Re: Publishing Jargon was RE: [OT] Switching to Linux (was: Microsoft takes on ACT)

["chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert C. Leif" <rleif@rleif.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 3:31 PM
Subject: Publishing Jargon was RE: [OT] Switching to Linux (was: Microsoft
takes on ACT)


> From: Bob Leif
> To: Chris Danx et al.
>
> Actually, it is not anyone's stupidity but my use of scientific jargon.
> A preprint is a copy of a paper prior to its publication.

Can you please send me a preprint of your xml gui paper?


> Parenthetically, there is another relevant term, disintermediation. This
> means eliminating the publisher entirely, usually by publishing the
> material on the web.

Recently I've wondering if there are companies or organisations that let the
author retain copyright of his/her work and at the same time publish printed
copies of their work.  Like say someone wrote a book, and wanted to retain
copyright but allow a company to sell printed copies in a contractual
agreement (with provisions for change of owner of copyright, like the author
approaching another company to publish it, and handing copyright to them).
Just something that's been floating around upstairs for a while.


Chris