, you could run into copyright trouble. Sure, the on-demand publisher won't care. But the journals you've submitted to or been published in or the established press that might want to publish the book very well may care. Just a word of caution. Yeah, it might make you feel good, but I don't see the actual value and I would check the consequences first. Raul, I can’t remember, is the book you are also publishing in English? Either way, I would be real hesitant to publish it with Blurb or a self-publishing outfit. The former is great for what your friends did (travel pics, christmas gifts) and the latter is great for anything that won’t get picked up by a press, but for an academic piece I’m not so sure. If you stay in academia, it will not count for anything. More importantly, however, if it is something you plan on publishing (in part or in whole) elsewhere, you could run into copyright trouble. Sure, the on-demand publisher won’t care. But the journals you’ve submitted to or been published in or the established press that might want to publish the book very well may care. Just a word of caution. Yeah, it might make you feel good, but I don’t see the actual value and I would check the consequences first.

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