I think writing quality textbooks absolutely qualifies as real, genuine contribution that deserves to be compensated.
It definitely doesn’t deserve to require a new, updated version of a $150 textbook every year that does nothing but change the problem sets to fuck students out of being able to buy used copies, though.
Academic journals charging obscene fees at both ends to monopolize publicly funded research that should be automatically in the public domain no matter what? Fuck them more.
I think there’s a big difference in writing books as in literature, and writing school books with the purpose of passing on knowledge.
For me, knowledge is 100% fine to pirate, while literature is okay, but buy the ones that you liked to support the writer. Just like games/movies.
I think writing quality textbooks absolutely qualifies as real, genuine contribution that deserves to be compensated.
It definitely doesn’t deserve to require a new, updated version of a $150 textbook every year that does nothing but change the problem sets to fuck students out of being able to buy used copies, though.
Academic journals charging obscene fees at both ends to monopolize publicly funded research that should be automatically in the public domain no matter what? Fuck them more.