not sure about the scalability of this proposal. If we want free information then we need to avoid feeding the market. These guys are going to charge just to glance at an out of copyright book with a camera. If the charge is a pound then we can't afford that model when we look at all possible books (and neither can Africa)
Roger
On 1 August 2012 13:49, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
On 1 August 2012 13:29, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
Scanning and promoting the use of the images and text for the public benefit. Then selling the book at either little loss or a likely profit for the charity once we have a lot of public attention on it.
Slight amendment after thinking over a cup of tea - I would prefer to see it donated to the British Library (or some another worthy public archive) for the permanent public benefit, rather than resell. This fits better with the Wikimedia UK mission and the receiving institution might even help with archive quality digitization.
Cheers, Fae
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